What was the biggest hit of 1981?

Don’t You Want Me
Official Top 50 best-selling singles of 1981

POS TITLE ARTIST
1 Don’t You Want Me Human League
2 Tainted Love Soft Cell
3 Stand & Deliver Adam & The Ants
4 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants

Who topped the charts in 1981?

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1981

No. Title Artist(s)
1 “Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes
2 “Endless Love” Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
3 “Lady” Kenny Rogers
4 “(Just Like) Starting Over” John Lennon

What are the hits in 1981?

Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981

  • Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes.
  • Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie.
  • Lady – Kenny Rogers.
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  • Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield.
  • Celebration – Kool and The Gang.
  • Kiss On My List – Daryl Hall and John Oates.
  • I Love a Rainy Night – Eddie Rabbitt.

What was No 1 in 1981?

At the end of 1981, the official year-end charts provided by the UK’s chart provider, the British Market Research Bureau, stated that the best-selling single of the year was “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell.

What was the number 1 song in May 1981?

List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981

Issue date Song Artist
May 16 “Morning Train (Nine to Five)” Sheena Easton
May 23 “Being With You” Smokey Robinson
May 30 “Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes
June 6

What was the number one song in August of 1981?

Elvira
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981

Issue date Song Artist
August 1 “Elvira” Oak Ridge Boys
August 8 “Theme From “Greatest American Hero” Joey Scarbury
August 15 “Endless Love” Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
August 22

What was the number one song in August 1981?