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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Country Songs of 1981

1980 <-1981-> 1982
    

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1.
05/1981
224

2
US
2
AC
14
country




76
UK
[Capitol 4997]
written by Hank DeVito
2.
06/1981
206

3
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country






produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1415]
written by Rick Christian
3.
02/1981
181

4
US
✫1
AC
22
country


57
rock


[Capitol 4976]
written by Chip Taylor
4.
06/1981
179

5
US
2
AC
✫1
country






[RCA 12264]
written by Walt Aldridge & Tom Brasfield
5.
07/1981
176

5
US
3
AC
✫1
country






[Elektra 47174]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
6.
04/1981
168

5
US
8
AC
✫1
country






[MCA 51084]
written by Dallas Frazier
7.
10/1981
161

7
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country






[Capitol 5046]
written by Otha Young
8.
11/1981
131

8
US
✫1
AC
50
country






[Kat Family 02524]
written by Bertie Higgins & Sonny Limbo
9.
12/1981
113

13
US
✫1
AC
5
country






produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1444]
written by Steve Dorff & Marty Panzer
10.
09/1981
110

14
US
✫1
AC
5
country






produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1430]
written by Al Braggs (as Alfred Braggs) & Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
11.
10/1981
106

15
US
5
AC
✫1
country






[RCA 12288]
written by Tim DuBois & Jim Hunt
12.
03/1981
104

14
US
7
AC
✫1
country






featuring Kenny Rogers
[Liberty 1404]
written by Randy Goodrum
13.
05/1981
101

14
US
5
AC
4
country






[Scotti Brothers 02105]
written by Wally Gold & Aaron Schroeder
14.
11/1981
99

15
US
10
AC
✫1
country






[Elektra 47239]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
15.
10/1981
93

20
US
3
AC
✫1
country






[RCA 12342]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
16.
05/1981
85

20
US
9
AC
✫1
country






[RCA 12236]
written by Randy Owen
17.
02/1981
85

22
US
6
AC
✫1
country






[Columbia 11426]
written by Rosanne Cash
18.
01/1981
83

28
US
16
AC
✫1
country




43
UK
US reissue; remix of 1968-hit
[RCA PB-12158]
written by Jerry Reed
19.
03/1981
66

37
US
3
AC
✫1
country






[Warner/Curb 49690]
written by Phil Sampson
20.
04/1981
62

23
US
6
AC
68
country






[Millennium 11804]
written by Joe Rock (as Joseph Rock), Jimmy Beaumont (as James Beaumont) & Lennie Martin (as Lenny Martin)
21.
03/1981
60

34
US
10
AC
✫1
country






[Capitol 4987]
written by Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke & Sandy Pinkard
22.
04/1981
51

41
US
14
AC
✫1
country






[RCA 12200]
written by Mike Settle
23.
07/1981
47

55
US
12
AC
✫1
country






[Epic 02172]
written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
24.
02/1981
45

37
US
8
AC
10
country






[Warner 49684]
written by Pat Ballard
25.
06/1981
44

36
US
12
AC
10
country






[RCA 12246]
written by Dick Feller
26.
11/1981
40

68
US
20
AC
✫1
country






[Warner/Curb 49858]
written by Michael Garvin & Bucky Jones
27.
10/1981
37

54
US


✫1
country






[Full Moon/Asylum 47215]
written by Jim McBride
28.
09/1981
33

104
US
17
AC
✫1
country






[MCA 51169]
written by Roy August & Jimbeau Hinson
29.
09/1981
33

53
US
14
AC
9
country






[Capitol 5023]
written by Richard Leigh & Archie Jordan
30.
10/1981
33

76
US
17
AC
3
country






[Columbia 02523]
written by Susan Marie Thomas
31.
12/1981
29

104
US
37
AC
✫1
country






[Columbia 02659]
written by Rosanne Cash
32.
12/1981
28

47
US
13
AC
57
country






[Arista 0611]
written by Randy Sharp
33.
04/1981
26





8
country




47
UK
charted as Loving Arms / You Asked Me To in US country charts
[RCA 12205]
written by Tom Jans
34.
11/1981
26

66
US
25
AC
9
country






produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1441]
written by Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate & Larry Keith
35.
02/1981
26

103
US


✫1
country






[RCA 12169]
written by Donny Lowery & Mac McAnally
36.
09/1981
26

107
US


✫1
country






[RCA 12307]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
37.
04/1981
25



41
AC
✫1
country






charted as Friends / Anywhere There's a Jukebox in US country charts
[RCA 12199]
written by Danny Morrison & Johnny Slate
38.
02/1981
23

102
US


2
country






[Casablanca 2327]
written by Mac Davis
39.
22





✫1
country






written by Barry Gibb
40.
10/1981
22





✫1
country






[MCA 51183]
written by Dallas Frazier & Larry Lee
41.
11/1981
22





✫1
country






[MCA 51210]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Randy Hatch
42.
12/1981
22





✫1
country






[RCA 13007]
written by Chester Lester
43.
11/1981
22





✫1
country






[MCA 51207]
written by Dave Hanner (as David Hanner)
44.
04/1981
22





✫1
country






[Sunbird 7561]
written by Earl Thomas Conley
45.
07/1981
22





✫1
country






[Warner/Curb 49761]
written by Bruce Channel
46.
11/1981
22





✫1
country






[Epic 02578]
written by Stewart Harris & Keith Stegall
47.
10/1981
22





✫1
country






[MCA 51199]
written by Troy Seals & Max D. Barnes
48.
02/1981
22





✫1
country






[Epic 50973]
written by Chick Rains
49.
01/1981
22





✫1
country






50.
05/1981
22





✫1
country






[Columbia 02078]
written by Mark True, Ted Lindsay & Sam Hogin
51.
08/1981
22





✫1
country






[RCA 12294]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Norro Wilson
52.
08/1981
22





✫1
country






[Columbia 02463]
written by Leroy Preston
53.
12/1981
22





✫1
country






[RCA 13014]
written by Harold Dorman
54.
01/1981
22





✫1
country






[RCA 12164]
written by Don Pfrimmer & Archie Jordan
55.
01/1981
22





✫1
country






[Columbia 11418]
written by Willie Nelson
56.
07/1981
22





✫1
country






[MCA 51137]
written by Michael Huffman
57.
02/1981
22





✫1
country






[Elektra/Curb 47102]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
58.
10/1981
22





✫1
country






[Epic 02526]
written by John Moffat (as John Moffatt) & Michael P. Heeney
59.
06/1981
22





✫1
country






[Epic 02129]
written by Jamie O'Hara
60.
09/1981
22





✫1
country






[Epic 02504]
written by Merle Haggard
61.
09/1981
22





✫1
country






[Elektra/Curb 47191]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
62.
01/1981
22





✫1
country






[Warner/Curb 49639]
written by Jerry Gillespie, Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
63.
05/1981
22





✫1
country






[Elektra/Curb 47137]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
64.
03/1981
22





✫1
country






[RCA 12194]
written by Jim Reeves
65.
05/1981
22





✫1
country






with George Jones
[MCA 51107]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
66.
07/1981
22





✫1
country






[RCA 12268]
written by Wood Newton & Tim DuBois
67.
09/1981
22



40
AC
2
country






[live]
[MCA 51171]
written by Kye Fleming & Dennis Morgan
68.
09/1981
21

77
US
30
AC
14
country
77
dance




charted as 9 to 5 / The House of the Rising Sun in US dance charts
[RCA 12282]
written by traditional
69.
07/1981
19





2
country






[Columbia 02188]
written by Mark Sherrill, Billy Sherrill & Lacy J. Dalton (as Jill Croston)
70.
08/1981
19





2
country






[MCA 51164]
written by Red Lane
71.
05/1981
19





2
country






[Elektra 47134]
written by Kris Kristofferson
72.
05/1981
19





2
country






[MCA 51114]
written by Michael Hughes (as Michael Dennis Hughes), Johnny MacRae & Bob Morrison
73.
07/1981
19



32
AC
4
country






[MCA 51134]
written by Roger Cook
74.
10/1981
17

106
US


5
country






[Casablanca 2341]
written by Mac Davis
75.
08/1981
17

102
US
28
AC
10
country






[Scotti Brothers 02434]
written by Chuck Berry
76.
05/1981
16





3
country






[Full Moon 47138]
written by Sterling Whipple & Gerald Metcalf
77.
02/1981
16





3
country






[Full Moon 47105]
written by Byron Hill
78.
09/1981
16





3
country






with Don Williams
[Warner 49809]
written by Townes Van Zandt
79.
02/1981
15



39
AC
6
country






[MCA 51065]
written by Bob McDill
80.
06/1981
15

89
US
37
AC
19
country






[MCA 51119]
written by Ed Mattson
81.
10/1981
15





4
country






as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band
[Columbia 02522]
written by Larry Gatlin
82.
07/1981
15





4
country






[Columbia 02197]
written by Bob McDill & Wayland Holyfield
83.
12/1981
15





4
country






[Columbia 02644]
written by John Schweers
84.
11/1981
15





4
country






[Epic 02614]
written by Ronnie McDowell & Buddy Killen
85.
03/1981
15





4
country






[Warner 49699]
written by Billy Joe Shaver
86.
07/1981
15





4
country






[RCA 12270]
written by Thom Schuyler, Keith Stegall & Stewart Harris
87.
01/1981
15





4
country






[Elektra 47095]
written by Bill Rice & Jerry Foster
88.
08/1981
15





4
country






[Epic 02421]
written by Steve Davis (as Stephen Allen Davis)
89.
06/1981
15





4
country






[live]
[MCA 51120]
written by Merle Haggard
90.
01/1981
15

65
US
45
AC
54
country






[Capitol 4959]
written by Micheal Smotherman
91.
04/1981
14





5
country






[Warner 49694]
written by Boudleaux Bryant
92.
12/1981
14





5
country






[Epic 02656]
written by Frank Stephens & Larry Shell
93.
04/1981
14





5
country






[Epic 01045]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Norro Wilson
94.
11/1981
14





5
country






[RCA PB-12367]
written by Waylon Jennings
95.
07/1981
14





5
country






[Mercury 57054]
written by Bobby Harden & Lola Jean Dillon
96.
11/1981
14





5
country






[RCA 12346]
written by Peter DeRose & Billy Hill
97.
06/1981
14





5
country






[Mercury 57051]
written by Don Reid & Harold Reid
98.
12/1981
14





5
country






[Columbia 02637]
written by Lacy J. Dalton & Mark Sherrill
99.
10/1981
13

66
US


50
country






[RCA 12345]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
100.
08/1981
13

94
US


15
country






[Mirage 3845]
written by Joe Rainey

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