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Post by Unhinged on Jan 2, 2019 17:23:56 GMT -5
 Ranking Billboard's Top 100 Songs of 1981More to come... |
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 8, 2019 8:37:17 GMT -5
Billboard's Top Songs of 1981
Tentative deadline date of February 16, 2019...tags will be coming soon.
1. Inverse Point system will be used (i.e. rank singles 1-100).
2. You must rank all the songs (if there's a remix you prefer, you can use that for your ranking instead, you don't have to specify whether you did).
3. PM me your rankings. Please do not use numbers. I will know the first song on your list is No. 1 and so on...it makes it easier for me when I spreadsheet it.
4. Manage your time wisely please. Deadlines are deadlines. I will send plenty of reminders, don't worry...
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1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
2. Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
3. Lady - Kenny Rogers
4. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
5. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
6. Celebration - Kool and The Gang
7. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
9. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
10. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
11. Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) - Joey Scarbury
12. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton
13. Being With You - Smokey Robinson
14. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton
15. Rapture - Blondie
16. A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
17. The Tide Is High - Blondie
18. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr.
19. Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters
20. I Love You - The Climax Blues Band
21. Woman - John Lennon
22. Sukiyaki - A Taste Of Honey
23. The Winner Takes It All - Abba
24. Stars on 45 Medley - Stars On 45
25. Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton
26. Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond
27. Every Woman In the World - Air Supply
28. The One That You Love - Air Supply
29. Guilty - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
30. The Best of Times - Styx
31. Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys
32. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
33. (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
34. Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli
35. Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
36. The Boy From New York City - The Manhattan Transfer
37. Urgent - Foreigner
38. Passion - Rod Stewart
39. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - Commodores
40. Crying - Don Mclean
41. Hearts - Marty Balin
42. It's My Turn - Diana Ross
43. You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall and John Oates
44. I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers
45. How 'Bout Us - Champaign
46. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
47. The Break Up Song - The Greg Kihn Band
48. Time - Alan Parsons Project
49. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
50. Sweetheart - Franke and The Knockouts
51. Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs
52. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
53. Together - Tierra
54. Too Much Time On My Hands - Styx
55. What Are We Doin' In Love - Dottie West
56. Who's Crying Now - Journey
57. De Do Do Do, de Da Da Da - The Police
58. This Little Girl - Gary "U.S." Bonds
59. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
60. Giving It Up for Your Love - Delbert McClinton
61. A Little in Love - Cliff Richard
62. America - Neil Diamond
63. Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar
64. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
65. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
66. Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project
67. I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton
68. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood
69. Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
70. Hello Again - Neil Diamond
71. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police
72. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
73. I Ain't Gonna Stand for It - Stevie Wonder
74. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
75. Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
76. The Stroke - Billy Squier
77. Feels So Right - Alabama
78. Sweet Baby - Stanley Clarke and George Duke
79. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
80. Cool Love - deleted Cruise
81. Hold On Tight - ELO
82. It's Now Or Never - John Schneider
83. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar
84. Winning - Santana
85. What Kind of Fool - Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
86. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon
87. Tell It Like It Is - Heart
88. Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap
89. I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow
90. You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Daryl Hall and John Oates
91. Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
92. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
93. Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
94. Whip It - Devo
95. Modern Girl - Sheena Easton
96. Really Want To Know You - Gary Wright
97. Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash
98. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
99. Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs
100. Time Is Time - Andy Gibb
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Post by filthy on Jan 8, 2019 12:17:49 GMT -5
hmm might do this, but I'm not familiar with most of these songs
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jan 8, 2019 12:30:58 GMT -5
11. Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) - Joey Scarbury L 24. Stars on 45 Medley - Stars On 45 O 93. Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys L If anyone was worried about 1980, don't be because that year is excellent. No, this is the year you should be worried about. |
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 8, 2019 13:07:52 GMT -5
Be nice, this is my birth year! =P
I find 1981 to be about on par w/1980. It's an even split for me (great vs. not so great). |
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Post by tallen2001 on Jan 8, 2019 13:48:21 GMT -5
I’ll get to this right after 1980. Their are some classics in here.
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 16, 2019 8:14:46 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 16, 2019 9:00:48 GMT -5
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Post by tallen2001 on Jan 16, 2019 10:21:33 GMT -5
Ill get around to this in the next couple days. Hopefully this’ll be better than 1980.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Jan 17, 2019 0:43:34 GMT -5
Count me in.
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:41:38 GMT -5
I wanted to post a few awesome songs from 1981 not included on this list:
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:42:31 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:43:14 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:46:53 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:50:15 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:52:42 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 22, 2019 15:54:52 GMT -5
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Post by mamooshka on Jan 22, 2019 21:24:06 GMT -5
I wanted to post a few awesome songs from 1981 not included on this list: Not sure if anyone will recognize these other lost gems... @ the mullet! |
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Post by craziaskowboi on Jan 28, 2019 15:31:20 GMT -5
"Ah! Leah!" is the bomb. In fact, it's my favorite song of 1981, so it'd be my #1 if it was included on this rankdown. 
I think "Turning Japanese" is 1980, though.
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Post by Unhinged on Jan 31, 2019 12:49:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2019 9:23:47 GMT -5
I do not know 80's
so I will pass any other 80 year
if U do the 90's later
tag me for any year
especially 1990 /1991 & 1992
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Post by tallen2001 on Feb 1, 2019 10:32:28 GMT -5
I’d enjoy doing the 90s after all these 80s rankdowns too. I’ll get to this soon.
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 1, 2019 15:40:30 GMT -5
I do not know 80's so I will pass any other 80 year if U do the 90's later tag me for any year especially 1990 /1991 & 1992 No problem. I included you in the tag because you took part in the 1989 rankdown but I will remove you from future tags for this and 1982. |
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Post by House Lannister on Feb 5, 2019 19:33:18 GMT -5
It has a nice mix of songs I dig and some I definitely don't.
I may do this one.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Feb 6, 2019 1:11:25 GMT -5
In case I forget again.
Here is KROQ's top 106.7 songs of 1981. Most of these will appear on my personal chart too.
1. Mental Hopscotch - Missing Persons
2. Ant Music - Adam & the Ants
3. We Got The Beat - Go-Go's
4. It's My Party- Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
5. Johnny Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton
6. On The Outside - Oingo Boingo
7. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
8. Never Say Never - Romeo Void
9. We Want The Airwaves – Ramones
10. I'm With The Guys – Penetrators
11. Stand And Deliver - Adam & the Ants
12. Janitor - Suburban Lawns
13. Homo Sapien - Peter Shelly
14. Adulteress – Pretenders
15. Funny Faces – Sparks
16. White Girl – X
17. Jerkin' Back And Forth – Devo
18. New Toy - Lena Lovich
19. Lust To Love - Go-Go's
20. Waiting On A Friend - Rolling Stones
21. I Will Follow - U2
22. Every Little Thing – Police
23. Electricity – OMD
24. Prince Charming - Adam & the Ants
25. Girls On Film - Duran Duran
26. Work - Bow Wow Wow
27. I Know What Boys Like – Waitresses
28. Upstairs – Sparks
29. Long Story - Spandau Ballet
30. Friends Of Mr. Cairo - Jon & Vangelis
31. Destroyer – Kinks
32. Our Lips Are Sealed - Go-Go's
33. It's Too Late - Jim Carroll
34. Dancin' With Myself - Generation X
35. Lunatic - Red Rider
36. U.F.O. – Caution
37. Tom Sawyer – Rush
38. Hard Act - Split Enz
39. Bang Bang - Iggy Pop
40. See You On The Other Side - Brian Briggs
41. Ghost Town – Specials
42. Turn Me Lose – Loverboy
43. Dog Eat Dog - Adam & the Ants
44. Bad Boys – Pretenders
45. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
46. Primary – Cure
47. Fascist Groove Thing - Heaven 17
48. Under Pressure - David Bowie and Queen
49. Elephant Talk - King Crimson
50. This Town - Go-Go's
51. Neighbors - Rolling Stones
52. Life Of Illusion - Joe Walsh
53. Through Being Cool – Devo
54. Sex Junkie – Plasmatics
55. Urgent – Foreigner
56. Red Light - Wall Of Voodoo
57. Spirits in the Material World – Police
58. What Does Sex Mean To Me? - Human Sexual Response
59. Martian – Sparks
60. You Better You Bet – Who
61. Pack It Up – Pretenders
62. Almost Saturday Night - Dave Edmunds
63. What You See - Oingo Boingo
64. Workin' In A Coal Mine – Devo
65. Shake It Up – Cars
66. Once Over – X
67. Tips For Teens – Sparks
68. Mercury Blues - David Lindley
69. Nuclear Boy - 20/20
70. Chihuahua - Bow Wow Wow
71. Spellbound - Siouxsie & Banshees
72. I Like Boys - Missing Persons
73. Better Be Good To Me – Spider
74. City Bound - Novo Combo
75. Superfreak - Rick James
76. Jackie Onassis - Human Sexual Response
77. Friends - Adam & Ants
78. Goin' Under – Devo
79. Follow The Leaders - Killing Joke
80. Problem Child - AC/DC
81. Lunacy – Plasmatics
82. Mony Mony - Billy Idol
83. Jukebox Hero – Foreigner
84. Nightwatchman - Tom Petty
85. What We Want - Gang Of Four
86. Abacab – Genesis
87. How Much More - Go-Go's
88. I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett
89. Day After Day – Pretenders
90. Tempted – Squeeze
91. Slave - Rolling Stones
92. Up All Night - Boomtown Rats
93. Mothers Little Helper - Polyphonic Size
94. People Who Died - Jim Carroll
95. Whisper - Elvis Costello
96. Dream Away – Cars
97. Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
98. Mirror In The Bathroom - English Beat
99. Take Her Where The Boys Are - Eye Protection
100. Stroke - Billy Squire
101. Little Sister – Various
102. Now – Plimsouls
103. Can't Stop Hurting Myself - Gregg Kihn
104. One World – Police
105. Adult Books – X
106. Amoeba – Adolescents
106.7 Jetsons Theme
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Feb 6, 2019 1:24:15 GMT -5
From that list of songs I have these Lps that they appear on. Some also on CD. Everything else on 45'. I'm only missing a handful of songs from that KROQ list.
Missing Persons,Adam and The Ants,The Cars,Oingo Boingo,Genesis,GoGo's,Ramones,Pretenders,AC/DC,Loverboy,Pretenders,Devo,Duran Duran,Sparks,Billy Squier,Foreigner,English Beat,Depeche Mode,Joan Jett and The Blackhearts,Stray Cats,Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers,Rolling Stones,Billy Idol,The Police,Rush,Jose Cotton, and Queen
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