| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 12/1981 | | 399
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US dance 3
US rock 4 | written by Philip Oakey, Jo Callis & Philip Adrian Wright |
 | 2. | 11/1981 | | 360
| US ✫1
UK 3
US dance 12
US rock ✫1 | charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
[EMI America 8102]
written by Seth Justman |
| 3. | 02/1981 | | 355
| US 2
UK ✫1
US AC 4
US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 54321]
written by Smokey Robinson |
 | 4. | 07/1981 | | 351
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 1519]
written by Lionel Richie |
 | 5. | 12/1981 | | 350
| US ✫1
UK 4
US dance 31
US rock ✫1 | as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
[Boardwalk 7-11-135]
written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker |
 | 6. | 01/1981 | | 335
| US 2
UK ✫1
US AC 4
US rock 26 | [Geffen]
written by John Lennon |
| 7. | 10/1981 | | 327
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC 29
US dance 22
US R&B 28 | [MCA 51182]
written by Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick |
 | 8. | 04/1981 | | 323
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 11
US dance 18 | [venus, sugar sugar, no reply, i'll be back, drive my car, do you want to know a secret, we can work it out, i should have known better, nowhere man, you're going to lose that girl, stars on 45]
[Radio 3810]
written by various |
| 9. | 09/1981 | | 322
| US 3
UK ✫1
US rock ✫1 | written by Sting |
 | 10. | 03/1981 | | 320
| US ✫1
UK 10
US AC 15
US dance 26
US rock 5 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1982]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1982]
[EMI America 8077]
written by Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon |
|
 | 11. | 11/1981 | | 307
| US ✫1
UK 8
US AC 12
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1
US rock 28 | [RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen |
 | 12. | 10/1981 | | 306
| US 3
UK 3
US dance 3
US R&B ✫1 | charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
[Columbia 02536]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White |
 | 13. | 01/1981 | | 305
| US ✫1
UK 5
US dance ✫1
US R&B 33
US rock 35 | charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein |
 | 14. | 08/1981 | | 303
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US rock 13 |  [Academy Award for Best Original Song 1981]
 [Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1981]
[Warner 49787]
written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen |
| 15. | 08/1981 | | 298
| US 8
UK ✫1
US dance 4
US rock 12 |
written by Ed Cobb, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland) |
 | 16. | 08/1981 | | 287
| US 2
UK 7
US dance 14
US rock ✫1 | [Rolling Stones 21003]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 17. | 10/1981 | | 272
| US 2
UK 8
US AC 5
US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 3868]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm |
| 18. | 05/1981 | | 259
| US ✫1
UK 12
US AC ✫1 | [instrumental]
[Polydor 2189]
written by Vangelis |
| 19. | 10/1981 | | 256
| US 7
UK 4
US AC 2
US R&B 6 | written by Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago (uncredited), George Goldner (uncredited) & Morris Levy |
 | 20. | 05/1981 | | 252
| US 2
UK 10
US AC 6
US R&B 7 | [Planet 47929]
written by John Bettis & Michael Clark |
| 21. | 07/1981 | | 240
| US 10
UK 2
US AC 8 | [instrumental]
tchaikovsky piano concerto #1, flight of the bumble bee, mozart symphony #40 in g minor, rhapsody in blue, karelia suite, the marriage of figaro, romeo & juliet, trumpet voluntary, etc.
[RCA 12304]
written by various |
 | 22. | 12/1981 | | 239
| US 10
UK 3
US dance 16
US R&B 4 | B side to Steppin' Out ; charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & the Gang & James "J.T." Taylor |
| 23. | 07/1981 | | 228
| US 10
UK 4
US rock 2 | [Columbia 02408 (Jet)]
written by Jeff Lynne |
 | 24. | 05/1981 | | 227
| US 2
UK 13
US AC ✫1
US rock 6 | [Dark Horse 49725]
written by George Harrison |
 | 25. | 06/1981 | | 226
| US 4
UK 8
US AC 6 | [Liberty 1418]
written by Bill Conti & Mike Leeson (as Michael Leeson) |
 | 26. | 02/1981 | | 220
| US 2
UK 34
US AC 2
US R&B 3 | featuring Bill Withers
written by Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter |
 | 27. | 08/1981 | | 217
| US ✫1
UK 32
US AC 33
US rock 33 | [RCA 12296]
written by Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, Janna Allen & Warren Pash |
| 28. | 08/1981 | | 216
| US 11
UK 3
US AC 9
US R&B ✫1 | [Casablanca 2338]
written by Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb |
| 29. | 03/1981 | | 216
| US ✫1
UK 43
US rock 10 | [RCA 12201]
written by Rick Springfield |
 | 30. | 10/1981 | | 204
| US 5
UK 11
US dance 63
US rock 23 | [Warner 49843]
written by Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings & Kevin Savigar |
 | 31. | 11/1981 | | 203
| US 29
UK ✫1
US rock 7 | written by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor & David Bowie |
| 32. | 02/1981 | | 203
| US 12
UK 5
US AC ✫1
US R&B 4 | [Columbia 11433]
written by Dana Walden |
 | 33. | 05/1981 | | 198
| US 2
UK 76
US AC 2
US country 14 | [Capitol 4997]
written by Hank DeVito |
| 34. | 01/1981 | | 198
| US 19
UK 2
US rock 2 | [Atlantic 3824]
written by Phil Collins |
 | 35. | 04/1981 | | 198
| US 3
UK 11
US dance 78
US rock 41 | produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI America 8122]
written by Brian Setzer |
| 36. | 10/1981 | | 197
| US 3
UK 49
US AC 41
US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 49824]
written by Marv Ross |
 | 37. | 05/1981 | | 195
| US ✫1
US AC 2 | [Arista 0604]
written by Graham Russell |
| 38. | 03/1981 | | 194
| US 3
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Capitol 4953]
written by Rokusuke Ei, Hachidai Nakamura, Abraham Quintanilla III (as Abraham Quintanilla Jr.) & Pete Astudillo |
 | 39. | 06/1981 | | 192
| US 3
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1415]
written by Rick Christian |
 | 40. | 05/1981 | | 192
| US 38
UK ✫1
US dance 38 | charted as Stand and Deliver / Beat My Guest in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni |
| 41. | 10/1981 | | 190
| US 5
UK 29
US dance 32
US R&B ✫1 | [Warner 49846]
written by Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon & Steve Lukather |
 | 42. | 07/1981 | | 189
| US 4
UK 54
US dance 32
US rock ✫1 | featuring Jr. Walker
[Atlantic 3831]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] |
| 43. | 11/1981 | | 186
| US 4
UK 27
US R&B 25
US rock 8 | charted as Flamethrower / Freeze-Frame in US R&B charts
[EMI America 8108]
written by Seth Justman & Peter Wolf |
| 44. | 09/1981 | | 185
| US 4
UK 44
US AC 5
US R&B 5 | [Motown 1527]
written by Lionel Richie |
| 45. | 11/1981 | | 184
| US 23
UK 2
US AC 3 | [live]
written by William H. Miller (as William Miller) & James Sheppard |
 | 46. | 05/1981 | | 182
| US 2
US AC 3 | [Elektra 47147]
written by Stephen Geyer & Mike Post |
 | 47. | 07/1981 | | 182
| US 3
UK 50
US rock 2 | with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
[Modern 7336]
written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell |
 | 48. | 03/1981 | | 181
| US 5
UK 19
US rock 6 | [Epic 19-01054]
written by Gary Richrath |
 | 49. | 02/1981 | | 178
| US 9
UK 9
US dance 35
US rock 4 | produced by Dave Edmunds; charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts
[EMI America 8132]
written by Brian Setzer |
| 50. | 03/1981 | | 176
| US 4
US AC 11
US R&B ✫1 | as Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
[Arista 0592]
written by Ray Parker Jr |
| 51. | 11/1981 | | 176
| US 4
US dance 14
US rock 2 | charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts
[Elektra 47250]
written by Ric Ocasek |
| 52. | 06/1981 | | 176
| US 5
US AC 2
US country ✫1 | [RCA]
written by Walt Aldridge & Tom Brasfield |
 | 53. | 07/1981 | | 174
| US 5
US AC 3
US country ✫1 | [Elektra 47174]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens |
 | 54. | 01/1981 | | 174
| US 3
UK 42
US AC 26
US rock 16 | [A&M 2300]
written by Dennis DeYoung |
 | 55. | 09/1981 | | 173
| US 72
UK ✫1 | with Barbara Gaskin
written by Walter Gold, John Gluck (as John Gluck Jr.) & Herb Weiner |
 | 56. | 02/1981 | | 172
| US 53
UK ✫1 | written by Joe Dolce |
 | 57. | 02/1981 | | 172
| US 25
UK 2
US rock 29 | written by Marty Wilde & Ricky Wilde |
| 58. | 11/1981 | | 172
| US 4
US rock ✫1 | written by Alex Call & Jim Keller |
| 59. | 02/1981 | | 171
| US 4
US AC ✫1
US country 22
US rock 57 | [Capitol 4976]
written by Chip Taylor |
| 60. | 05/1981 | | 169
| US 5
US AC 8
US country ✫1 | [MCA 51084]
written by Dallas Frazier |
| 61. | 04/1981 | | 168
| US 55
UK ✫1
US AC 37
US R&B 42 | [Motown 1512]
written by Sam Brown & Renée Armand |
 | 62. | 07/1981 | | 168
| US 4
UK 76
US AC 14
US rock 4 | [Columbia 02241 A]
written by Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry |
 | 63. | 10/1981 | | 164
| US 7
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 5046]
written by Otha Young |
| 64. | 07/1981 | | 164
| UK ✫1 | written by Bob Davie & Marvin Moore |
| 65. | 09/1981 | | 160
| UK ✫1 | written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni |
| 66. | 02/1981 | | 158
| UK ✫1 | [Epic 02072]
written by Stuart Hamblen |
 | 67. | 03/1981 | | 158
| UK ✫1 | [1981 Eurovision Song Contest winner]
[RCA 12242]
written by John Danter & Â Andy Hill |
 | 68. | 06/1981 | | 158
| UK ✫1 | written by Jerry Dammers |
| 69. | 09/1981 | | 157
| US 5
US AC ✫1 | [Arista 0626]
written by Norman Sallitt |
 | 70. | 01/1981 | | 155
| US 7
UK 45
US AC 17
US rock 2 | [Island 49656]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings |
| 71. | 09/1981 | | 155
| US 5
US rock 2 | [live]
written by Eugene Williams |
| 72. | 07/1981 | | 154
| UK ✫1
US dance 13 | charted as Pocket Calculator / Numbers / Computer-World / Computer Love in US dance charts
written by Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter & Emil Schult |
 | 73. | 08/1981 | | 154
| UK ✫1
US dance 15 | written by Bob Heatlie |
 | 74. | 02/1981 | | 152
| UK ✫1 | [Atco 7329]
written by John Lennon |
 | 75. | 11/1981 | | 152
| UK ✫1 | written by Andy Hill & Peter Sinfield |
| 76. | 08/1981 | | 152
| US 10
UK 25
US AC 4 | featuring Larry Carlton
[instrumental]
[Elektra 47186]
written by Mike Post |
| 77. | 12/1981 | | 151
| US 5
US AC 4 | written by Graham Russell |
| 78. | 06/1981 | | 151
| US 8
UK 56
US AC 13
US dance 53
US R&B 5 | charted as Lady (You Bring Me Up)/Keep On Taking Me Higher in US dance charts
[Motown 1514]
written by Harold Hudson, Shirley King & William King |
 | 79. | 01/1981 | | 150
| US 6
UK 51
US AC 3 | [Capitol 4960]
written by Neil Diamond & Alan Lindgren |
| 80. | 10/1981 | | 146
| UK ✫1 | written by Cole Porter |
 | 81. | 03/1981 | | 144
| US 18
UK 9
US rock ✫1 | written by Pete Townshend |
 | 82. | 03/1981 | | 142
| US 10
UK 30
US AC 6
US rock 25 | [Geffen 49695]
written by John Lennon |
| 83. | 08/1981 | | 142
| US 7
US AC 2
US rock 14 | [Columbia 02488 (Full Moon)]
written by Dan Fogelberg |
| 84. | 05/1981 | | 139
| US 7
US AC 4
US dance 30 | [Atlantic 3816]
written by George Davis & John T. Taylor |
| 85. | 07/1981 | | 139
| US 67
UK 2
US AC 31 | [Radio 4019] |
| 86. | 05/1981 | | 138
| US 5
US rock 35 | written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 87. | 02/1981 | | 137
| US 28
UK 9
US dance 4
US R&B 2 | charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts
[RCA 12154 (Solar)]
written by William Shelby & Dana Meyers |
 | 88. | 11/1981 | | 137
| US 8
US AC ✫1
US country 50 | [Columbia 02524 (kat Family)]
written by Bertie Higgins & Sonny Limbo |
| 89. | 12/1981 | | 137
| US 11
UK 12
US rock 7 | written by Sting |
| 90. | 03/1981 | | 135
| US 6
US AC 5
US R&B 45 | [Arista 0588]
written by Gino Vannelli |
| 91. | 11/1981 | | 134
| US 9
US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 02647 (Full Moon)]
written by Dan Fogelberg |
| 92. | 10/1981 | | 134
| US 6
US AC 10
US rock 26 | with Don Henley
[Modern]
written by Stevie Nicks |
 | 93. | 10/1981 | | 134
| US 9
UK 31
US AC 14
US rock 12 | [Asylum 47223]
written by Lindsey Buckingham |
 | 94. | 04/1981 | | 133
| US 8
US AC ✫1 | [Capitol 4994]
written by Neil Diamond |
| 95. | 08/1981 | | 131
| US 6
US AC 33
US rock 9 | produced by George Martin
[Capitol]
written by Graham Goble |
| 96. | 12/1981 | | 130
| US 33
UK 4 | written by Labi Siffre |
 | 97. | 03/1981 | | 130
| US 64
UK 3
US AC 33
US R&B 29 | [Tamla 54323]
written by Stevie Wonder |
| 98. | 05/1981 | | 127
| UK 2 | [Epic 02217]
written by Ronnie Harwood |
 | 99. | 01/1981 | | 127
| UK 2 | [Chrysalis 2515]
written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie & Midge Ure |
 | 100. | 07/1981 | | 127
| UK 2 | [Tamla 54331 (u)]
written by Stevie Wonder |
I like MVF
