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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 

video

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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
Endless Love    [article]3.07/1981
Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 

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from Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   COVER

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354
US ✫1
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1
written by Lionel Richie
[Motown 1519]
I Love Rock 'N' Roll    [article]4.12/1981
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
5.02/1981
Being with You by Smokey Robinson 

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from Being with You   COVER

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342
US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Tamla 54321]
Woman    [article]6.01/1981
Woman by John Lennon 

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from Double Fantasy   COVER

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337
US 2
UK ✫1
US AC 4
US rock 26
written by John Lennon
Physical    [article][video]7.10/1981
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
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic    [article][video]8.09/1981
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police 

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from Ghost in the Machine   COVER

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324
US 3
UK ✫1
US rock ✫1
written by Sting
Bette Davis Eyes    [article]9.03/1981
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]10.04/1981
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]11.10/1981
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]12.11/1981
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates 

video

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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]13.01/1981
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
14.08/1981
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross 

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from Arthur: The Album   COVER

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305
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]
written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen
15.08/1981
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]16.08/1981
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
Waiting for a Girl Like You    [article]17.10/1981
Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner 

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from 4   COVER

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274
US 2
UK 8
US AC 5
US rock ✫1
written by Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
Chariots of Fire    [article]18.05/1981
Chariots of Fire by Vangelis 

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from Chariots of Fire   COVER

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260
US ✫1
UK 12
US AC ✫1
19.10/1981
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? by Diana Ross 

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from Why Do Fools Fall in Love   COVER

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258
US 7
UK 4
US AC 2
US R&B 6
written by Frankie Lymon, Morris Levy
20.05/1981
Slow Hand by The Pointer Sisters 

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from Black & White   COVER

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251
US 2
UK 10
US AC 6
US R&B 7
All Those Years Ago    [article]21.05/1981
All Those Years Ago by George Harrison 

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from Somewhere in England   COVER

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247
US 2
UK 13
US AC ✫1
US rock 6
written by George Harrison
Get Down on It    [article][video]22.12/1981
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
23.07/1981
Hooked on Classics by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 

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from Hooked on Classics   COVER

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231
US 10
UK 2
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.
Hold On Tight    [article]24.07/1981
Hold On Tight by Electric Light Orchestra 

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from Time   COVER

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229
US 10
UK 4
US rock 2
25.02/1981
Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington, Jr. 

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from Winelight   COVER

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221
US 2
UK 34
US AC 2
US R&B 3
featuring Bill Withers
Jessie's Girl    [article]26.03/1981
Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield 

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from Working Class Dog   COVER

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216
US ✫1
UK 43
US rock 10
written by Rick Springfield
For Your Eyes Only    [article]27.06/1981
For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton 

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from For Your Eyes Only: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack   COVER

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215
US 4
UK 8
written by Bill Conti, Mick Leeson
Private Eyes    [article]28.08/1981
Private Eyes by Hall & Oates 

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from Private Eyes   COVER

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214
US ✫1
UK 32
US rock 33
29.08/1981
When She Was My Girl by Four Tops 

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from Tonight!   COVER

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210
US 11
UK 3
US R&B ✫1
30.02/1981
How 'Bout Us by Champaign 

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from How 'Bout Us   COVER

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205
US 12
UK 5
US AC ✫1
US R&B 4
Under Pressure    [article]31.11/1981
Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie 

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from Hot Space   COVER

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205
US 29
UK ✫1
US rock 7
written by Queen, David Bowie
Young Turks    [article]32.10/1981
Young Turks by Rod Stewart 

video

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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
In the Air Tonight    [article]33.01/1981
In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins 

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from Face Value   COVER

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201
US 19
UK 2
US rock 2
written by Phil Collins
Stray Cat Strut    [article]34.04/1981
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]
Sukiyaki    [article]35.03/1981
Sukiyaki by A Taste of Honey 

video

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from Twice as Sweet   COVER

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195
US 3
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1
Stand and Deliver    [article]36.05/1981
Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants 

video

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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
Queen of Hearts    [article]37.05/1981
Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton 

video

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from Juice   COVER

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193
US 2
US AC 2
US country 14
written by Hank DeVito
38.06/1981
I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers 

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from Share Your Love   COVER

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193
US 3
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1
produced by Lionel Richie
39.10/1981
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
40.10/1981
Harden My Heart by Quarterflash 

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from Quarterflash   COVER

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190
US 3
UK 49
US AC 41
US rock ✫1
written by Ross
Urgent    [article]41.07/1981
Urgent by Foreigner 

video

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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
42.11/1981
Daddy's Home by Cliff Richard 

video

MP3

from Wired for Sound   COVER

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187
US 23
UK 2
US AC 3
43.09/1981
Oh No by The Commodores 

video

MP3

from In the Pocket   COVER

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186
US 4
UK 44
US AC 5
US R&B 5
[Motown 1527]
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around    [article]44.07/1981
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks 

video

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from Bella Donna   COVER

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185
US 3
UK 50
US rock 2
with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
written by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
[Modern 7336]
45.03/1981
Take It on the Run by REO Speedwagon 

video

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from Hi Infidelity   COVER

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183
US 5
UK 19
US rock 6
written by Gary Richrath
[Epic 19-01054]
46.11/1981
Freeze-Frame by J. Geils Band 

video

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from Freeze Frame   COVER

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182
US 4
UK 27
US rock 8
written by Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
Rock This Town    [article]47.02/1981
Rock This Town by Stray Cats 

video

MP3

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]
48.05/1981
The One That You Love by Air Supply 

video

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from The One That You Love   COVER

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179
US ✫1
Shake It Up    [article]49.11/1981
Shake It Up by The Cars 

video

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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
50.06/1981
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me by Ronnie Milsap 

video

MP3

from There's No Gettin' Over Me   COVER

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176
US 5
US AC 2
US country ✫1
Step by Step    [article]51.07/1981
Step by Step by Eddie Rabbitt 

video

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from Step by Step   COVER

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175
US 5
US AC 3
US country ✫1
It's My Party    [article]52.09/1981
It's My Party by Dave Stewart [David Lloyd Stewart] 

video

MP3

175
US 72
UK ✫1
with Barbara Gaskin
written by Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr., Herb Weiner
Kids in America    [article]53.02/1981
Kids in America by Kim Wilde 

video

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from Kim Wilde   COVER

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174
US 25
UK 2
US rock 29
written by Marty Wilde, Ricky Wilde
Shaddap You Face    [article]54.02/1981
Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce Music Theatre 

video

MP3

from Shaddap You Face   COVER

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174
US 53
UK ✫1
The Best of Times    [article][video]55.01/1981
The Best of Times by Styx 

video

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from Paradise Theater   COVER

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173
US 3
UK 42
US rock 16
[A&M 2300]
56.11/1981
867-5309 / Jenny by Tommy Tutone 

video

MP3

from Tommy Tutone-2   COVER

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172
US 4
US rock ✫1
57.02/1981
Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton 

video

MP3

from Juice   COVER

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171
US 4
US AC ✫1
US country 22
US rock 57
written by Chip Taylor
58.05/1981
Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys 

video

MP3

from Fancy Free   COVER

CD

MP3

169
US 5
US AC 8
US country ✫1
59.03/1981
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) by Raydio 

video

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from A Woman Needs Love   COVER

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168
US 4
US R&B ✫1
as Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
written by Ray Parker Jr.
One Day in Your Life    [article]60.04/1981
One Day in Your Life by Michael Jackson 

video

MP3

from One Day in Your Life   COVER

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168
US 55
UK ✫1
US R&B 42
written by Sam Brown, Renée Armand
[Motown 1512]
61.05/1981
Believe It or Not (Theme from Greatest American Hero) by Joey Scarbury 

video

MP3

from America's Greatest Hero   COVER

CD

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166
US 2
62.07/1981
Green Door by Shakin' Stevens 

video

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from Shaky   COVER

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166
UK ✫1written by Bob Davie, Marvin Moore
63.10/1981
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) by Juice Newton 

video

MP3

from Juice   COVER

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165
US 7
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1
written by Otha Young
64.09/1981
Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants 

video

MP3

from Prince Charming   COVER

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162
UK ✫1
65.02/1981
This Ole House by Shakin' Stevens 

video

MP3

from Get Shakin'   COVER

CD

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160
UK ✫1
Making Your Mind Up    [article]66.03/1981
Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz 

video

MP3

from Bucks Fizz   COVER

CD

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160
UK ✫1written by Andy Hill, John Danter
Ghost Town    [article]67.06/1981
Ghost Town by Special AKA 

video

MP3

160
UK ✫1as the Specials
68.07/1981
Who's Crying Now by Journey 

video

MP3

from Escape   COVER

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158
US 4
US rock 4
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry
[Columbia 02241 A]
69.09/1981
Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) by Air Supply 

video

MP3

from The One That You Love   COVER

CD

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157
US 5
US AC ✫1
70.07/1981
The Model / Computer Love by Kraftwerk 

video

MP3

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]71.08/1981
Japanese Boy by Aneka 

video

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from Japanese Boy   COVER

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155
UK ✫1
US dance 15
72.09/1981
Tryin' to Live My Life without You by Bob Seger 

video

MP3

from Nine Tonight   COVER

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155
US 5
US rock 2
[live]
written by Eugene Williams
The Land of Make Believe    [article]73.11/1981
The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz 

video

MP3

from Are You Ready   COVER

CD

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154
UK ✫1written by Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield
Jealous Guy    [article]74.02/1981
Jealous Guy by Roxy Music 

video

MP3

154
UK ✫1written by John Lennon
75.08/1981
Hill Street Blues theme by Mike Post 

video

MP3

152
US 10
UK 25
US AC 4
featuring Larry Carlton
76.01/1981
Hello Again by Neil Diamond 

video

MP3

from The Jazz Singer   COVER

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MP3

150
US 6
UK 51
US AC 3
77.01/1981
While You See a Chance by Steve Winwood 

video

MP3

from Arc of a Diver   COVER

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150
US 7
UK 45
US rock 2
written by Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
78.10/1981
Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar) by Julio Iglesias 

video

MP3

148
UK ✫1
You Better You Bet    [article]79.03/1981
You Better You Bet by The Who 

video

MP3

from Face Dances   COVER

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146
US 18
UK 9
US rock ✫1
written by Pete Townshend
80.06/1981
Lady (You Bring Me Up) by The Commodores 

video

MP3

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]
81.08/1981
Hard to Say by Dan Fogelberg 

video

MP3

from The Innocent Age   COVER

CD

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142
US 7
US AC 2
US rock 14
written by Dan Fogelberg
Watching the Wheels    [article]82.03/1981
Watching the Wheels by John Lennon 

video

MP3

from Double Fantasy   COVER

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142
US 10
UK 30
US AC 6
US rock 25
written by John Lennon
83.03/1981
Living Inside Myself by Gino Vannelli 

video

MP3

from Nightwalker   COVER

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141
US 6
US AC 5
84.08/1981
The Night Owls by Little River Band 

video

MP3

from Time Exposure   COVER

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140
US 6
US rock 9
produced by George Martin
85.05/1981
The Boy from New York City by The Manhattan Transfer 

video

MP3

from Mecca for Moderns   COVER

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139
US 7
US AC 4
US dance 30
86.02/1981
It's a Love Thing by The Whispers 

video

MP3

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
87.05/1981
You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates 

video

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from Voices   COVER

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139
US 5
US rock 35
Spirits in the Material World    [article]88.12/1981
Spirits in the Material World by The Police 

video

MP3

from Ghost in the Machine   COVER

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138
US 11
UK 12
US rock 7
89.07/1981
Medley II by Stars on 45/Starsound 

video

MP3

137
US 67
UK 2
Key Largo    [article]90.11/1981
Key Largo by Bertie Higgins 

video

MP3

from Just Another Day in Paradise   COVER

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137
US 8
US AC ✫1
US country 50
91.12/1981
Sweet Dreams by Air Supply 

video

MP3

from The One That You Love   COVER

CD

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137
US 5
92.10/1981
Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks 

video

MP3

from Bella Donna   COVER

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136
US 6
US AC 10
US rock 26
with Don Henley
written by Stevie Nicks
[Modern]
93.11/1981
Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg 

video

MP3

from The Innocent Age   COVER

CD

MP3

134
US 9
US AC ✫1
written by Dan Fogelberg
94.04/1981
America by Neil Diamond 

video

MP3

from The Jazz Singer   COVER

CD

MP3

133
US 8
US AC ✫1
It Must Be Love    [article]95.12/1981
It Must Be Love by Madness 

video

MP3

132
US 33
UK 4
written by Labi Siffre
Lately    [article]96.03/1981
Lately by Stevie Wonder 

video

MP3

from Hotter Than July   COVER

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131
US 64
UK 3
US AC 33
US R&B 29
written by Stevie Wonder
[Tamla 54323]
97.05/1981
You Drive Me Crazy by Shakin' Stevens 

video

MP3

from Get Shakin'   COVER

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MP3

129
UK 2
Vienna    [article]98.01/1981
Vienna by Ultravox 

video

MP3

from Vienna   COVER

CD

MP3

129
UK 2written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, Midge Ure
99.09/1981
The Birdie Song by The Tweets 

video

MP3

129
UK 2
O Superman    [article]100.10/1981
O Superman by Laurie Anderson 

video

MP3

from Big Science   COVER

CD

MP3

129
UK 2written by Laurie Anderson
101.05/1981
More Than in Love by Kate Robbins & Beyond 

video

MP3

129
UK 2
Invisible Sun    [article]102.09/1981
Invisible Sun by The Police 

video

MP3

from Ghost in the Machine   COVER

CD

MP3

129
UK 2
Happy Birthday    [article]103.07/1981
Happy Birthday by Stevie Wonder 

video

MP3

from Hotter Than July   COVER

CD

MP3

129
UK 2written by Stevie Wonder
104.09/1981
Happy Birthday by Altered Images 

video

MP3

from Happy Birthday   COVER

CD

MP3

129
UK 2
105.04/1981
Chi Mai (Theme from 'Life and Times of David Lloyd George') by Ennio Morricone 

video

MP3

129
UK 2
Trouble    [article]106.10/1981
Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham 

video

MP3

from Law and Order   COVER

CD

MP3

129
US 9
UK 31
US rock 12
written by Lindsey Buckingham
[Asylum 47223]
107.02/1981
Kings of the Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants 

video

MP3

from Kings of the Wild Frontier   COVER

CD

MP3

128
UK 2[R]
Abacab    [article]108.08/1981
Abacab by Genesis 

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MP3

from Abacab   COVER

CD

MP3

127
US 26
UK 9
US dance 43
US rock 4
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford
109.02/1981
I Can't Stand It by Eric Clapton 

video

MP3

from Another Ticket   COVER

CD

MP3

124
US 10
US rock ✫1
as Eric Clapton & His Band
written by Eric Clapton
110.01/1981
I Surrender by Rainbow [British rock band] 

video

MP3

from Difficult to Cure   COVER

CD

MP3

124
US 105
UK 3
US rock 19
written by Russ Ballard
[Polydor 2163]
111.07/1981
Chant no.1 (I don't need this pressure on) by Spandau Ballet 

video

MP3

from Diamond   COVER

CD

MP3

121
UK 3
US dance 17
112.05/1981
Hearts by Marty Balin 

video

MP3

from Balin   COVER

CD

MP3

121
US 8
US rock 20
113.01/1981
What Kind of Fool by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb 

video

MP3

from Guilty   COVER

CD

MP3

121
US 10
US AC ✫1
114.10/1981
Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) by Rod Stewart 

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MP3

from Tonight I'm Yours   COVER

CD

MP3

120
US 20
UK 8
US rock 29
written by Rod Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar
Hard Times / Love Action (I Believe in Love)    [article]115.08/1981
Hard Times / Love Action (I Believe in Love) by The Human League 

video

MP3

from Dare!   COVER

CD

MP3

118
UK 3
US dance 37
116.09/1981
Under Your Thumb by Godley & Creme 

video

MP3

from Ismism   COVER

CD

MP3

115
UK 3
117.03/1981
The Sheffield Grinder / Capstick Comes Home by Tony Capstick 

video

MP3

115
UK 3as Tony Capstick and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
Souvenir    [article]118.08/1981
Souvenir by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 

video

MP3

from Architecture & Morality   COVER

CD

MP3

115
UK 3written by Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper
119.08/1981
Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) by Ottawan 

video

MP3

from Greatest Hits   COVER

CD

MP3

115
UK 3
120.06/1981
Can Can by Bad Manners 

video

MP3

from Gosh It's…   COVER

CD

MP3

115
UK 3
121.10/1981
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) by Haircut 100 

video

MP3

from Pelican West   COVER

CD

MP3

113
US 101
UK 4
US dance 41
US rock 50
written by Nick Heyward
122.08/1981
I've Done Everything for You by Rick Springfield 

video

MP3

from Working Class Dog   COVER

CD

MP3

113
US 8written by Sammy Hagar
123.08/1981
Wired for Sound by Cliff Richard 

video

MP3

from Wired for Sound   COVER

CD

MP3

113
US 71
UK 4
One of Us    [article]124.12/1981
One of Us by ABBA 

video

MP3

from The Visitors   COVER

CD

MP3

113
UK 3written by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson
125.12/1981
Ant Rap by Adam and the Ants 

video

MP3

from Prince Charming   COVER

CD

MP3

113
UK 3
I Missed Again    [article]126.03/1981
I Missed Again by Phil Collins 

video

MP3

from Face Value   COVER

CD

MP3

112
US 19
UK 14
US rock 8
127.07/1981
Back to the Sixties by Tight Fit 

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MP3

from Back to the Sixties   COVER

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MP3

112
US 89
UK 4
US dance 63
Too Much Time on My Hands    [article][video]128.03/1981
Too Much Time on My Hands by Styx 

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MP3

from Paradise Theater   COVER

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MP3

110
US 9
US rock 2
[A&M 2323]
129.10/1981
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) by Kool & the Gang 

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MP3

from Something Special   COVER

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MP3

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
130.12/1981
Take It Easy On Me by Little River Band 

video

MP3

from Time Exposure   COVER

CD

MP3

109
US 10
US AC 14
produced by George Martin
131.05/1981
Going Back to My Roots by Odyssey 

video

MP3

108
UK 4
US dance 55
US R&B 68
132.03/1981
Sweetheart by Franke & the Knockouts 

video

MP3

from Franke & the Knockouts   COVER

CD

MP3

108
US 10
US rock 27
133.04/1981
Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) by Quincy Jones 

video

MP3

from The Dude   COVER

CD

MP3

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]134.07/1981
Girls on Film by Duran Duran 

video

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from Duran Duran   COVER

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MP3

107
UK 5
US dance 26
US rock 19
charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
written by Duran Duran
Thunder in the Mountains    [article]135.10/1981
Thunder in the Mountains by Toyah 

video

MP3

from Anthem   COVER

CD

MP3

106
UK 4
136.06/1981
Teddy Bear by Red Sovine 

video

MP3

106
UK 4[R]
137.09/1981
Pretend by Alvin Stardust 

video

MP3

106
UK 4written by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank Levere
138.11/1981
Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) by Dollar 

video

MP3

106
UK 4
Labelled with Love    [article]139.10/1981
Labelled with Love by Squeeze 

video

MP3

from East Side Story   COVER

CD

MP3

106
UK 4
Grey Day    [article]140.04/1981
Grey Day by Madness 

video

MP3

from 7   COVER

CD

MP3

106
UK 4
141.03/1981
Good Thing Going (We've Got a Good Thing Going) by Sugar Minott 

video

MP3

106
UK 4
Funeral Pyre    [article]142.06/1981
Funeral Pyre by The Jam 

video

MP3

106
UK 4
Four from Toyah EP    [article]143.02/1981
Four from Toyah EP by Toyah 

video

MP3

106
UK 4
Chequered Love    [article]144.05/1981
Chequered Love by Kim Wilde 

video

MP3

from Kim Wilde   COVER

CD

MP3

106
UK 4written by Ricky Wilde, Marty Wilde
145.05/1981
Body Talk by Imagination 

video

MP3

from Body Talk   COVER

CD

MP3

106
UK 4
146.11/1981
Bedsitter by Soft Cell 

video

MP3

from Non-stop Erotic Cabaret   COVER

CD

MP3

106
UK 4
Absolute Beginners    [article]147.10/1981
Absolute Beginners by The Jam 

video

MP3

106
UK 4written by Paul Weller
148.06/1981
Wordy Rappinghood by Tom Tom Club 

video

MP3

from Tom Tom Club   COVER

CD

MP3

104
US 105
UK 7
US dance ✫1
charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts [novelty]
[Sire 50067]
Don't Stop Believin'    [article]149.08/1981
Don't Stop Believin' by Journey 

video

MP3

from Escape   COVER

CD

MP3

102
US 9
US rock 8
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
[Columbia 02567 B]
150.04/1981
This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds 

video

MP3

from Dedication   COVER

CD

MP3

101
US 11
UK 43
US rock 5
written by Bruce Springsteen
151.12/1981
I'll Find My Way Home by Jon & Vangelis 

video

MP3

from The Friends of Mr. Cairo   COVER

CD

MP3

101
US 51
UK 6
Super Freak    [article][video]152.07/1981
Super Freak by Rick James 

video

MP3

from Street Songs   COVER

CD

MP3

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]
153.12/1981
Through the Years by Kenny Rogers 

video

MP3

from Share Your Love   COVER

CD

MP3

100
US 13
US AC ✫1
US country 5
produced by Lionel Richie
Lay All Your Love on Me    [article]154.05/1981
Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA 

video

MP3

from Super Trouper   COVER

CD

MP3

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
What Are We Doin' in Love    [article]155.03/1981
What Are We Doin' in Love by Kenny Rogers & Dottie West 

video

MP3

from Wild West   COVER

CD

MP3

97
US 14
US AC 7
US country ✫1
156.09/1981
Share Your Love by Kenny Rogers 

video

MP3

from Share Your Love   COVER

CD

MP3

97
US 14
US AC ✫1
US country 5
produced by Lionel Richie
157.02/1981
St Valentine's Day Massacre EP by Headgirl 

video

MP3

95
UK 5Headgirl was a collaboration between Motörhead and Girlschool
158.05/1981
Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way to Wembley) by Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Final Squad 

video

MP3

95
UK 5
Joan of Arc    [article]159.10/1981
Joan of Arc by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 

video

MP3

from Architecture & Morality   COVER

CD

MP3

95
UK 5written by Andy McCluskey
160.02/1981
Einstein a Go-Go by Landscape 

video

MP3

from From the Tea-rooms of Mars…   COVER

CD

MP3

95
UK 5written by John L. Walters, Richard James Burgess, Landscape
Dead Ringer for Love    [article]161.11/1981
Dead Ringer for Love by Meat Loaf 

video

MP3

from Dead Ringer   COVER

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MP3

95
UK 5featuring Cher
written by Jim Steinman
162.01/1981
(Do) The Hucklebuck by Coast to Coast 

video

MP3

95
UK 5
163.09/1981
Let's Hang On by Barry Manilow 

video

MP3

from If I Should Love Again   COVER

CD

MP3

94
US 32
UK 12
US AC 6
written by Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
164.11/1981
Cool Night by Paul Davis 

video

MP3

from Cool Night   COVER

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MP3

92
US 11
US AC 2
Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight    [article]165.11/1981
Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight by Eddie Rabbitt 

video

MP3

from Step by Step   COVER

CD

MP3

91
US 15
US AC 10
US country ✫1
166.11/1981
Yesterday's Songs by Neil Diamond 

video

MP3

from On the Way to the Sky   COVER

CD

MP3

91
US 11
US AC ✫1
written by Neil Diamond
167.07/1981
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) by Carl Carlton 

video

MP3

from Carl Carlton   COVER

CD

MP3

91
US 22
UK 34
US dance 20
US R&B 2
168.10/1981
The Old Songs by Barry Manilow 

video

MP3

from If I Should Love Again   COVER

CD

MP3

91
US 15
UK 48
US AC ✫1
The Voice    [article]169.06/1981
The Voice by The Moody Blues 

video

MP3

from Long Distance Voyager   COVER

CD

MP3

90
US 15
US rock ✫1
written by Justin Hayward
[Threshold 602]
170.03/1981
Her Town Too by James Taylor and J.D. Souther 

video

MP3

from Dad Loves His Work   COVER

CD

MP3

88
US 11
US AC 5
US rock 21
171.06/1981
I'm in Love by Evelyn King 

video

MP3

from I'm in Love   COVER

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MP3

88
US 40
UK 27
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1
172.05/1981
When He Shines by Sheena Easton 

video

MP3

from You Could Have Been with Me [US edition]   COVER

CD

MP3

88
US 30
UK 12
173.01/1981
The Oldest Swinger in Town by Fred Wedlock 

video

MP3

88
UK 6
174.04/1981
Swords of a Thousand Men by Tenpole Tudor 

video

MP3

88
UK 6
She's Got Claws    [article]175.08/1981
She's Got Claws by Gary Numan 

video

MP3

from Dance   COVER

CD

MP3

88
UK 6
176.01/1981
Reward by The Teardrop Explodes 

video

MP3

from Kilimanjaro   COVER

CD

MP3

88
UK 6
Open Your Heart    [article]177.10/1981
Open Your Heart by The Human League 

video

MP3

from Dare!   COVER

CD

MP3

88
UK 6
178.03/1981
Night Games by Graham Bonnet 

video

MP3

from Line-Up   COVER

CD

MP3

88
UK 6
Motörhead    [article]179.07/1981
Motörhead by Motörhead 

video

MP3

from No Sleep 'til Hammersmith   COVER

CD

MP3

88
UK 6[live]
180.06/1981
Memory by Elaine Paige 

video

MP3

88
UK 6
181.10/1981
A Good Year for the Roses by Elvis Costello 

video

MP3

from Almost Blue   COVER

CD

MP3

88
UK 6as Elvis Costello & the Attactions
written by Jerry Chesnut
182.08/1981
We're in This Love Together by Al Jarreau 

video

MP3

from Breakin' Away   COVER

CD

MP3

88
US 15
UK 55
US R&B 6
[Warner]
183.10/1981
I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World by Ronnie Milsap 

video

MP3

from There's No Gettin' Over Me   COVER

CD

MP3

87
US 20
US AC 3
US country ✫1
184.12/1981
One Hundred Ways by Quincy Jones 

video

MP3

from The Dude   COVER

CD

MP3

87
US 14
US AC 5
US R&B 10
featuring James Ingram
Waiting on a Friend    [article]185.11/1981
Waiting on a Friend by The Rolling Stones 

video

MP3

from Tattoo You   COVER

CD

MP3

86
US 13
UK 50
US rock 8
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Our Lips Are Sealed    [article]186.08/1981
Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Go's 

video

MP3

from Beauty and the Beat   COVER

CD

MP3

86
US 20
UK 47
US dance 10
US rock 15
written by Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
187.05/1981
The Stroke by Billy Squier 

video

MP3

from Don't Say No   COVER

CD

MP3

85
US 17
UK 52
US rock 3
Genius of Love    [article]188.10/1981
Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club 

video

MP3

from Tom Tom Club   COVER

CD

MP3

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
189.06/1981
Razzamatazz by Quincy Jones 

video

MP3

from The Dude   COVER

CD

MP3

85
UK 11
US dance 3
US R&B 17
featuring Patti Austin
charted as Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) / Razzamatazz / Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me in US dance charts
190.10/1981
Love in the First Degree by Alabama 

video

MP3

from Feels So Right   COVER

CD

MP3

84
US 15
US country ✫1
written by Tim DuBois, Jim Hunt
191.12/1981
I Could Be Happy by Altered Images 

video

MP3

from Pinky Blue   COVER

CD

MP3

82
UK 7
US dance 45
192.04/1981
Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash 

video

MP3

from Seven Year Ache   COVER

CD

MP3

81
US 22
US AC 6
US country ✫1
written by Rosanne Cash
193.12/1981
Should I Do It by The Pointer Sisters 

video

MP3

from Black & White   COVER

CD

MP3

80
US 13
UK 50
US AC 19
It's Now or Never    [article]194.05/1981
It's Now or Never by John Schneider 

video

MP3

from Now or Never   COVER

CD

MP3

80
US 14
US country 4
195.11/1981
Wedding Bells by Godley & Creme 

video

MP3

from Ismism   COVER

CD

MP3

80
UK 7
The Return of the Los Palmas Seven    [article]196.01/1981
The Return of the Los Palmas Seven by Madness 

video

MP3

from Absolutely   COVER

CD

MP3

80
UK 7
Shut Up    [article]197.09/1981
Shut Up by Madness 

video

MP3

from 7   COVER

CD

MP3

80
UK 7
One in Ten    [article]198.08/1981
One in Ten by UB40 

video

MP3

from Present Arms   COVER

CD

MP3

80
UK 7
199.03/1981
Intuition by Linx 

video

MP3

from Intuition   COVER

CD

MP3

80
UK 7
200.11/1981
I Go to Sleep by The Pretenders 

video

MP3

from Pretenders II   COVER

CD

MP3

80
UK 7written by Ray Davies

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