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Music VF 1981 charts

1980 <-1981-> 1982

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Don't You Want Me    [article]1.12/1981
Don't You Want Me by The Human League 

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from Dare!   COVER

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402
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US dance 3
US rock 4
written by Philip Oakey, Jo Callis, Philip Adrian Wright
Centerfold    [article]2.11/1981
Centerfold by J. Geils Band 

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from Freeze Frame   COVER

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362
US ✫1
UK 3
US dance 12
US rock ✫1
charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
written by Seth Justman
I Love Rock 'N' Roll    [article]3.12/1981
I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 

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from I Love Rock n' Roll   COVER

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352
US ✫1
UK 4
US dance 31
US rock ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
written by Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker
Physical    [article][video]4.10/1981
Physical by Olivia Newton-John 

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from Physical   COVER

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329
US ✫1
UK 7
US AC 29
US dance 22
US R&B 28
Bette Davis Eyes    [article]5.03/1981
Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes 

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from Mistaken Identity   COVER

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323
US ✫1
UK 10
US AC 15
US dance 26
US rock 5
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1982]
written by Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon
Medley: Stars on 45    [article]6.04/1981
Medley: Stars on 45 by Stars on 45/Starsound 

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from Stars on Long Play   COVER

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317
US ✫1
UK 2
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]
Let's Groove    [article]7.10/1981
Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire 

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from Raise!   COVER

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308
US 3
UK 3
US dance 3
US R&B ✫1
charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
written by Wayne Vaughn, Maurice White
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)    [article]8.11/1981
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates 

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from Private Eyes   COVER

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308
US ✫1
UK 8
US AC 12
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1
US rock 28
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
Rapture    [article]9.01/1981
Rapture by Blondie 

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from Autoamerican   COVER

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307
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
written by Debbie Harry, Chris Stein
10.08/1981
Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? (medley) by Soft Cell 

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from Non-stop Erotic Cabaret   COVER

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301
US 8
UK ✫1
US dance 4
US rock 12
Start Me Up    [article]11.08/1981
Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones 

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from Tattoo You   COVER

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289
US 2
UK 7
US dance 14
US rock ✫1
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Get Down on It    [article][video]12.12/1981
Get Down on It by Kool & the Gang 

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from Something Special   COVER

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240
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
Young Turks    [article]13.10/1981
Young Turks by Rod Stewart 

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from Tonight I'm Yours   COVER

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205
US 5
UK 11
US dance 63
US rock 23
written by Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar
Stray Cat Strut    [article]14.04/1981
Stray Cat Strut by Stray Cats 

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from Built for Speed   COVER

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201
US 3
UK 11
US dance 78
US rock 41
produced by Dave Edmunds
written by Brian Setzer
[EMI America 8122]
Stand and Deliver    [article]15.05/1981
Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants 

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from Prince Charming   COVER

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194
US 38
UK ✫1
US dance 38
charted as Stand and Deliver / Beat My Guest in US dance charts
16.10/1981
Turn Your Love Around by George Benson 

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from The George Benson Collection   COVER

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191
US 5
UK 29
US dance 32
US R&B ✫1
Urgent    [article]17.07/1981
Urgent by Foreigner 

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from 4   COVER

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190
US 4
UK 54
US dance 32
US rock ✫1
featuring Jr. Walker
written by Mick Jones
Rock This Town    [article]18.02/1981
Rock This Town by Stray Cats 

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from Built for Speed   COVER

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180
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
written by Brian Setzer
[EMI America 8132]
Shake It Up    [article]19.11/1981
Shake It Up by The Cars 

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from Shake It Up   COVER

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177
US 4
US dance 14
US rock 2
charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts
written by Ric Ocasek
20.07/1981
The Model / Computer Love by Kraftwerk 

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from Computer World   COVER

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156
UK ✫1
US dance 13
charted as Pocket Calculator / Numbers / Computer-World / Computer Love in US dance charts
Japanese Boy    [article]21.08/1981
Japanese Boy by Aneka 

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from Japanese Boy   COVER

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155
UK ✫1
US dance 15
22.06/1981
Lady (You Bring Me Up) by The Commodores 

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from In the Pocket   COVER

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144
US 8
UK 56
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]
23.05/1981
The Boy from New York City by The Manhattan Transfer 

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from Mecca for Moderns   COVER

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139
US 7
US AC 4
US dance 30
24.02/1981
It's a Love Thing by The Whispers 

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from Imagination   COVER

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139
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
Abacab    [article]25.08/1981
Abacab by Genesis 

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from Abacab   COVER

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127
US 26
UK 9
US dance 43
US rock 4
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
26.07/1981
Chant no.1 (I don't need this pressure on) by Spandau Ballet 

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from Diamond   COVER

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121
UK 3
US dance 17
Hard Times / Love Action (I Believe in Love)    [article]27.08/1981
Hard Times / Love Action (I Believe in Love) by The Human League 

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from Dare!   COVER

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118
UK 3
US dance 37
28.10/1981
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) by Haircut 100 

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from Pelican West   COVER

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113
US 101
UK 4
US dance 41
US rock 50
written by Nick Heyward
29.07/1981
Back to the Sixties by Tight Fit 

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from Back to the Sixties   COVER

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112
US 89
UK 4
US dance 63
30.10/1981
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) by Kool & the Gang 

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from Something Special   COVER

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110
US 17
UK 29
US dance 16
US R&B ✫1
charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
written by George Brown, Kool & the Gang, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor
31.05/1981
Going Back to My Roots by Odyssey 

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108
UK 4
US dance 55
US R&B 68
32.04/1981
Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) by Quincy Jones 

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from The Dude   COVER

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108
US 28
UK 14
US dance 3
US R&B 10
featuring Dune
charted as Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) / Razzamatazz / Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me in US dance charts
Girls on Film    [article]33.07/1981
Girls on Film by Duran Duran 

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from Duran Duran   COVER

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107
UK 5
US dance 26
US rock 19
charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
written by Duran Duran
34.06/1981
Wordy Rappinghood by Tom Tom Club 

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from Tom Tom Club   COVER

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104
US 105
UK 7
US dance ✫1
charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts [novelty]
[Sire 50067]
Super Freak    [article][video]35.07/1981
Super Freak by Rick James 

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from Street Songs   COVER

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100
US 16
US dance ✫1
US R&B 3
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #477] charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
written by Rick James, Alonzo Miller
[Gordy 7205]
Lay All Your Love on Me    [article]36.05/1981
Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA 

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from Super Trouper   COVER

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99
UK 7
US dance ✫1
Lay All Your Love On Me was issued as a 12 single in the US, UK and Germany; charted as Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / On and On and On in US dance charts
written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
37.07/1981
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) by Carl Carlton 

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from Carl Carlton   COVER

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91
US 22
UK 34
US dance 20
US R&B 2
38.06/1981
I'm in Love by Evelyn King 

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from I'm in Love   COVER

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88
US 40
UK 27
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1
Our Lips Are Sealed    [article]39.08/1981
Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Go's 

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from Beauty and the Beat   COVER

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86
US 20
UK 47
US dance 10
US rock 15
written by Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
Genius of Love    [article]40.10/1981
Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club 

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from Tom Tom Club   COVER

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85
US 31
UK 65
US dance ✫1
US R&B 2
US rock 24
charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts

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