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==Top 40 Chart hit singles== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Song title ! Artist(s) ! Release date(s) ! [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] ! [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] ! Highest chart position ! Other Chart Performance(s) |- || "[['65 Love Affair]]" || [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 || 6 || n/a || 6 (United States) || [['65 Love Affair#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)|9 to 5 (Morning Train)]]" || [[Sheena Easton]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 1 || 3 || 1 [[9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)#Chart performance|(4 countries)]] || [[9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Abacab (song)|Abacab]]" || [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 26 || 9 || 3 (South Africa) || [[Abacab (song)|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Absolute Beginners (The Jam song)|Absolute Beginners]]" || [[The Jam]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || n/a || 4 || 4 (United Kingdom) || 35 (New Zealand) |- || "[[America (Neil Diamond song)|America]]" || [[Neil Diamond]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || 8 || n/a || 8 (United Kingdom) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 10 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 15 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 45 (Canada RPM Top Singles) |- || "[[Angel of the Morning]]" || [[Juice Newton]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 4 || 43 || 1 (Canada) || [[Angel of the Morning#Juice Newton version|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Antmusic]]" || [[Adam & the Ants]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || n/a || 2 || 1 (Australia) || [[Antmusic#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Arc of a Diver]]" || [[Steve Winwood]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || 48 || n/a || 19 (Canada) || 11 (US Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks) |- || "[[Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)]]" || [[Marty Balin]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 27 || n/a || n/a || 11 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) |- || "[[Backfired]]" || [[Debbie Harry]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 43 || 32 || 16 (Sweden) || [[Backfired#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Being with You (song)|Being With You]]" || [[Smokey Robinson]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 2 || 1 || 1 (New Zealand, United Kingdom) || [[Being with You (song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Bette Davis Eyes]]" || [[Kim Carnes]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 1 || 10 || 1 [[Bette Davis Eyes#Charts|(9 countries)]] || [[Bette Davis Eyes#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Blessed Are the Believers]]" || [[Anne Murray]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 34 || n/a || 13 (Canada) || 1 (Canadian RPM Country Tracks, Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks, U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs) - 10 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |- || "[[The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)]]" || [[The Greg Kihn Band]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 15 || n/a || 14 (Australia) || 5 (U.S. Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks) |- || "[[Burnin' For You]]" || [[Blue Γyster Cult]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 40 || 76 || 40 (United States) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart) - 47 (Canada) |- || "[[Cambodia (song)|Cambodia]]" || [[Kim Wilde]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || n/a || 12 || 1 (France, Sweden, Switzerland) || [[Cambodia (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)|Can You Feel It]]" || [[The Jacksons]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 77 || 6 || 1 (Belgium, South Africa) || [[Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Centerfold (song)|Centerfold]]" || [[The J. Geils Band]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 1 || 3 || 1 (Australia, Canada, United States) || [[Centerfold (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)]]" || [[Spandau Ballet]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || n/a || 3 || 3 (United Kingdom) || [[Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Chariots of Fire (instrumental)|Chariots of Fire]]" || [[Vangelis]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 1 || 12 || 1 (United States) || [[Chariots of Fire (instrumental)#Chart history|See chart performances entry]] |- || "[[Chequered Love]]" || [[Kim Wilde]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || n/a || 4 || 1 (South Africa) || [[Chequered Love#Charts|See chart performances entry]] |- || "[[Controversy (song)|Controversy]]" || [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 70 || n/a || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 3 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 15 (Australia) || 28 (Netherlands [Dutch Singles Chart]) |- || "[[Cool Night (song)|Cool Night]]" || [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 11 || n/a || 11 (United States) || 2 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |- || "[[Counting The Beat]]" || [[The Swingers]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || n/a || n/a || 1 (Australia, New Zealand) || n/a |- || "[[Crying (Roy Orbison song)|Crying]]" || [[Don McLean]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 5 || 1 || 1 (Belgium, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40], United Kingdom || [[Crying (Roy Orbison song)#Don McLean version|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Der Kommissar (song)|Der Kommissar]]" || [[Falco (musician)|Falco]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 ||n/a || n/a || 1 [[Der Kommissar (song)#Charts|(4 countries)]] || [[Der Kommissar (song)#Charts*|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Don't Let Him Go]]" || [[REO Speedwagon]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 24 || n/a || 2 (Canada) || [[Don't Let Him Go#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Don't Stop Believin']]" || [[Journey (band)|Journey]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 9 || 62 || 9 (United States) || 8 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 9 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 9 (Canada) - 50 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 62 (United Kingdom) - 100 (Australia) |- || "[[Don't You Want Me]]" || [[The Human League]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 1 || 1 || 1 [[Don't You Want Me#Charts 2|(8 countries)]] || [[Don't You Want Me#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Elvira (song)|Elvira]]" || [[The Oak Ridge Boys]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 5 || n/a || 5 (United States) || [[Elvira (song)#The Oak Ridge Boys recording|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" || [[The Police]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 3 || 1 || 1 [[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic#Chart performance|(4 countries)]] || [[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Every Woman in the World]]" || [[Air Supply]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 5 || n/a || 3 (Canada) || 2 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 3 (U.S. Record World) - 7 (New Zealand) - 8 (Australia) - 9 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |- || "[[Fade to Grey (Visage song)|Fade to Grey]]" || [[Visage (band)|Visage]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || n/a || 8 || 1 (Switzerland, West Germany) || [[Fade to Grey (Visage song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)]]" || [[Haircut One Hundred]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || n/a || 4 || 4 (United Kingdom) || 97 (Australia) |- || "[[Fire (U2 song)|Fire]]" || [[U2]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || n/a || 35 || 4 (Ireland) || n/a |- || "[[Fire and Ice (Pat Benatar song)|Fire and Ice]]" || [[Pat Benatar]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 17 || n/a || 3 (New Zealand) || 2 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 4 (Canada) - 30 (Australia) |- || "[[For Your Eyes Only (song)|For Your Eyes Only]]" || [[Sheena Easton]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 4 || 8 || 1 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]/[Single Top 100], Norway, Switzerland) || [[For Your Eyes Only (song)#Chart history|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Games People Play (Alan Parsons Project song)|Games People Play]]" || [[Alan Parsons Project]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 16 || n/a || 9 (Canada) || 95 (Australia) |- || "[[Gemini Dream]]" || [[The Moody Blues]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 12 || n/a || 1 (Canada) || 12 (U.S. Mainstream Rock) - 13 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 36 (Australia) - 36 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) |- || "[[Genius of Love]]" || [[Tom Tom Club]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 31 || 65 || 26 (Belgium) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 28 (New Zealand) |- || "[[Girls on Film]]" || [[Duran Duran]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || n/a || 5 || 1 (Portugal) || 4 (New Zealand) - 11 (Australia) - 15 (Sweden) - 16 (Ireland) |- || "[[Give It to Me Baby]]" || [[Rick James]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 40 || 47 || 40 (United States) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 34 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |- || "[[Gloria (U2 song)|Gloria]]" || [[U2]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || n/a || 55 || 10 (Ireland) || 15 (New Zealand) - 32 (Australia) |- || "[[Good Year for the Roses]]" || [[Elvis Costello and the Attractions]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || n/a || 6 || 6 (United Kingdom) || 11 (Netherlands [Dutch top 40]) - 25 (Belgium) - 34 (Australia) |- || "[[Happy Birthday (Altered Images song)|Happy Birthday]]" || [[Altered Images]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom, South Africa) || 3 (Ireland) - 16 (Sweden) - 23 (Australia) - 56 (West Germany) |- || "[[Harden My Heart]]" || [[Quarterflash]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 3 || 49 || 3 (United States) || 5 (Switzerland) - 6 (Australia) - 12 (New Zealand) - 15 (Austria) - 41 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 51 (West Germany) |- || "[[Hearts (song)|Hearts]]" || [[Marty Balin]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 8 || n/a || 4 (Canada) || 9 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 9 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 11 (Canada RPM Top Singles) - 19 (France) - 20 (U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks) |- || "Hearts on Fire" || [[Randy Meisner]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 19 || n/a || 19 (United States) || 34 (Canada) |- || "[[Hells Bells (song)|Hell's Bells]]" || [[AC/DC]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || n/a || n/a || 7 (Australia) || 16 (France) - 25 (Germany) - 50 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) |- || "[[Here I Am (Air Supply song)|Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)]]" || [[Air Supply]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 5 || n/a || 5 (United States) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 5 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 5 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 43 (Australia) |- || "[[Hill Street Blues (theme)|Hill Street Blues]]" || [[Mike Post]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 10 || n/a || 10 (United States) || 4 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) |- || "[[History Never Repeats]]" || [[Split Enz]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || n/a || 63 || 4 (Australia) || 5 (New Zealand) - 33 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) |- || "[[Hold On Tight (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Hold On Tight]]" || [[Electric Light Orchestra]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 10 || 4 || 1 (Spain, Switzerland) || [[Hold On Tight (Electric Light Orchestra song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[How 'Bout Us (song)|How 'Bout Us]]" || [[Champaign (band)|Champaign]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 12 || 5 || 1 (Belgium, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]/[Singles Top 100]|| [[How 'Bout Us (song)|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[I Ain't Gonna Stand for It]]" || [[Stevie Wonder]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 11 || 10 || 2 (New Zealand) || [[I Ain't Gonna Stand for It|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)]]" || [[Hall & Oates]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 1 || 8 || 1 (United States) || [[I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)]]" || [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 18 || 62 || 3 (New Zealand) || 10 (Canada) - 71 (Australia) |- || "[[I Don't Need You]]" || [[Kenny Rogers]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 3 || n/a || 2 (Canada) || [[I Don't Need You#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[I Go to Sleep]]" || [[The Pretenders]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || n/a || 7 || 4 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) || 6 (Belgium) - 9 (Netherlands [Single Top 100] - 28 (New Zealand) |- || "[[I Love You (Climax Blues Band song)|I Love You]]" || [[Climax Blues Band]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 12 || n/a || 14 (Canada) || 9 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 20 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 30 (Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary) - 59 (Australian) |- || "[[I Made It Through the Rain]]" || [[Barry Manilow]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 10 || 37 || 20 (Ireland) || 4 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 18 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |- || "[[I Missed Again]]" || [[Phil Collins]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 19 || 14 || 6 (Canada) || [[I Missed Again#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- | "[[I Will Follow]]" || [[U2]] || {{Date table sorting|081980}}|August 1981* || n/a || n/a || 34 (New Zealand) || 20 (U.S. Billboard Top Tracks) - 71 (Australia) *song released in October 1980 |- || "[[Difficult to Cure|I Surrender]]" || [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 50 || 3 || 1 (Finland) || [[Difficult to Cure#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[I Want to Be Free (Toyah song)|I Want to Be Free]]" || [[Toyah Willcox|Toyah]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || n/a || 8 || 8 (United Kingdom) || 1 (UK Independent Singles Chart) - 10 (Ireland) - 10 (South Africa) - 30 (New Zealand) - 35 (Australia) - 61 (West Germany) |- || "[[I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World]]" || [[Ronnie Milsap]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 20 || n/a || 20 || 1 (U.S. Hot Country Songs, Canadian RPM Country Tracks, Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 3 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 57 (Australia) |- || "[[If Leaving Me Is Easy]]" || [[Phil Collins]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || n/a || 17 || 17 (United Kingdom) || 61 (Germany) |- || "[[If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?]]" || [[Mental As Anything]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || n/a || n/a || 4 (Australia) || 16 (New Zealand) |- || "I'm in Love" || [[Evelyn King (singer)|Evelyn King]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 40 || 27 || 27 (United Kingdom) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles, U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 33 (U.S. Record World) - 44 (U.S. Cash Box) |- || "[[In the Air Tonight]]" || [[Phil Collins]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 19 || 2 || [[In the Air Tonight#Charts and certifications|(6 countries)]] || [[In the Air Tonight#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[In the Dark (Billy Squier song)|In the Dark]]" || [[Billy Squier]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 35 || n/a || 22 (Canada) || 7 (U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks) |- || "[[Intuition (Linx song)|Intuition]]" || [[Linx (band)|Linx]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || n/a || 7 || 7 (United Kingdom)|| 10 (Ireland) - 38 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 69 (Australia) |- || "[[Invisible Sun]]" || [[The Police]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || 5 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 89 (Australia) |- || "[[Is That Love]]" || [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || n/a || 35 || 1 (Israel) || 25 (Ireland) |- || "[[It Must Be Love (Labi Siffre song)|It Must Be Love]]" || [[Madness (band)|Madness]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 33 || 4 || 4 (United Kingdom) || 5 (Ireland) - 6 (Australia) - 43 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |- || "[[It Must Be Magic]]" || [[Teena Marie]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 23 || n/a || 23 (United Kingdom) || 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) |- || "[[I've Done Everything for You]]" || [[Rick Springfield]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 8 || n/a || 8 (United States) || 19 (Canada RPM Charts) - 31 (Australia) - 40 (Canada) |- || "[[Jessie's Girl]]" || [[Rick Springfield]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 1 || n/a || 1 (Australia, United States) || 1 (U.S. Cash Box, U.S. Record World) - 6 (Canada) - 10 (U.S. Mainstream Rock) 21 (New Zealand) |- || "[[Jukebox Hero]]" || [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 26 || 48 || 7 (South Africa) || 24 (Germany) - 34 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 39 (Canada) - 53 (Australia) |- || "[[Just Between You and Me (April Wine song)|Just Between You and Me]]" || [[April Wine]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 21 || 52 || 21 (United States) || 22 (Canada) |- || "[[Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode song)|Just Can't Get Enough]]" || [[Depeche Mode]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || n/a || 8 || 4 (Australia) || 1 (UK Independent Singles Chart) - 14 (Sweden) - 16 (Ireland) - 18 (Spain) - 26 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 29 (New Zealand) - 30 (Belgium) |- || "[[Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington, Jr. song)|Just the Two of Us]]" || [[Grover Washington, Jr.]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 2 || 34 || 2 (United States) || [[Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jr. song)#Certifications|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Kids in America]]" || [[Kim Wilde]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 25 || 2 || 1 (Finland, South African) || [[Kids in America#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Kiss on My List]]" || [[Hall & Oates]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 1 || 33 || 1 (United States) || 7 (Canada) - 13 (Australia) - 16 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 33 (New Zealand) - 54 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) |- || "[[Labelled with Love]]" || [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || n/a || 4 || 2 (Ireland) || 46 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |- || "[[Leader of the Band]]" || [[Dan Fogelberg]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 9 || n/a || 9 (United States) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 35 (U.S. Billboard Top Pop Singles) |- || "[[Leather and Lace (song)|Leather and Lace]]" || [[Stevie Nicks]] and [[Don Henley]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 6 || n/a || 6 (United States) || [[Leather and Lace (song)|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Let's Get It Up]]" || [[AC/DC]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 || n/a || n/a || 18 (Sweden) || 33 (West Germany) - 73 (Australia) |- || "[[Let's Groove]]" || [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 3 || 3 || 2 (France, New Zealand) || [[Let's Groove#Certifications|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]]" || [[Rush (band)|Rush]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 55 || n/a || 18 (Canada) || 4 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) |- || "[[A Little in Love (Cliff Richard song)|A Little in Love]]" || [[Cliff Richard]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 17 || 15 || 4 (Canada) || [[A Little in Love (Cliff Richard song)#Chart performan|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Living Inside Myself]]" || [[Gino Vannelli]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 6 || n/a || 6 (United States) || [[Das Model#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Lock Up Your Daughters (song)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]" || [[Slade]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || n/a || 29 || 19 (Netherlands [Dutch Singles Chart]) || n/a |- || "[[Love Action (I Believe in Love)]]" || [[The Human League]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || n/a || 3 || 3 (United Kingdom) || 11 (Ireland) - 12 (Australia) - 21 (New Zealand) |- || "[[Love is Alright Tonite]]" || [[Rick Springfield]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 20 || n/a || 20 (United Kingdom) || 26 (Canada RPM Top Singles) - 40 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) |- || "[[Love on a Two-Way Street]]" || [[Stacy Lattisaw]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 26 || n/a || 26 (United States) || 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 19 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 23 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 26 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100) - 39 (Canada) |- || "[[Message of Love]]" || [[The Pretenders]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || n/a || 11 || 9 (Ireland) || 5 (U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks) - 15 (Australia) - 33 (Netherlands) - 44 (U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco) |- | "[[Das Model|The Model]]" || [[Kraftwerk]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || n/a || 1 || 1 (United Kingdom) || 4 (Ireland) - 7 (West Germany) - 20 (Finland) - 33 (Australia) |- |*"[[Modern Girl (Sheena Easton song)|Modern Girl]]" || [[Sheena Easton]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 18 || 8 || 8 (United Kingdom) || [[Modern Girl (Sheena Easton song)#Charts|]] |- | "[[More Than I Can Say]]" || [[Leo Sayer]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 2 || 2 || 1 (Australia) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 2 (Ireland, South Africa) - 3 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 5 (New Zealand) - 7 (Canada) ''[1980 overlap]'' |- | "[[Musclebound]]" b/w "[[Glow (Spandau Ballet song)|Glow]]" || [[Spandau Ballet]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || n/a || 10 || 10 (United Kingdom) || 18 (Ireland) - 32 (Netherlands [Single Top 100)] - 97 (Australia) |- | "[[Never Too Much (song)|Never Too Much]]" || [[Luther Vandross]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 33 || 13 || 13 (United Kingdom) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 4 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) - 18 (Ireland) - 47 (New Zealand) |- | "[[New Life (song)|New Life]]" || [[Depeche Mode]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || n/a || 11 || 11 (United Kingdom) || 1 (UK Independent Singles chart) - 22 (Ireland) - 29 (U.S. Billboard Dance Clubs Songs) |- | "[[O Superman]]" || [[Laurie Anderson]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || [[O Superman#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- | "[[Oh No (Commodores song)|Oh No]]" || [[The Commodores]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 4 || 44 || 3 (Canada) || 5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 5 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 51 (Australia) |- || "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" || [[Talking Heads]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || n/a || 14 || 14 (United Kingdom) || 16 (Ireland) - 23 (Australia) - 24 (Netherlands [Dutch Singles Chart]) - 28 (Canada) - 103 (U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100) |- | "[[One in Ten]]" || [[UB40]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || n/a || 7 || 7 United Kingdom) || 87 Australia) |- | "[[One of Us (ABBA song)|One of Us]]" || [[ABBA]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 || n/a || 3 || 1 [[One of Us (ABBA song)#Charts|(6 countries)]] || [[One of Us (ABBA song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- | "[[Open Your Heart (Human League song)|Open Your Heart]]" || [[The Human League]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || n/a || 6 || 6 (United Kingdom) || 8 (Ireland) - 12 (Belgium) - 20 (Netherlands [Single Top 100)] - 43 (New Zealand) |- || "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]" || [[The Go-Go's]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 20 || 47 || 2 (Australia) ||[[Our Lips Are Sealed#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- | "[[Ooa hela natten]]" || [[Attack (band)|Attack]] || 1981 || n/a || n/a || 1 (Sweden) || 2 (Norway) |- | "[[Pac-Man Fever (song)|Pac-Man Fever]]" || [[Buckner & Garcia]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 || 9 || n/a || 9 (Canada, United States) || 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |- || "[[Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)|Physical]]" || [[Olivia Newton-John]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 1 || 7 || 1 (Australia, Belgium, Canada, New Zealand) || [[Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Planet Earth (Duran Duran song)|Planet Earth]]" || [[Duran Duran]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || n/a || 12 || 8 (Australia) || 1 (French Airplay Chart) - 14 (Ireland) - 70 (France) |- || "[[Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)|Queen of Hearts]]" || [[Juice Newton]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 2 || n/a || 2 (South Africa, United States) || [[Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)#Chart performance (Juice Newton version)|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[Rapture (Blondie song)|Rapture]]" || [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 1 ||5 || 1 (United States) || [[Rapture (Blondie song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- || "[[The River (Bruce Springsteen song)|The River]]" || [[Bruce Springsteen]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || n/a ||n/a || 5 (Norway) || 5 (Norway) β 10 (Sweden) - 24 (Ireland) β 25 (Netherlands) β 35 (UK Singles Chart) |- || "[[Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution]]" || [[AC/DC]] || {{Date table sorting|111980}}|November 1980 <br><small>''(Charted in 1981)''</small> || n/a ||15 || 7 (Australia) || 15 (Ireland) |- ||"[[Rock This Town]]" || [[Stray Cats]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 9 || 9 || 3 (Belgium) || [[While You See a Chance#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Sat in Your Lap]]" || [[Kate Bush]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || n/a || 11 || 11 (United Kingdom) || 18 (Ireland) - 25 (Italy) - 30 (Spain) - 32 (Netherlands) - 93 (Australia) |- ||"[[Shake It Up (The Cars song)|Shake It Up]]" || [[The Cars]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 4 || n/a || 3 (Netherlands) || [[Shake It Up (The Cars song)|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)]]" || [[Carl Carlton]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 22 || 34 || 22 (United States) || 2 (US Billboard Soul Singles) - 23 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 27 (New Zealand) |- ||"[[Should I Do It (song)|Should I Do It]]" || [[The Pointer Sisters]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 || 12 || 50 || 6 (Belgium) || [[Should I Do It (song)|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[(Si Si) Je Suis un Rock Star]]" || [[Bill Wyman]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || n/a || 14 || 5 (Australia) || 6 (New Zealand) - 14 (Netherlands) - 20 (Belgium) |- ||"[[Slow Hand]]" || [[The Pointer Sisters]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 2 || 10 || 2 [[Slow Hand#Charts|(3 countries)]] || [[Slow Hand#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Souvenir (song)|Souvenir]]" || [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || n/a || 3 || 1 (Portugal, Spain) || [[Souvenir (song)#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Spirits in the Material World]]" || [[The Police]] || {{Date table sorting|121981}}|December 1981 || 11 || 12 || 4 (France) || [[Spirits in the Material World#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Start Me Up]]" || [[The Rolling Stones]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 2 || 7 || 1 (Australia) || [[Start Me Up#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Stop Draggin' My Heart Around]]" || [[Stevie Nicks]] with [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 3 || 50 || 3 (United States) || 2 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 4 (South Africa) - 5 (Canada) - 10 (Australia) - 11 (New Zealand) - 43 (Netherlands [Single Top 100) |- ||"[[Stray Cat Strut]]" || [[Stray Cats]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || 3 <br><small>''(Charted in 1982)''</small> || 11 || 3 (Canada, United States) || 3 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 8 (Ireland) - 30 (South Africa) - 41 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 78 (US Billboard Disco/Dance) |- ||"[[The Stroke]]" || [[Billy Squier]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 17 || 52 || 3 (Austria, United States) || [[The Stroke#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Sukiyaki (song)|Sukiyaki]]" || [[A Taste of Honey (band)|A Taste of Honey]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 3 || n/a || 3 (New Zealand, United States) || [[Sukiyaki (song)#A Taste of Honey version|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Super Freak]]" || [[Rick James]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 16 || n/a || 2 (Belgium, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) || [[Super Freak#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Sweetheart (Franke and the Knockouts song)|Sweetheart]]" || [[Franke and the Knockouts]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 10 || n/a || 10 (United States) || [[Sweetheart (Franke and the Knockouts song)#Chart history|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Take It on the Run]]" || [[REO Speedwagon]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 5 || 19 || 2 (Canada) || [[Take It on the Run#Charts|See Chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Tempted (Squeeze song)|Tempted]]" || [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 49 || 41 || 41 (United Kingdom) || 8 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 45 (Canada) - 95 (Australia) |- ||"[[Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)]]" || [[Joey Scarbury]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 2 || n/a || 1 (New Zealand) || [[Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[(There's) No Gettin' Over Me]]" || [[Ronnie Milsap]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 5 || n/a || 5 (United States) || [[(There's) No Gettin' Over Me|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[The Thin Wall]]" || [[Ultravox]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || 11 || 43 || 7 (Canada) || 5 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 7 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 11 (New Zealand) |- ||"[[This Little Girl]]" || [[Gary U.S. Bonds]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || n/a || 14 || 14 (United Kingdom) || 16 (Ireland) - 95 (Australia) |- ||"[[Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer]]" || [[Rush (band)|Rush]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 44 || 25 || 24 (Canada) || 8 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) |- ||"[[Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)]]" || [[Rod Stewart]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 20 || 8 || 2 (Canada) || [[Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Too Much Time on My Hands]]" || [[Styx (band)|Styx]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 9 || n/a || 4 (Canada) || 67 (Australia) |- ||"[[Turn Me Loose (Loverboy song)|Turn Me Loose]]" || [[Loverboy]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 35 || n/a || 3 (Australia) || 4 (South Africa) - 5 (New Zealand) - 6 (US Billboard Top Rock Tracks) - 7 (Canada) |- ||"[[Turn Your Love Around]]" || [[George Benson]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 5 || 29 || 5 (United States) || [[Turn Your Love Around#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Two Hearts (Stephanie Mills song)|Two Hearts]]" || [[Stephanie Mills]] & [[Teddy Pendergrass]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || 40 || 49 || 40 (United States) || 3 (US Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 46 (New Zealand) - 82 (US Billboard Disco Top 100) |- ||"[[Urgent (song)|Urgent]]" || [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] || {{Date table sorting|061981}}|June 1981 || 4 || 54 || 1 (Canada, South Africa) || [[Urgent (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Vienna (Ultravox song)|Vienna]]" || [[Ultravox]] || {{Date table sorting|011981}}|January 1981 || n/a || 2 || 1 [[Vienna (Ultravox song)#Charts|(3 countries)]] || [[Vienna (Ultravox song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[The Voice (The Moody Blues song)|The Voice]]" || [[The Moody Blues]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 15 || n/a || 9 (Canada) || 1 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 15 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 16 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 46 (Netherlands) - 91 (Australia) |- ||"[[The Waiting (song)|The Waiting]]" || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || 19 || n/a || 6 (Canada) || 1 (US Billboard Top Tracks) - 14 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 27 (New Zealand) |- ||"[[Waiting for a Girl Like You]]" || [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 2 || 8 || 2 (Canada, United States) || [[Waiting for a Girl Like You#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Waiting on a Friend]]" || [[The Rolling Stones]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 13 || 50 || 10 (Canada) || [[Waiting on a Friend#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Walking on Thin Ice]]" || [[Yoko Ono]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || 58 || 35 || 6 (Sweden) || [[Walking on Thin Ice#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Watching the Wheels]]" || [[John Lennon]] || {{Date table sorting|031981}}|March 1981 || 10 || 30 || 3 (Canada) || [[Watching the Wheels#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[We Got the Beat]]" || [[The Go-Go's]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 2 || n/a || 2 (United States) || [[We Got the Beat#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Wedding Bells (Godley & Creme song)|Wedding Bells]]" || [[Godley & Creme]] || {{Date table sorting|111981}}|November 1981 || n/a || 7 || 7 (United Kingdom) || [[Wedding Bells (Godley & Creme song)|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[While You See a Chance]]" || [[Steve Winwood]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 7 || 45 || 3 (Canada) || [[While You See a Chance#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Who Can It Be Now?]]" || [[Men at Work]] || {{Date table sorting|051981}}|May 1981 || 1 <br><small>''(Charted in 1982)''</small> || 45 || 1 (Israel, United States) || [[Who Can It Be Now?#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Who's Crying Now]]" || [[Journey (band)|Journey]] || {{Date table sorting|071981}}|July 1981 || 4 || 46 || 4 (United States) || [[Who's Crying Now#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]" || [[Diana Ross]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 7 || 4 || 1 (Belgium, Netherlands) || [[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)#Diana Ross version|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Wired for Sound (song)|Wired for Sound]]" || [[Cliff Richard]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 71 || 4 || 2 (Australia, South Africa) || [[Wired for Sound (song)|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[Working for the Weekend]]" || [[Loverboy]] || {{Date table sorting|091981}}|September 1981 || 29 || n/a || 10 (Canada) || 2 (US Billboard Rock Top Tracks) - 19 (Australia) - 19 (New Zealand) |- ||"[[Working in the Coal Mine#Devo version|Working in the Coal Mine]]" || [[Devo]] || {{Date table sorting|081981}}|August 1981 || 43 || n/a || 10 (New Zealand) || 17 (Canada) - 20 (Australia) - 30 (US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) - 36 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 53 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks) |- ||"[[You Better You Bet]]" || [[The Who]] || {{Date table sorting|021981}}|February 1981 || 18 || 9 || 4 (Canada) || [[You Better You Bet#Charts|See chart performance entry]] |- ||"[[You Make My Dreams]]" || [[Hall & Oates]] || {{Date table sorting|041981}}|April 1981 || 5 || n/a || 5 (United States) || 4 (US Radio & Records Chart) - 7 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 17 (Canada) - 35 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 40 (Australia) |- ||"[[Young Turks (song)|Young Turks]]" || [[Rod Stewart]] || {{Date table sorting|101981}}|October 1981 || 5 || 11 || 1 (Canada, Israel) || [[Young Turks (song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] |} ===Other Chart hit singles=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *"[[Aie a Mwana]]" β [[Bananarama]] *"[[And the Bands Played On]]" β [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] (# 12 UK) *"[[Another Tricky Day]]" β [[The Who]] *"[[Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey]]" β [[Modern Romance (band)|Modern Romance]] (# 10 UK) *"[[Boys and Girls (Human League song)|Boys and Girls]]" β [[The Human League]] (# 48 UK) *"[[Boys in Town]]" β [[Divinyls]] (# 8 Australia) *"[[Bringing on the Heartbreak]]" β [[Def Leppard]] (# 61 US) *"[[Chcem sa s tebou deliΕ₯]]" β [[Marika GombitovΓ‘]] (Winner of the Intervision Song Contest) *"[[Computer Love (Kraftwerk song)|Computer Love]]" β [[Kraftwerk]] (# 36 UK) *"[[Cool World (song)|Cool World]]" β [[Mondo Rock]] (# 8 Australia) *"[[Der blaue Planet]]" - [[Karat (band)|Karat]] (# 2 East Germany) *"[[Don't Stop the Music (Yarbrough and Peoples song)|Don't Stop the Music]]" β [[Yarbrough and Peoples]] *"[[Double Dutch Bus]]" β [[Frankie Smith]] *"[[EisbΓ€r]]" β [[Grauzone]] *"[[Fight the Good Fight]]" β [[Triumph (band)|Triumph]] (# 18 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) *"[[Funeral Pyre]]" β [[The Jam]] (# 4 UK) *"[[Heading Out to the Highway]]" β [[Judas Priest]] (# 10 U.S. Mainstream Rock) *"[[I Don't Wanna Dance (Split Enz song)|I Don't Wanna Dance]]" β [[Split Enz]] (# 65 Australia) *"[[I Heard It Through The Grapevine]]" - [[Roger]] (# 79 United States, # 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles, # 25 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) *"If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)" β [[The Rolling Stones]]*" *"[[It's All I Can Do (Anne Murray song)|It's All I Can Do]]" - [[Anne Murray]] (# 53 United States) *"[[(Kom sΓ₯ ska vi) Leva livet]]" β [[Gyllene Tider]] (# 13 Sweden) *"[[La voix du bon Dieu (song)|La voix du bon Dieu]]" β [[CΓ©line Dion]] (# 11 Quebec)*"[[Lonely Is the Night]]" *"[[Mean Street]]" β [[Van Halen]] (# 12 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks) *"[[Oh No Not You Again]]" β [[Australian Crawl]] (# 58 Australia) *"[[Pearl Necklace (song)|Pearl Necklace]]" β [[ZZ Top]] (# 28 US) *"[[A Promise (song)|A Promise]]" β [[Echo & the Bunnymen]] (# 49 UK) *"[[Red Barchetta]]" β [[Rush (band)|Rush]] *"[[RΓ©siste]]" β [[France Gall]] *"[[Rise Above (Black Flag song)|Rise Above]]" β [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] *"[[Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)|Romeo and Juliet]]" β [[Dire Straits]] *"[[Runaround Sue]]" β [[Racey]] *"[[Sailing (Christopher Cross song)|Sailing]]" β [[Christopher Cross]] *"[[Same Old Lang Syne]]" β [[Dan Fogelberg]] *"[[Sausalito Summernight]]" β [[Diesel (band)|Diesel]] *"[[Say Goodbye to Hollywood]]" β [[Billy Joel]] *"[[Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (song)|Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)]]" β [[David Bowie]] *"[[She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)]]" β [[Carl Carlton]] *"[[She's Got a Way]]" (live) β [[Billy Joel]] *"[[Shout and Deliver]]" β [[The Reels]] (# 43 Australia) *"[[Shut Up (Madness song)|Shut Up]]" β [[Madness (band)|Madness]] *"Silly" β [[Deniece Williams]] *"[[Since You're Gone]]" β [[The Cars]] *"[[Slave (Rolling Stones song)|Slave]]" β [[The Rolling Stones]] *"[[So This Is Love? (song)|So This Is Love?]]" β [[Van Halen]] *"[[The Sound of the Crowd]]" β [[The Human League]] *"[[Stay Young (INXS song)|Stay Young]]" β [[INXS]] (# 21 Australia) *"[[Stone in Love]]" β [[Journey (band)|Journey]] *"[[Stop This Game]]" β [[Cheap Trick]] *"[[Straight from the Heart (The Allman Brothers Band song)|Straight from the Heart]]" β [[The Allman Brothers Band]] *"[[Take It to the Limit (Eagles song)|Take It to the Limit (Live)]]" β [[The Eagles]] *"[[Telstar (song)|Telstar]]" β [[The Shadows]] *"[[That Old Song]]" β [[Ray Parker Jr.]] & [[Raydio]] *"[[That's Entertainment (The Jam song)|That's Entertainment]]" β [[The Jam]] *"[[There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis]]" β [[Kirsty McColl]] *"[[Through the Years (Kenny Rogers song)|Through the Years]]" β [[Kenny Rogers]] *"[[Time (The Alan Parsons Project song)|Time]]" β [[The Alan Parsons Project]] *"[[Together (The Intruders song)#Tierra remake|Together]]" β [[Tierra (group)|Tierra]] *"[[Too Many Times (Mental As Anything song)|Too Many Times]]" β [[Mental As Anything]] *"[[Treat Me Right (Pat Benatar song)|Treat Me Right]]" β [[Pat Benatar]] *"[[Tube Snake Boogie]]" β [[ZZ Top]] *"[[Tunnel of Love (Dire Straits song)|Tunnel of Love]]" β [[Dire Straits]] *"[[Turning Japanese]]" β [[The Vapors]] (released in 1980) *"[[Unchained (song)|Unchained]]" β [[Van Halen]] *"[[The Unguarded Moment (song)|The Unguarded Moment]]" β [[The Church (band)|The Church]] *"[[The Voice (Ultravox song)|The Voice]]" β [[Ultravox]] *"[[Little T&A]]" β [[The Rolling Stones]] *"[[The Wanderer (Donna Summer song)|The Wanderer]]" β [[Donna Summer]] *"[[Water on Glass|Water on Glass"/"Boys]]" β [[Kim Wilde]] *"[[We Don't Have to Hold Out]]" β [[Anne Murray]] *"[[(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang]]" β [[Heaven 17]] *"[[Wedding Bells (Godley & Creme song)|Wedding Bells]]" β [[Godley & Creme]] *"[[We'll Bring the House Down (song)|We'll Bring the House Down]]" β [[Slade]] *"[[We're in This Love Together]]" β [[Al Jarreau]] *"[[What Are We Doin' In Love]]" β [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Dottie West]] *"[[What Kind of Fool]]" β [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Barry Gibb]] *"When He Shines" β [[Sheena Easton]] *"[[When She Was My Girl]]" β [[The Four Tops]] *"[[When You Were Sweet Sixteen]]" β [[The Fureys]] with [[Davey Arthur]] *"[[Whip It (Devo song)|Whip It]]" β [[Devo]] *"Wild Colonial Boy" β [[Dr. Hook]] *"[[Wild Is the Wind (song)|Wild is the Wind]]" β [[David Bowie]] *"Will You?" β [[Hazel O'Connor]] *"[[Winning (Santana song)|Winning]]" β [[Santana (band)|Santana]] *"[[You Got Nothing I Want]]" β [[Cold Chisel]] }}
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