1981

I'm not really sure what happened to 1981 but I do remember it very well, even though I was only 8 years old for most of the year. The songs still bring back a lot of memories.



Debut Artists Of 1981 and their debut singles:

Alabama - Feels So Right

Patti Austin - Every Home Should Have One

Billy & The Beaters - I can Take Care Of Myself

Phil Collins - I Missed Again

Sheena Easton - Morning Train

The Gap Band - Burn Rubber

The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed

James Ingram - Just Once

Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together

The Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

Loverboy - Turn Me Loose

Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira

Quarterflash - Harden My Heart

Lionel Richie - Endless Love

Billy Squier - The Stroke

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance

Top Singles Of 1981:

Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

Celebration - Kool & The Gang

Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

(Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon

Kiss On My List - Hall & Oates

Morning Train - Sheena Easton

Physical - Olivia Newton John

Rapture - Blondie

Popular Movies Of 1981:

American Pop

Elvis And The Beauty Queen

Absence of Malice

Arthur

Bustin' Loose

Chariots Of Fire

Friday The 13th Part 2

The Gods Must Be Crazy

On Golden Pond

Porky's

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Ragtime

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Reds

S.O.B

Thief

Top TV Shows Of 1981:

ABC Monday Night Movie

Alice

Dallas

The Dukes Of Hazzard

The Jeffersons

Joanie Loves Chachi

M*A*S*H

60 Minutes

Three's Company

Too Close For Comfort

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The Classic Sixties Collection

If it weren't for infomercials I never would have known of this collection. I woke up in the middle of the night and Peter Noone as on the TV talking about The Classic Sixties Collection


150 songs in all in two parts. So press the Green Arrow to hear $120 worth of music for free.


1. ? And The Mysterians • 96 Tears

2. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell • Ain't No Mountain High Enough

3. The Temptations • Ain't To Proud To Beg

4. Free • All Right Now

5. 5th Dimension • Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In

6. The Four Tops • Baby I Need Your Lovin'

7. Foundations • Baby, Now That I've Found You

8. Creedence Clearwater Revival • Bad Moon Rising

9. Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas • Bad To Me

10. Beach Boys • Barbara Ann

11. Temptations • Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

12. American Breed • Bend Me, Shape Me

13. Los Bravos • Black is Black

14. Steppenwolf • Born To Be Wild

15. The Newbeats • Bread and Butter

16. Van Morrison • Brown Eyed Girl

17. Foundations • Build Me Up Buttercup

18. The Mama's and The Papa's • California Dreamin'

19. Frankie Valli • Can't Take My Eyes Off You

20. Herman's Hermits • Can't You Hear My Heartbeat

21. Donovan • Catch The Wind

22. Aretha Franklin • Chain Of Fools

23. The Dixie Cups • Chapel of Love

24. Neil Diamond • Cherry Cherry

25. Temptations • Cloud Nine

26. Jay & The Americans • Come A Little Bit Closer

27. The Supremes • Come See About Me

28. Tommy James & The Shondells • Crimson and Clover

29. Box Tops • Cry Like A Baby

30. Martha & The Vandellas • Dancing In The Street

31. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels • Devil With A Blue Dress On …

32. Standells • Dirty Water

33. Tommy Roe • Dizzy

34. Manfred Mann • Do Wah Diddy Diddy

35. Gerry & The Pacemakers • Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

36. Soul Survivors • Expressway

37. Crazy World of Arthur Brown • Fire

38. Stevie Wonder • For Once In My Life

39. Youngbloods • Get Together

40. Spencer Davis Group • Gimme Some Lovin'

41. O'Kaysions • Girl Watcher

42. Shadows of the Knight • Gloria

43. Moody Blues • Go Now!

44. Beach Boys • God Only Knows

45. The Young Rascals • Good Lovin'

46. Lemon Pipers • Green Tambourine

47. The Young Rascals • Groovin'

48. The McCoys • Hang On Sloopy

49. Tommy James & The Shondells • Hanky Panky

50. The Beach Boys • Help Me Rhonda

51. Jackie Wilson • Higher & Higher

52. Animals • House Of The Rising Sun

53. Deep Purple • Hush

54. The Who • I Can See For Miles

55. Temptations • I Can't Get Next You Babe

56. Four Tops • I Can't Help Myself

57. The Beach Boys • I Get Around

58. James Brown • I Got You

59. Sonny & Cher • I Got You Babe

60. Marvin Gaye • I Heard It Through The Grapevine

61. Dusty Springfield • I Only Want To Be With You

62. Miracles • I Second That Emotion

63. Stevie Wonder • I Was Made To Love Her

64. The Monkees • I'm A Believer

65. Zager and Evans • In The Year 2525

66. Iron Butterfly • In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

67. Isley Brothers • It's Your Thing

68. John Fred • Judy In Disguise

69. First Edition • Just Dropped In

70. Paul Revere and The Raiders • Kicks

71. Wilson Pickett • Land of 1000 Dances

72. The Monkees • Last Train To Clarksville

73. The Beau Brummels • Laugh Laugh

74. The Grass Roots • Let's Live For Today

75. Lou Christie • Lightnin' Strikes

76. The Music Explosion • Little Bit O' Soul

77. The Grass Roots • Midnight Confessions

78. Mama's & The Papa's • Monday, Monday

79. Tommy James & The Shondells • Mony Mony

80. The Byrds • Mr. Tambourine Man

81. Herman's Hermits • Mrs.Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter

82. Temptations • My Girl

83. Mary Wells • My Guy

84. Steam • Na Na Hey Hey

85. Aretha Franklin • Natural Woman

86. Searchers • Needles And Pins

87. Association • Never My Love

88. Moody Blues • Nights In White Satin

89. Guess Who • No Time

90. Human Beinz • Nobody But Me

91. Martha & The Vandellas • Nowhere To Run

92. Roy Orbison • Oh Pretty Woman

93. Three Dog Night • One

94. The Impressions • People Get Ready

95. The Rascals • People Got To Be Free

96. Big Brother and The Holding Company • Piece of My Heart

97. The Monkees • Pleasant Valley Sunday

98. Bob Dylan • Positively 4th Street

99. Creedence Clearwater Revival • Proud Mary

100. Count Five • Psychotic Reaction

101. Jackie DeShannon • Put A Little Love In Your Heart

102. Four Tops • Reach Out I'll Be There

103. Fontella Bass • Rescue Me

104. Aretha Franklin • Respect

105. Zombies • She's Not There

106. Jr. Walker & The All Stars • Shotgun

107. Jefferson Airplane • Somebody To Love

108. Dusty Springfield • Son of a Preacher Man

109. Sam & Dave • Soul Man

110. Blood, Sweat and Tears • Spinning Wheel

111. The Supremes • Stop! In The Name of Love

112. Archies • Sugar Sugar

113. Lovin' Spoonful • Summer In The City

114. Donovan • Sunshine Superman

115. Trashmen • Surfin' Bird

116. Elvis Presley • Suspicious Minds

117. Aaron Neville • Tell It Like It Is

118. The Ad Libs • The Boy from New York City

119. Otis Redding • The Dock of the Bay

120. The Box Tops • The Letter

121. Jan & Dean • The Little Old Lady

122. Betty Everett • The Shoop Shoop Song

123. The Zombies • The Time of The Season

124. The Band • The Weight

125. Herman's Hermits • There's A Kind of Hush

126. Outsiders • Time Won't Let Me

127. Lulu • To Sir With Love

128. Marvin Gaye • Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby

129. Miracles • Tracks Of My Tears

130. The Byrds • Turn! Turn! Turn!

131. Righteous Brothers • Unchained Melody

132. Stevie Wonder • Uptight

133. Left Banke • Walk Away Renee

134. The Blues Magoos • We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet

135. The Animals • We Gotta Get Out of this Place

136. The Five Americans • Western Union

137. Jimmy Ruffin • What Becomes of the Broken Hearted

138. Percy Sledge • When A Man Loves A Woman

139. Jefferson Airplane • White Rabbit

140. Procol Harum • Whiter Shade of Pale, A

141. The Troggs • Wild Thing

142. Joe Cocker • With A Little Help From My Friends

143. Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs • Wooly Bully

144. Peter & Gordon • World Without Love, A

145. Supremes • You Keep Me Hangin' On

146. The Kinks • You Really Got Me

147. Union Gap feat. Gary Puckett • Young Girl

148. The Righteous Brothers • You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

149. Blood, Sweat and Tears • You've Made Me So Very Happy

150. Ohio Express • Yummy, Yummy, Yummy

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