10 Number One Songs from 1981 #80smusic #1981
10 Number One Songs from 1981.
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February 19, 2026
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10 Number One Songs from 1981.
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What was with the extreme closeups back then?
these are why punk happened
LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOVE THEM ALL❤❤❤
All great songs of 1981 I was 16 then.
I can't believe Mickey, by Toni Basil, isn't on the list.
All good
My favourite year ever! 17 years old, just got my license, fit, full of beans, go out all night with just 20 dollars, and great music!
I was Only 18yrs. Old, Oh How I Miss Those 80's !!! 😁👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Fantastic music ♥️♥️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Except for Dolly and REO the rest is forgettable
Where's soft cell?
The beginning of the decline of popular music. Thanks MTV.
You guys are doing some solid work here.
Keep it coming
Cuz
Jessies girl is the worst song ever!
Sorry,I could spend the rest of my life without hearing "Jess's Girl" ever again,
When people didn’t cry about race and gender. I REALLY MISS this time of my life. Gas was $1.35 and cigarettes were under a dollar.
I was 9 years old and this is probably the year I fell in love with music. I still listen to "Keep on Loving You" weekly. On a few playlists. Great great song
I grew up listening to this kind of music
I never expected time to continue. I was never prepared for the cruelty of it's passing.
Loved the 80’s!!! ❤❤❤
Groovy 😮
Phooey.
Jesse's girl is in my top 5 worse song ever! Right there with the boys are back in town,
Good old vibes thanks you
Dark time musically
But today we have Rap-Crap created by so-called "Artist" dripping in gold and diamonds.
The 70s died and the horror began. Oh God, the horror!
Bad Lennon-Double
Thats not lennon
80' s. Best of the best. Laredo Texas USA
Even John's song is wimpy
Eddie Rabbitt is my favorite 😅
REO Spudwagon? OMG. Worst ever.
Damn…those songs suck…they sucked in 1981 also but I was getting the hell outta high school n busing
Late 70's, all of 80s music is SOO much better than today's trash.
A lot of these are so cringe and they were then too.
So mostly rubbish then!
Off the top of your heads name another Rick Springfield song. I can't do it.
Great high school memories
REO SPEEDWAGON SETENTERO👑👑✨💯✨💯
That must have been in America cause in Europe you would have New wave bands by 1981
Reo, Daril, Kool, Lionel, Diana, Rick, Olivia, John?? full exitazos👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻