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| 1980 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/21/1981 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | The Best Of Times | Styx |
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| 1980 | 108 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/11/1981 | 04/11/1981 | 3 | | | 3 | Send A Little Love My Way (Like Always) | Stephen Bishop |
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| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/31/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Rapture | Blondie |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 04/11/1981 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | Kiss On My List | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
1 | 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/14/1981 | 05/02/1981 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | Morning Train (Nine To Five) | Sheena Easton |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 9 | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes |
1 | 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/11/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 1 | Medley I | Stars On 45 |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/16/1981 | 07/25/1981 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 1 | The One That You Love | Air Supply |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 08/01/1981 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 2 | Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/11/1981 | 08/15/1981 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 9 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/15/1981 | 10/17/1981 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | Christopher Cross |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/29/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | Private Eyes | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/03/1981 | 11/21/1981 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 10 | Physical | Olivia Newton-John |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 01/30/1982 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 1 | I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/07/1981 | 02/06/1982 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 | Centerfold | J. Geils Band |
▲ | 1981 | 1 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/12/1981 | 05/08/1982 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 1 | Titles (Chariots Of Fire) | Vangelis |
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| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/17/1981 | 03/21/1981 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | Woman | John Lennon |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/14/1981 | 05/02/1981 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington, Jr. w/ Bill Withers |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/14/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 3 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/23/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | All Those Years Ago | George Harrison |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/09/1981 | 08/15/1981 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 2 | Theme From The Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not) | Joey Scarbury |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/30/1981 | 08/29/1981 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | Slow Hand | Pointer Sisters |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/30/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 2 | Queen Of Hearts | Juice Newton |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 10/31/1981 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 3 | Start Me Up | The Rolling Stones |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/10/1981 | 11/28/1981 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 10 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | Foreigner |
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| 1981 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/07/1981 | 06/13/1981 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | Sukiyaki | A Taste Of Honey |
1 | 1981 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 1981 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/26/1981 | 12/05/1981 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | The Police |
| 1981 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/03/1981 | 12/19/1981 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire |
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| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/21/1981 | 05/02/1981 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | Angel Of The Morning | Juice Newton |
| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/07/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio |
| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/04/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | Urgent | Foreigner |
| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/18/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Who's Crying Now | Journey |
| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 10/17/1981 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | For Your Eyes Only | Sheena Easton |
| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/21/1981 | 02/27/1982 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | Shake It Up | The Cars |
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| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/21/1981 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | Crying | Don McLean |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 05/30/1981 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | Take It On The Run | REO Speedwagon |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/02/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | You Make My Dreams | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
1 | 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/16/1981 | 07/25/1981 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | Elvira | Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/27/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me | Ronnie Milsap |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 10/17/1981 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | Step By Step | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/12/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | Tryin' To Live My Life Without You | Bob Seger |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/26/1981 | 11/21/1981 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) | Air Supply |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/17/1981 | 12/19/1981 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | Young Turks | Rod Stewart |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/24/1981 | 02/06/1982 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | Turn Your Love Around | George Benson |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/12/1981 | 03/20/1982 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | Sweet Dreams | Air Supply |
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| 1981 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/31/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | Hello Again | Neil Diamond |
| 1981 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 05/30/1981 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | Living Inside Myself | Gino Vannelli |
| 1981 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | The Night Owls | Little River Band |
| 1981 | 6 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/24/1981 | 01/23/1982 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | Leather And Lace | Stevie Nicks w/ Don Henley |
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1 | 1981 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 04/18/1981 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | While You See A Chance | Steve Winwood |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/23/1981 | 08/08/1981 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | Boy From New York City | The Manhattan Transfer |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/29/1981 | 10/31/1981 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | Hard To Say | Dan Fogelberg |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/17/1981 | 12/19/1981 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | Diana Ross |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/17/1981 | 02/13/1982 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 2 | The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | Juice Newton |
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| 1981 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 06/13/1981 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | America | Neil Diamond |
1 | 1981 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/23/1981 | 08/08/1981 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | Hearts | Marty Balin |
| 1981 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/20/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | Commodores |
| 1981 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | I've Done Everything For You | Rick Springfield |
1 | 1981 | 8 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 04/17/1982 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 2 | Key Largo | Bertie Higgins |
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| 1981 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | Too Much Time On My Hands | Styx |
| 1981 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/31/1981 | 12/19/1981 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | Don't Stop Believin' | Journey |
1 | 1981 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/24/1981 | 01/16/1982 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | Trouble | Lindsey Buckingham |
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| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 04/11/1981 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | Don't Stand So Close To Me | The Police |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Watching The Wheels | John Lennon |
1 | 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/07/1981 | 06/06/1981 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | Sweetheart | Franke & The Knockouts |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | Hold On Tight | Electric Light Orchestra |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 11/14/1981 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Theme From Hill Street Blues | Mike Post f/ Larry Carlton |
▲ | 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/31/1981 | 01/30/1982 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | Hooked On Classics Parts 1 & 2 | Louis Clark & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/05/1981 | 03/06/1982 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | Take It Easy On Me | Little River Band |
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| 1981 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/14/1981 | 05/02/1981 | 14 | 10 | | 2 | Her Town Too | James Taylor & J. D. Souther |
| 1981 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 18 | 13 | | 3 | This Little Girl | Gary (U.S.) Bonds |
| 1981 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/15/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 22 | 11 | | 2 | When She Was My Girl | Four Tops |
| 1981 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/07/1981 | 01/09/1982 | 15 | 12 | | 2 | Yesterday's Songs | Neil Diamond |
| 1981 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 01/30/1982 | 16 | 11 | | 1 | Comin' In And Out Of Your Life | Barbra Streisand |
| 1981 | 11 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/07/1981 | 02/06/1982 | 19 | 13 | | 2 | Cool Night | Paul Davis |
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1 | 1981 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/14/1981 | 06/06/1981 | 23 | 13 | | 1 | How 'Bout Us | Champaign |
| 1981 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/21/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 27 | 17 | | 1 | I Love You | Climax Blues Band |
| 1981 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/06/1981 | 08/01/1981 | 15 | 9 | | 1 | Gemini Dream | The Moody Blues |
| 1981 | 12 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 18 | 11 | | 2 | The Beach Boys Medley | The Beach Boys |
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1 | 1981 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/17/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 22 | 12 | | 2 | Somebody's Knockin' | Terri Gibbs |
| 1981 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/04/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 17 | 11 | | 2 | Cool Love | Pablo Cruise |
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| 1981 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 06/27/1981 | 20 | 12 | | 1 | What Are We Doin' In Love | Kenny Rogers & Dottie West |
| 1981 | 14 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/19/1981 | 04/17/1982 | 21 | 11 | | 1 | One Hundred Ways | Quincy Jones f/ James Ingram |
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1 | 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 06/27/1981 | 16 | 9 | | 2 | Is It You | Lee Ritenour |
| 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/18/1981 | 08/01/1981 | 23 | 12 | | 3 | Time | Alan Parsons Project |
1 | 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/23/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 23 | 13 | | 2 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | Greg Kihn Band |
| 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 17 | 11 | | 2 | The Voice | The Moody Blues |
| 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/10/1981 | 11/28/1981 | 16 | 10 | | 2 | The Old Songs | Barry Manilow |
| 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 01/23/1982 | 15 | 10 | | 2 | Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/28/1981 | 02/20/1982 | 18 | 12 | | 2 | You Could Have Been With Me | Sheena Easton |
| 1981 | 15 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 03/06/1982 | 21 | 10 | | 2 | Love In The First Degree | Alabama |
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| 1981 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/20/1981 | 08/01/1981 | 14 | 8 | | 4 | Touch Me When We're Dancing | Carpenters |
| 1981 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/04/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 17 | 10 | | 2 | Really Wanna Know You | Gary Wright |
| 1981 | 16 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 24 | 10 | | 2 | Super Freak | Rick James |
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| 1981 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/31/1981 | 05/09/1981 | 21 | 12 | | 2 | Ain't Even Done With The Night | John Cougar |
| 1981 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/11/1981 | 07/18/1981 | 18 | 11 | | 1 | Winning | Santana |
1 | 1981 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/16/1981 | 08/15/1981 | 20 | 11 | | 2 | The Stroke | Billy Squier |
| 1981 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/18/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 15 | 9 | | 2 | Fire And Ice | Pat Benatar |
| 1981 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/12/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 15 | 8 | | 1 | Say Goodbye To Hollywood | Billy Joel |
| 1981 | 17 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/17/1981 | 12/26/1981 | 17 | 12 | | 3 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | Kool & The Gang |
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| 1981 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 05/09/1981 | 15 | 10 | | 3 | You Better You Bet | The Who |
| 1981 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/09/1981 | 07/18/1981 | 18 | 9 | | 2 | Modern Girl | Sheena Easton |
| 1981 | 18 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/21/1981 | 01/30/1982 | 15 | 8 | | 2 | Come Go With Me | The Beach Boys |
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| 1981 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/14/1981 | 15 | 9 | | 3 | Hearts On Fire | Randy Meisner |
1 | 1981 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 04/11/1981 | 16 | 7 | | 2 | Don't Stop The Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
1 | 1981 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 16 | 9 | | 2 | I Missed Again | Phil Collins |
| 1981 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/02/1981 | 06/13/1981 | 13 | 7 | | 2 | The Waiting | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 1981 | 19 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/30/1981 | 08/15/1981 | 17 | 8 | | 2 | In The Air Tonight | Phil Collins |
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| 1981 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 14 | 7 | | 2 | Say You'll Be Mine | Christopher Cross |
1 | 1981 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/06/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 22 | 8 | | 2 | Feels So Right | Alabama |
| 1981 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 09/26/1981 | 13 | 7 | | 2 | In Your Letter | REO Speedwagon |
1 | 1981 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/29/1981 | 12/12/1981 | 30 | 13 | | 2 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Go-Go's |
| 1981 | 20 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/05/1981 | 02/13/1982 | 16 | 10 | | 2 | Love Is Alright Tonight | Rick Springfield |
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| 1981 | 21 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 16 | 7 | | 1 | Just Between You And Me | April Wine |
| 1981 | 21 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/09/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 13 | 6 | | 2 | Nobody Wins | Elton John |
| 1981 | 21 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/11/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 15 | 6 | | 2 | That Old Song | Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio |
| 1981 | 21 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/19/1981 | 02/20/1982 | 15 | 7 | | 2 | Somewhere Down The Road | Barry Manilow |
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▲ | 1981 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 16 | 7 | | 2 | Precious To Me | Phil Seymour |
| 1981 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/14/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 11 | 7 | | 2 | Time Out Of Mind | Steely Dan |
▲ | 1981 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 07/18/1981 | 20 | 7 | | 2 | Seven Year Ache | Rosanne Cash |
1 | 1981 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/11/1981 | 09/26/1981 | 17 | 9 | | 2 | Breaking Away | Balance |
| 1981 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 21 | 7 | | 2 | She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) | Carl Carlton |
| 1981 | 22 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/26/1981 | 12/12/1981 | 19 | 11 | | 2 | My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) | Chilliwack |
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| 1981 | 23 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/07/1981 | 12 | 6 | | 2 | Living In A Fantasy | Leo Sayer |
| 1981 | 23 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/21/1981 | 01/23/1982 | 14 | 9 | | 2 | She's Got A Way | Billy Joel |
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▲ | 1981 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 13 | 7 | | 2 | Love You Like I Never Loved Before | John O'Banion |
| 1981 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/13/1981 | 08/01/1981 | 14 | 6 | | 2 | Don't Let Him Go | REO Speedwagon |
| 1981 | 24 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/31/1981 | 12/12/1981 | 14 | 9 | | 2 | Heart Like A Wheel | The Steve Miller Band |
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▲ | 1981 | 25 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/12/1981 | 11/21/1981 | 18 | 6 | | 1 | Sausalito Summernight | Diesel |
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| 1981 | 26 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/26/1981 | 02/20/1982 | 14 | 6 | | 2 | Abacab | Genesis |
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| 1981 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/28/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 17 | 6 | | 2 | Hold On Loosely | .38-Special |
| 1981 | 27 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/04/1981 | 08/22/1981 | 13 | 5 | | 2 | You're My Girl | Franke & The Knockouts |
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| 1981 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/21/1981 | 14 | 5 | | 2 | Guitar Man | Elvis Presley |
| 1981 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/14/1981 | 04/18/1981 | 15 | 5 | | 2 | It's A Love Thing | The Whispers |
| 1981 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/11/1981 | 05/30/1981 | 12 | 5 | | 2 | Ai No Corrida | Quincy Jones |
| 1981 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/18/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 14 | 7 | | 2 | Still Right Here In My Heart | Pure Prairie League |
| 1981 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 12 | 6 | | 2 | Draw Of The Cards | Kim Carnes |
1 | 1981 | 28 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/12/1981 | 02/20/1982 | 15 | 7 | | 2 | All Our Tomorrows | Eddie Schwartz |
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| 1981 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/04/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 13 | 6 | | 2 | Find Your Way Back | Jefferson Starship |
| 1981 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/29/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 15 | 4 | | 2 | Alien | Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 1981 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/26/1981 | 11/28/1981 | 18 | 6 | | 2 | No Reply At All | Genesis |
| 1981 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/07/1981 | 01/09/1982 | 15 | 8 | | 2 | Under Pressure | Queen & David Bowie |
| 1981 | 29 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 02/13/1982 | 20 | 8 | | 2 | Working For The Weekend | Loverboy |
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| 1981 | 30 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/16/1981 | 07/11/1981 | 13 | 7 | | 2 | Stronger Than Before | Carole Bayer Sager |
▲ | 1981 | 30 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/16/1981 | 08/15/1981 | 19 | 7 | | 1 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
| 1981 | 30 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/26/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 8 | 4 | | 1 | He's A Liar | Bee Gees |
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| 1981 | 32 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 06/13/1981 | 12 | 5 | | 2 | Say What | Jesse Winchester |
▲ | 1981 | 32 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/30/1981 | 08/15/1981 | 16 | 6 | | 1 | Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through | Jim Steinman |
| 1981 | 32 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/27/1981 | 08/22/1981 | 13 | 4 | | 2 | Everlasting Love | Rex Smith / Rachel Sweet |
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▲ | 1981 | 33 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 16 | 5 | | 2 | General Hospi-Tale | The Afternoon Delights |
| 1981 | 33 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/17/1981 | 12/12/1981 | 14 | 4 | | 1 | Poor Man's Son | Survivor |
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| 1981 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/28/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 13 | 4 | | 1 | The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) | Journey |
| 1981 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/23/1981 | 07/11/1981 | 12 | 4 | | 2 | A Life Of Illusion | Joe Walsh |
| 1981 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 13 | 3 | | 1 | Chloe | Elton John |
| 1981 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 13 | 3 | | 1 | Fanfare/Chloe | Elton John |
1 | 1981 | 34 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/31/1981 | 01/23/1982 | 15 | 6 | | 1 | More Than Just The Two Of Us | Sneaker |
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1 | 1981 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/31/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 17 | 6 | | 1 | Turn Me Loose | Loverboy |
| 1981 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/20/1981 | 08/08/1981 | 12 | 3 | | 2 | Don't Want To Wait Anymore | The Tubes |
| 1981 | 35 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/12/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 12 | 3 | | 2 | In The Dark | Billy Squier |
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| 1981 | 36 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/13/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 20 | 4 | | 1 | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) | John Denver |
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| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/07/1981 | 9 | 3 | | 2 | Staying With It | Firefall |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/28/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 13 | 3 | | 1 | Mister Sandman | Emmylou Harris w/ Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/28/1981 | 04/25/1981 | 13 | 3 | | 1 | Mister Sandman | Emmylou Harris |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/21/1981 | 05/02/1981 | 17 | 4 | | 2 | Wasn't That A Party | The Rovers |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/14/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 14 | 2 | | 2 | I Loved 'Em Every One | T.G. Sheppard |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/12/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 11 | 2 | | 2 | You Saved My Soul | Burton Cummings |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/19/1981 | 02/20/1982 | 14 | 2 | | 1 | Love Is Like A Rock | Donnie Iris |
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| 1981 | 38 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/03/1981 | 10/31/1981 | 11 | 2 | | 2 | Promises In The Dark | Pat Benatar |
| 1981 | 38 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/24/1981 | 11/28/1981 | 11 | 2 | | 2 | Twilight | Electric Light Orchestra |
| 1981 | 38 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/07/1981 | 12/12/1981 | 11 | 2 | | 1 | Wrack My Brain | Ringo Starr |
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| 1981 | 39 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 06/06/1981 | 11 | 2 | | 2 | I Can Take Care Of Myself | Billy Vera & The Beaters |
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| 1981 | 40 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/14/1981 | | 8 | | | | Me Without You | Andy Gibb |
| 1981 | 40 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 02/28/1981 | 10 | 1 | | 1 | Too Tight | Con Funk Shun |
| 1981 | 40 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/16/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 13 | 2 | | 2 | Two Hearts | Stephanie Mills f/ Teddy Pendergrass |
| 1981 | 40 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/30/1981 | 07/18/1981 | 14 | 2 | | 2 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
| 1981 | 40 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/15/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 14 | 3 | | 3 | Burnin' For You | Blue Oyster Cult |
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| 1981 | 41 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/04/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 10 | | | 1 | But You Know I Love You | Dolly Parton |
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| 1981 | 42 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/17/1981 | 02/14/1981 | 10 | | | 2 | Flash | Queen |
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1 | 1981 | 43 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/15/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 10 | | | 1 | Backfired | Debbie Harry |
▲ | 1981 | 43 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 10/17/1981 | 17 | | | 1 | Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) | Don Felder |
| 1981 | 43 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/05/1981 | 10/24/1981 | 12 | | | 1 | Working In The Coal Mine | Devo |
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| 1981 | 44 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/06/1981 | 08/01/1981 | 13 | | | 1 | Tom Sawyer | Rush |
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| 1981 | 45 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/04/1981 | 05/23/1981 | 11 | | | 1 | Super Trouper | ABBA |
| 1981 | 45 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/28/1981 | 01/16/1982 | 10 | | | 1 | My Kinda Lover | Billy Squier |
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| 1981 | 46 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/29/1981 | 09/26/1981 | 10 | | | 2 | Love All The Hurt Away | Aretha Franklin & George Benson |
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| 1981 | 48 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/09/1981 | 06/06/1981 | 9 | | | 2 | Arc Of A Diver | Steve Winwood |
| 1981 | 48 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/11/1981 | 08/08/1981 | 11 | | | 2 | Stranger | Jefferson Starship |
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1 | 1981 | 49 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/01/1981 | 09/12/1981 | 11 | | | 2 | Tempted | Squeeze |
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| 1981 | 50 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/25/1981 | 09/12/1981 | 13 | | | 1 | Square Biz | Teena Marie |
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| 1981 | 52 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/06/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 10 | | | 2 | Fantasy Girl | .38-Special |
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▲ | 1981 | 53 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/02/1981 | 07/11/1981 | 14 | | | 1 | Shaddap You Face | Joe Dolce |
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| 1981 | 54 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/09/1981 | 06/06/1981 | 8 | | | 2 | Almost Saturday Night | Dave Edmunds |
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▲ | 1981 | 55 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/31/1981 | 02/28/1981 | 8 | | | 1 | Fantastic Voyage | Lakeside |
| 1981 | 55 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/14/1981 | 04/04/1981 | 9 | | | 2 | Limelight | Rush |
| 1981 | 55 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/18/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 7 | | | 1 | One Day In Your Life | Michael Jackson |
| 1981 | 55 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/20/1981 | 07/18/1981 | 7 | | | 1 | The Kid Is Hot Tonite | Loverboy |
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| 1981 | 57 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/30/1981 | 06/27/1981 | 8 | | | 1 | Sign Of The Gypsy Queen | April Wine |
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| 1981 | 60 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/25/1981 | 05/30/1981 | 8 | | | 1 | Make That Move | Shalamar |
| 1981 | 60 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/23/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 7 | | | 1 | Yearning For Your Love | The Gap Band |
| 1981 | 60 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/24/1981 | 11/14/1981 | 6 | | | 1 | Mistaken Identity | Kim Carnes |
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1 | 1981 | 62 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/01/1981 | 08/22/1981 | 7 | | | 2 | We Can Get Together | Icehouse |
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| 1981 | 63 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/19/1981 | 01/16/1982 | 6 | | | 1 | Those Good Old Dreams | Carpenters |
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| 1981 | 64 | Billboard Hot 100
| 04/11/1981 | 05/09/1981 | 7 | | | 2 | Lately | Stevie Wonder |
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▲ | 1981 | 65 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/21/1981 | 12/26/1981 | 10 | | | 4 | WKRP In Cincinnati | Steve Carlisle |
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| 1981 | 66 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 9 | | | 1 | A Heart In New York | Art Garfunkel |
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| 1981 | 70 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 09/05/1981 | 7 | | | 1 | Shake It Up Tonight | Cheryl Lynn |
| 1981 | 70 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/24/1981 | 11/21/1981 | 11 | | | 2 | Controversy | Prince |
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| 1981 | 72 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/12/1981 | 10/17/1981 | 8 | | | 2 | (Want You) Back In My Life Again | Carpenters |
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| 1981 | 73 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/27/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 4 | | | 2 | Walk Right Now | The Jacksons |
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| 1981 | 77 | Billboard Hot 100
| 05/02/1981 | 05/16/1981 | 5 | | | 2 | Can You Feel It | The Jacksons |
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| 1981 | 79 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 5 | | | 2 | All American Girls | Sister Sledge |
| 1981 | 79 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/05/1981 | 09/19/1981 | 5 | | | 1 | Magic Man | Herb Alpert |
| 1981 | 79 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/19/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 3 | | | 1 | At This Moment | Billy Vera & The Beaters |
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| 1981 | 80 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/06/1981 | 06/13/1981 | 4 | | | 2 | Paradise | Change |
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| 1981 | 82 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 9 | | | 1 | 8th Wonder | Sugarhill Gang |
| 1981 | 82 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/31/1981 | 11/07/1981 | 3 | | | 1 | The Jam Was Moving | Debbie Harry |
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| 1981 | 83 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 04/04/1981 | 3 | | | 1 | Unchained Melody | Heart |
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1 | 1981 | 84 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/28/1981 | 04/11/1981 | 8 | | | 1 | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) | The Gap Band |
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| 1981 | 85 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/31/1981 | 11/14/1981 | 4 | | | 1 | Destroyer | The Kinks |
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▲ | 1981 | 89 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/10/1981 | 10/10/1981 | 3 | | | 2 | Back To The 60's | Tight Fit |
▲ | 1981 | 89 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/26/1981 | 01/09/1982 | 5 | | | 2 | Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) | Kano |
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| 1981 | 90 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/27/1981 | 07/11/1981 | 6 | | | 1 | On And On And On | ABBA |
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| 1981 | 92 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/28/1981 | 01/09/1982 | 8 | | | 2 | Better Things | The Kinks |
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| 1981 | 101 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/10/1981 | 10/10/1981 | 5 | | | 2 | Talk To Ya Later | The Tubes |
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| 1981 | 102 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 02/07/1981 | 2 | | | 1 | Cow Patti | Jim Stafford |
| 1981 | 102 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/06/1981 | 06/20/1981 | 6 | | | 3 | Pocket Calculator | Kraftwerk |
| 1981 | 102 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/14/1981 | 11/21/1981 | 5 | | | 1 | Beautiful World | Devo |
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| 1981 | 103 | Billboard Hot 100
| 02/07/1981 | 02/07/1981 | 1 | | | 1 | Once In A Lifetime | Talking Heads |
| 1981 | 103 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/20/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 6 | | | 4 | Night (Feel Like Gettin' Down) | Billy Ocean |
| 1981 | 103 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/12/1981 | 12/26/1981 | 5 | | | 3 | Numbers | Kraftwerk |
| 1981 | 103 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/26/1981 | 01/16/1982 | 6 | | | 2 | Tube Snake Boogie | ZZ Top |
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| 1981 | 104 | Billboard Hot 100
| 01/24/1981 | 03/21/1981 | 3 | | | 1 | Generals And Majors | XTC |
| 1981 | 104 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 2 | | | 1 | Another One Rides The Bus | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 1981 | 104 | Billboard Hot 100
| 06/27/1981 | 07/04/1981 | 3 | | | 1 | One Step Ahead | Split Enz |
| 1981 | 104 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/03/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 2 | | | 2 | Fancy Free | Oak Ridge Boys |
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| 1981 | 106 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/21/1981 | 03/21/1981 | 1 | | | 1 | For You | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 1981 | 106 | Billboard Hot 100
| 07/04/1981 | 07/18/1981 | 5 | | | 1 | Crazy Train | Ozzy Osbourne |
▲ | 1981 | 106 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/08/1981 | 08/08/1981 | 1 | | | 1 | A Woman's Got The Power | The A's |
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| 1981 | 107 | Billboard Hot 100
| 09/26/1981 | 10/03/1981 | 3 | | | 2 | Mony Mony | Billy Idol |
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▲ | 1981 | 108 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/14/1981 | 03/14/1981 | 1 | | | 1 | Second Choice | Any Trouble |
| 1981 | 108 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 08/22/1981 | 4 | | | 4 | What's He Got? | The Producers |
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| 1981 | 109 | Billboard Hot 100
| 08/22/1981 | 08/22/1981 | 1 | | | 1 | Dancin' The Night Away | Voggue |
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1 | 1982 | 3 | Billboard Hot 100
| 10/17/1981 | 02/13/1982 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 2 | Harden My Heart | Quarterflash |
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| 1982 | 9 | Billboard Hot 100
| 11/28/1981 | 03/06/1982 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | Leader Of The Band | Dan Fogelberg |
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| 1982 | 13 | Billboard Hot 100
| 12/05/1981 | 02/06/1982 | 15 | 12 | | 3 | Waiting On A Friend | The Rolling Stones |
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| 1982 | 107 | Billboard Hot 100
| 03/28/1981 | 03/28/1981 | 1 | | | 1 | Time Heals | Todd Rundgren |
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| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 07/04/1981 | | 15 | | | 2 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me | Ronnie Milsap |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 09/05/1981 | | 19 | | | 1 | All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 01/10/1981 | | 14 | | | 1 | Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground | Willie Nelson |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/19/1981 | | 18 | | | 1 | Blue Moon With Heartache | Rosanne Cash |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/11/1981 | | 17 | | | 1 | But You Know I Love You | Dolly Parton |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/04/1981 | | 14 | | | 1 | Elvira | Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 09/05/1981 | | 15 | | | 1 | Fancy Free | Oak Ridge Boys |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 05/23/1981 | | 13 | | | 2 | Feels So Right | Alabama |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/04/1981 | | 19 | | | 1 | Fire And Smoke | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 10/03/1981 | | 19 | | | 1 | Fourteen Carat Mind | Gene Watson |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 01/17/1981 | | 13 | | | 1 | Guitar Man | Elvis Presley |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 03/14/1981 | | 15 | | | 1 | I Loved 'Em Every One | T.G. Sheppard |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 05/09/1981 | | 13 | | | 1 | I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool | Barbara Mandrell |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 10/24/1981 | | 16 | | | 2 | Love In The First Degree | Alabama |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 08/29/1981 | | 16 | | | 1 | My Baby Thinks He's A Train | Rosanne Cash |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 09/19/1981 | | 17 | | | 1 | My Favorite Memory | Merle Haggard |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 06/27/1981 | | 16 | | | 1 | Older Women | Ronnie McDowell |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 07/18/1981 | | 16 | | | 1 | Party Time | T.G. Sheppard |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 02/21/1981 | | 19 | | | 1 | Seven Year Ache | Rosanne Cash |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 12/19/1981 | | 20 | | | 1 | She Left Love All Over Me | Razzy Bailey |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 11/21/1981 | | 17 | | | 1 | Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 08/01/1981 | | 16 | | | 1 | Step By Step | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 10/03/1981 | | 17 | | | 1 | Still Doin' Time | George Jones |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 10/24/1981 | | 19 | | | 1 | The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | Juice Newton |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 04/04/1981 | | 15 | | | 1 | What Are We Doin' In Love | Kenny Rogers & Dottie West |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard Country
| 01/17/1981 | | 17 | | | 1 | You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma | David Frizzell & Shelly West |
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| 1981 | 3 | Billboard Country
| 02/14/1981 | | 14 | | | 2 | Pickin' Up Strangers | Johnny Lee |
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| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Country
| 03/28/1981 | | 16 | | | | I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday) | John Anderson |
| 1981 | 4 | Billboard Country
| 01/17/1981 | | 15 | | | | Thirty-Nine And Holding | Jerry Lee Lewis |
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| 1981 | 6 | Billboard Country
| 01/31/1981 | | 14 | | | | Crying | Don McLean |
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| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 03/07/1981 | | 12 | | | | Mister Sandman | Emmylou Harris w/ Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 03/07/1981 | | 12 | | | | Mister Sandman | Emmylou Harris |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard Country
| 06/13/1981 | | 18 | | | | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) | John Denver |
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| 1981 | 14 | Billboard Country
| 06/13/1981 | | 16 | | | | Queen Of Hearts | Juice Newton |
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| 1981 | 22 | Billboard Country
| 03/07/1981 | | 11 | | | | Angel Of The Morning | Juice Newton |
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1 | 1981 | 45 | Billboard Country
| 02/28/1981 | | 11 | | | | Wasn't That A Party | The Rovers |
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▲ | 1981 | 50 | Billboard Country
| 12/05/1981 | | 8 | | | | Cotton Fields | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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| 1981 | 55 | Billboard Country
| 01/24/1981 | | 7 | | | | Seven Bridges Road | Eagles |
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| 1981 | 65 | Billboard Country
| 01/10/1981 | | 6 | | | | Cow Patti | Jim Stafford |
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| 1981 | 72 | Billboard Country
| 01/31/1981 | | 4 | | | | Fool That I Am | Rita Coolidge |
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| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 03/07/1981 | | 21 | | | 2 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 02/14/1981 | | 21 | | | 5 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 11/07/1981 | | 24 | | | 2 | Call Me | Skyy |
▲ | 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 02/28/1981 | | 31 | | | 4 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 07/11/1981 | | 24 | | | 7 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 03/28/1981 | | 25 | | | 5 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 11/28/1981 | | 17 | | | 1 | I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 10/10/1981 | | 22 | | | 8 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 01/31/1981 | | 24 | | | 1 | Sukiyaki | A Taste Of Honey |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 10/03/1981 | | 21 | | | 1 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | Kool & The Gang |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 10/31/1981 | | 19 | | | 1 | Turn Your Love Around | George Benson |
| 1981 | 1 | Billboard R&B
| 08/15/1981 | | 19 | | | 2 | When She Was My Girl | Four Tops |
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| 1981 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 01/10/1981 | | 20 | | | 3 | It's A Love Thing | The Whispers |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 06/20/1981 | | 26 | | | 8 | She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) | Carl Carlton |
| 1981 | 2 | Billboard R&B
| 08/01/1981 | | 17 | | | 5 | Super Freak | Rick James |
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| 1981 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 01/31/1981 | | 16 | | | 2 | All American Girls | Sister Sledge |
| 1981 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 09/26/1981 | | 20 | | | 4 | Controversy | Prince |
| 1981 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 02/07/1981 | | 21 | | | 5 | Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington, Jr. w/ Bill Withers |
| 1981 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 06/20/1981 | | 19 | | | 4 | Square Biz | Teena Marie |
| 1981 | 3 | Billboard R&B
| 04/25/1981 | | 19 | | | 6 | Two Hearts | Stephanie Mills f/ Teddy Pendergrass |
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1 | 1981 | 4 | Billboard R&B
| 02/07/1981 | | 22 | | | | How 'Bout Us | Champaign |
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| 1981 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 06/27/1981 | | 18 | | | | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | Commodores |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 05/30/1981 | | 19 | | | | Shake It Up Tonight | Cheryl Lynn |
| 1981 | 5 | Billboard R&B
| 03/28/1981 | | 18 | | | | Yearning For Your Love | The Gap Band |
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| 1981 | 6 | Billboard R&B
| 03/14/1981 | | 19 | | | | Make That Move | Shalamar |
| 1981 | 6 | Billboard R&B
| 10/24/1981 | | 17 | | | | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | Diana Ross |
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| 1981 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 11/28/1981 | | 18 | | | | Cool | The Time |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 05/16/1981 | | 19 | | | | Night (Feel Like Gettin' Down) | Billy Ocean |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 04/11/1981 | | 18 | | | | Paradise | Change |
| 1981 | 7 | Billboard R&B
| 06/13/1981 | | 20 | | | | Slow Hand | Pointer Sisters |
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| 1981 | 10 | Billboard R&B
| 02/21/1981 | | 17 | | | | Ai No Corrida | Quincy Jones |
| 1981 | 10 | Billboard R&B
| 12/26/1981 | | 23 | | | | One Hundred Ways | Quincy Jones f/ James Ingram |
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| 1981 | 11 | Billboard R&B
| 02/28/1981 | | 14 | | | | Take It To The Top | Kool & The Gang |
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| 1981 | 13 | Billboard R&B
| 12/05/1981 | | 17 | | | | Apache | Sugarhill Gang |
| 1981 | 13 | Billboard R&B
| 11/28/1981 | | 16 | | | | Be Mine (Tonight) | Grover Washington, Jr. |
1 | 1981 | 13 | Billboard R&B
| 12/19/1981 | | 17 | | | | You're The One For Me | "D" Train |
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| 1981 | 14 | Billboard R&B
| 06/27/1981 | | 17 | | | | I Love You More | Rene & Angela |
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▲ | 1981 | 22 | Billboard R&B
| 11/07/1981 | | 15 | | | | Numbers | Kraftwerk |
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▲ | 1981 | 23 | Billboard R&B
| 08/15/1981 | | 11 | | | | General Hospi-Tale | The Afternoon Delights |
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| 1981 | 26 | Billboard R&B
| 07/18/1981 | | 11 | | | | That Old Song | Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio |
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1 | 1981 | 27 | Billboard R&B
| 04/25/1981 | | 16 | | | | Is It You | Lee Ritenour |
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| 1981 | 29 | Billboard R&B
| 04/04/1981 | | 11 | | | | Lately | Stevie Wonder |
| 1981 | 29 | Billboard R&B
| 05/23/1981 | | 15 | | | | Searching To Find The One | Unlimited Touch |
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| 1981 | 30 | Billboard R&B
| 04/11/1981 | | 9 | | | | Can You Feel It | The Jacksons |
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| 1981 | 33 | Billboard R&B
| 02/21/1981 | | 10 | | | | Rapture | Blondie |
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1 | 1981 | 35 | Billboard R&B
| 11/28/1981 | | 14 | | | | Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) | Kano |
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| 1981 | 37 | Billboard R&B
| 08/01/1981 | | 10 | | | | Freeway | Peaches & Herb |
| 1981 | 37 | Billboard R&B
| 08/01/1981 | | 10 | | | | Magic Man | Herb Alpert |
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| 1981 | 42 | Billboard R&B
| 04/25/1981 | | 10 | | | | One Day In Your Life | Michael Jackson |
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| 1981 | 45 | Billboard R&B
| 11/14/1981 | | 8 | | | | Bluer Than Blue | Peaches & Herb |
| 1981 | 45 | Billboard R&B
| 04/11/1981 | | 9 | | | | Living Inside Myself | Gino Vannelli |
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▲ | 1981 | 49 | Billboard R&B
| 04/18/1981 | | 10 | | | | Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side | Firefly |
| 1981 | 49 | Billboard R&B
| 06/27/1981 | | 10 | | | | Showdown | The Furious Five Meets The Sugar Hill Gang |
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| 1981 | 50 | Billboard R&B
| 06/27/1981 | | 10 | | | | Walk Right Now | The Jacksons |
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| 1981 | 55 | Billboard R&B
| 05/23/1981 | | 9 | | | | The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel | Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five |
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| 1981 | 60 | Billboard R&B
| 07/18/1981 | | 6 | | | | Humpin' | The Gap Band |
| 1981 | 60 | Billboard R&B
| 08/22/1981 | | 15 | | | | Love All The Hurt Away | Aretha Franklin & George Benson |
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| 1981 | 65 | Billboard R&B
| 01/17/1981 | | 6 | | | | Dirty Mind | Prince |
| 1981 | 65 | Billboard R&B
| 01/10/1981 | | 6 | | | | Passion | Rod Stewart |
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▲ | 1981 | 68 | Billboard R&B
| 01/24/1981 | | 7 | | | | Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan |
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▲ | 1981 | 71 | Billboard R&B
| 09/19/1981 | | 5 | | | | Backfired | Debbie Harry |
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| 1981 | 73 | Billboard R&B
| 12/19/1981 | | 7 | | | | Gigolette | Ozone |
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| 1981 | 74 | Billboard R&B
| 08/29/1981 | | 5 | | | | Did I Hear You Say You Love Me | Stevie Wonder |
| 1981 | 74 | Billboard R&B
| 02/21/1981 | | 7 | | | | Where Did I Go Wrong | Heatwave |
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| 1981 | 76 | Billboard R&B
| 07/11/1981 | | 3 | | | | Let's Mend What's Been Broken | Gloria Gaynor |
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| 1981 | 77 | Billboard R&B
| 03/14/1981 | | 4 | | | | Surrender | Peaches & Herb |
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| 1981 | 78 | Billboard R&B
| 08/22/1981 | | 4 | | | | Cool Love | Pablo Cruise |