| Hits of 1981 | Yearbook | 
    
| Oscar: Best Picture: | Chariots of Fire | 
    
| Oscar: Best Actor | Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond | 
    
| Oscar: Best Actress | Kathrine Hepburn in On Golden Pond | 
    
| Oscar: Best Song | "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do" from Arthur  (also nominated: "Endless Love", "For Your Eyes Only") | 
    
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				 Yamaha DGX670 
				Pop&Rock Pg1 80sPowerRock Tempo: 121  | 
        America | 8 | 
        Neil Diamond | 
| Angel of the Morning | 4 | 
        Juice Newton | |
Yamaha DGX670 
				Pop&Rock P3 SoftRock Tempo: 105 Piano P3 MIDI Grand  | 
        Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | 1 | 
        Christopher Cross | 
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        Bette Davis Eyes | 1 | Kim Carnes | 
| The Boy from New York City | 7 | 
        The Manhattan Transfer | |
| Chariots of Fire (instrumental) | 1 | 
        Vangelis | |
| Crying | 5 | 
        Don McLean | |
| Endless Love | 1 | 
        Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | |
| Everlasting Love | 32 | 
        Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet | |
| Every Woman in the World | 5 | 
        Air Supply | |
| For Your Eyes Only | 4 | 
        Sheena Easton | |
| Hello Again | 6 | 
        Neil Diamond | |
| Hooked on Classics (instrumental) | 10 | 
        The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
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        Just Once | 17 | Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram | 
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        Just the Two of Us | 2 | 
        Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers | 
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        Kiss On My List | 1 | 
        Daryl Hall & John Oates | 
| Love on the Rocks | 2 | 
        Neil Diamond | |
| Mister Sandman | 37 | 
        Emmylou Harris | |
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        Morning Train (Nine to Five) | 1 | 
        Sheena Easton | 
| The Old Songs | 15 | 
        Barry Manilow | |
| The One That You Love | 1 | 
        Air Supply | |
| Physical | 1 | 
        Olivia Newton-John | |
| Private Eyes | 1 | 
        Daryl Hall & John Oates | |
| (Ghost) Riders In the Sky | 31 | 
        The Outlaws | |
| Sea of Love | 33 | 
        Del Shannon | |
| She's Got a Way | 23 | 
        Billy Joel | |
| Somebody's Knockin' | 13 | 
        Terri Gibbs | |
| Sukiyaki | 3 | 
        A Taste of Honey | |
| The Theme from "Hill Street Blues" (instrumental) | 10 | 
        Mike Post | |
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        Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) | 2 | 
        Joey Scarbury | 
| Through the Years | 13 | 
        Kenny Rogers | |
| The Tide Is High | 1 | 
        Blondie | |
| Waiting for a Girl Like You | 2 | 
        Foreigner | |
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love? | 7 | 
        Diana Ross | |
| Woman | 2 | 
        John Lennon | 
| Ah! Leah! | 29 | 
        Donnie Iris | |
| Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) | 28 | 
        Quincy Jones featuring Dune | |
| Ain't Even Done with the Night | 17 | 
        John Cougar Mellencamp | |
| Alien | 29 | 
        Atlanta Rhythm Section | |
| All Our Tomorrows | 28 | 
        Eddie Schwartz | |
| All Those Years Ago | 2 | 
        George Harrison | |
| Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) | 27 | 
        Marty Balin | |
| Back In Black | 37 | 
        AC/DC | |
| The Beach Boys Medley | 12 | 
        The Beach Boys | |
| Being with You | 2 | 
        Smokey Robinson | |
| The Best of Times | 3 | 
        Styx | |
| Blessed Are the Believers | 34 | 
        Anne Murray | |
| Breaking Away | 22 | 
        Balance | |
| The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | 15 | 
        Greg Kihn Band | |
| Burning for You | 40 | 
        Blue Oyster Cult | |
| Castles in the Air | 36 | 
        Don McLean | |
| Chloe | 34 | 
        Elton John | |
| Comin' In and Out Of Your Life | 11 | 
        Barbra Streisand | |
| Cool Love | 13 | 
        Pablo Cruise | |
| Don't Give It Up | 26 | 
        Robbie Patton | |
| Don't Let Him Go | 24 | 
        REO Speedwagon | |
| Don't Stand So Close to Me | 10 | 
        The Police | |
| Don't Stop Believin' | 9 | 
        Journey | |
| Don't Stop the Music | 19 | 
        Yarbrough & Peoples | |
| Don't Want to Wait Anymore | 35 | 
        The Tubes | |
| Double Dutch Bus | 30 | 
        Frankie Smith | |
| Draw of the Cards | 28 | 
        Kim Carnes | |
| Elvira | 5 | 
        Oak Ridge Boys | |
| Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | 3 | 
        The Police | |
| Fade Away | 20 | 
        Bruce Springsteen | |
| Feels So Right | 20 | 
        Alabama | |
| Find Your Way Back | 29 | 
        Jefferson Starship | |
| Fire and Ice | 17 | 
        Pat Benatar | |
| Fool in Love with You | 25 | 
        Jim Photoglo | |
| Gemini Dream | 12 | 
        The Moody Blues | |
| General Hospi-Tale | 33 | 
        The Afternoon Delights | |
| Give It to Me Baby | 40 | 
        Rick James | |
| Guilty | 3 | 
        Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | |
| Guitar Man | 28 | 
        Elvis Presley | |
| Hard To Say | 7 | 
        Dan Fogelberg | |
| Harden My Heart | 3 | 
        Quarterflash | |
| He's a Liar | 30 | 
        Bee Gees | |
| Heart Like a Wheel | 24 | 
        Steve Miller Band | |
| Heartbreak Hotel | 22 | 
        The Jacksons | |
| Hearts | 8 | 
        Marty Balin | |
| Hearts On Fire | 19 | 
        Randy Meisner | |
| Her Town Too | 11 | 
        James Taylor & J.D. Souther | |
| Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) | 5 | 
        Air Supply | |
| Hold on Loosely | 27 | 
        38 Special | |
| Hold on Tight | 10 | 
        Electric Light Orchestra | |
| How 'Bout Us | 12 | 
        Champaign | |
| I Can Take Care of Myself | 39 | 
        Billy & The Beaters (Billy Vera) | |
| I Can't Stand It | 10 | 
        Eric Clapton & His Band | |
| I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) | 18 | 
        Lulu | |
| I Don't Need You | 3 | 
        Kenny Rogers | |
| I Love You | 12 | 
        Climax Blues Band | |
| I Loved 'Em Every One | 37 | 
        T.G. Sheppard | |
| I Missed Again | 19 | 
        Phil Collins | |
| I Want You, I Need You | 37 | 
        Chris Christian | |
| I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World | 20 | 
        Ronnie Milsap | |
| I'm in Love | 40 | 
        Evelyn "Champagne" King | |
| I've Done Everything for You | 8 | 
        Rick Springfield | |
| In the Air Tonight | 19 | 
        Phil Collins | |
| In the Dark | 35 | 
        Billy Squier | |
| In Your Letter | 20 | 
        REO Speedwagon | |
| Is It You | 15 | 
        Lee Ritenour | |
| It's a Love Thing | 28 | 
        The Whispers | |
| It's Now or Never | 14 | 
        John Schneider | |
| Jessie's Girl | 1 | 
        Rick Springfield | |
| Jones vs. Jones | 39 | 
        Kool & The Gang | |
| Just Between You and Me | 21 | 
        April Wine | |
| Just So Lonely | 39 | 
        Get Wet | |
| Keep On Loving You | 1 | 
        REO Speedwagon | |
| Lady (You Bring Me Up) | 8 | 
        Commodores | |
| Let's Groove | 3 | 
        Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| A Life of Illusion | 34 | 
        Joe Walsh | |
| Living in a Fantasy | 23 | 
        Leo Sayer | |
| Living Inside Myself | 6 | 
        Gino Vannelli | |
| Love Is Alright Tonite | 20 | 
        Rick Springfield | |
| Love on a Two-Way Street | 26 | 
        Stacy Lattisaw | |
| Love You Like I Never Loved Before | 24 | 
        John O'Banion | |
| Me (Without You) | 40 | 
        Andy Gibb | |
| Modern Girl | 18 | 
        Sheena Easton | |
| More Than Just the Two of Us | 34 | 
        Sneaker | |
| My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) | 22 | 
        Chilliwack | |
| Never Too Much | 33 | 
        Luther Vandross | |
| Nicole | 39 | 
        Point Blank | |
| The Night Owls | 6 | 
        Little River Band | |
| No Reply at All | 29 | 
        Genesis | |
| Nobody Wins | 21 | 
        Elton John | |
| Oh No | 4 | 
        Commodores | |
| One Step Closer | 24 | 
        The Doobie Brothers | |
| Our Lips Are Sealed | 20 | 
        Go-Gos | |
| The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love) | 34 | 
        Journey | |
| Poor Man's Son | 33 | 
        Survivor | |
| Precious to Me | 22 | 
        Phil Seymour | |
| Promises In the Dark | 38 | 
        Pat Benatar | |
| Queen of Hearts | 2 | 
        Juice Newton | |
| Rapture | 1 | 
        Blondie | |
| Really Wanna Know You | 16 | 
        Gary Wright | |
| Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through | 32 | 
        Jim Steinman | |
| Same Old Lang Syne | 9 | 
        Dan Fogelberg | |
| Sausalito Summernight | 25 | 
        Diesel | |
| Say Goodbye to Hollywood | 17 | 
        Billy Joel | |
| Say What | 32 | 
        Jesse Winchester | |
| Say You'll Be Mine | 20 | 
        Christopher Cross | |
| Seven Bridges Road | 21 | 
        Eagles | |
| Seven Year Ache | 22 | 
        Rosanne Cash | |
| Share Your Love with Me | 14 | 
        Kenny Rogers | |
| She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) | 22 | 
        Carl Carlton | |
| Since I Don't Have You | 23 | 
        Don McLean | |
| Slow Hand | 2 | 
        Pointer Sisters | |
| Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) | 36 | 
        John Denver | |
| Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight | 15 | 
        Eddie Rabbitt | |
| Somewhere Down the Road | 21 | 
        Barry Manilow | |
| Stars On 45 (Medley) | 1 | 
        Stars On 45 | |
| Start Me Up | 2 | 
        The Rolling Stones | |
| Staying with It | 37 | 
        Firefall | |
| Steal the Night | 25 | 
        Stevie Woods | |
| Step by Step | 5 | 
        Eddie Rabbitt | |
| Still Right Here in My Heart | 28 | 
        Pure Prairie League | |
| Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | 3 | 
        Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | |
| Straight From the Heart | 39 | 
        The Allman Brothers Band | |
| The Stroke | 17 | 
        Billy Squier | |
| Stronger Than Before | 30 | 
        Carole Bayer Sager | |
| Super Freak (Part 1) | 16 | 
        Rick James | |
| Sweet Baby | 19 | 
        Stanley Clarke & George Duke | |
| The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | 7 | 
        Juice Newton | |
| Sweetheart | 10 | 
        Franke & The Knockouts | |
| Take It Easy On Me | 10 | 
        Little River Band | |
| Take It On the Run | 5 | 
        REO Speedwagon | |
| Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | 17 | 
        Kool & The Gang | |
| Tell It Like It Is | 8 | 
        Heart | |
| That Old Song | 21 | 
        Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio | |
| (There's) No Gettin' Over Me | 5 | 
        Ronnie Milsap | |
| This Little Girl | 11 | 
        Gary "U.S." Bonds | |
| Time | 15 | 
        Alan Parsons Project | |
| Time Is Time | 15 | 
        Andy Gibb | |
| Time Out of Mind | 22 | 
        Steely Dan | |
| Too Much Time on My Hands | 9 | 
        Styx | |
| Too Tight | 40 | 
        Con Funk Shun | |
| Touch Me When We're Dancing | 16 | 
        Carpenters | |
| Treat Me Right | 18 | 
        Pat Benatar | |
| Tryin' to Live My Life Without You | 5 | 
        Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | |
| Turn Me Loose | 35 | 
        Loverboy | |
| Twilight | 38 | 
        Electric Light Orchestra | |
| Two Hearts | 40 | 
        Stephanie Mills featuring Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Urgent | 4 | 
        Foreigner | |
| The Voice | 15 | 
        The Moody Blues | |
| The Waiting | 19 | 
        Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | |
| Waiting on a Friend | 13 | 
        The Rolling Stones | |
| Wasn't That a Party | 37 | 
        The Rovers (The Irish Rovers) | |
| Watching the Wheels | 10 | 
        John Lennon | |
| We're in This Love Together | 15 | 
        Al Jarreau | |
| What Are We Doin' in Love | 14 | 
        Dottie West with Kenny Rogers | |
| What Kind Of Fool | 10 | 
        Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | |
| When She Was My Girl | 11 | 
        Four Tops | |
| While You See a Chance | 7 | 
        Steve Winwood | |
| Who Do You Think You're Foolin' | 40 | 
        Donna Summer | |
| Who's Crying Now | 4 | 
        Journey | |
| The Winner Takes It All | 8 | 
        Abba | |
| Winning | 17 | 
        Santana | |
| A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | 4 | 
        Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio | |
| Working for the Weekend | 29 | 
        Loverboy | |
| Wrack My Brain | 38 | 
        Ringo Starr | |
| You Better You Bet | 18 | 
        The Who | |
| You Could Take My Heart Away | 32 | 
        Silver Condor | |
| You Make My Dreams | 5 | 
        Daryl Hall & John Oates | |
| You Saved My Soul | 37 | 
        Burton Cummings | |
| You're My Girl | 27 | 
        Franke & The Knockouts | |
| Young Turks | 5 | 
        Rod Stewart |