Popular Songs for 1981

Go back in time and discover what songs were popular in 1981. Our music charts are updated daily and you can find other useful information below, such as the music key and BPM of the song.
Last updated on October 09, 2024

	Track	Artist	Key	Camelot	BPM
1	Don't Stop Believin' (2022 Remaster)	Journey	D Major	10B	101
2	Down Under	Men At Work	D Major	10B	116
3	Tainted Love	Soft Cell	C Minor	5A	144
4	I Love Rock 'N Roll	Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	E Major	12B	94
5	Start Me Up - Remastered 2009	The Rolling Stones	C Major	8B	117
6	Bette Davis Eyes	Kim Carnes	F Major	7B	117
7	In The Air Tonight - 2015 Remastered	Phil Collins	C Major	8B	190
8	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield	D Major	10B	132
9	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic	The Police	G Major	9B	206
10	Don't You Want Me	The Human League	A Minor	8A	118
11	Let's Groove	Earth, Wind & Fire	B Minor	10A	125
12	Who Can It Be Now?	Men At Work	E Major	12B	128
13	Never Too Much	Luther Vandross	D Major	10B	110
14	Just Can't Get Enough	Depeche Mode	D Major	10B	116
15	Juke Box Hero	Foreigner	A Major	11B	177
16	Edge of Seventeen - 2016 Remaster	Stevie Nicks	C Major	8B	111
17	Centerfold	The J. Geils Band	C Major	8B	114
18	Heart Of Glass - Special Mix	Blondie	E Major	12B	114
19	Slipping Through My Fingers	ABBA	F Major	7B	137
20	Super Freak	Rick James	B Minor	10A	128
21	Golden Brown	The Stranglers	F♯ Major	2B	94
22	Así No Te Amará Jamás	Amanda Miguel	B♭ Minor	3A	131
23	Bad Reputation	Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	F♯ Major	2B	204
24	Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria	Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould	E Minor	9A	130
25	Vamos a Darnos Tiempo	José José	B♭ Major	6B	148
26	Get Down On It	Kool & The Gang	A Minor	8A	112
27	Tom Sawyer	Rush	A Major	11B	88
28	Él Me Mintió	Amanda Miguel	A Minor	8A	102
29	Private Eyes	Daryl Hall & John Oates	A Minor	8A	121
30	The Stroke - Remastered 2010	Billy Squier	G Major	9B	91
31	Caray	Juan Gabriel	D Major	10B	207
32	Waiting for a Girl like You	Foreigner	B♭ Minor	3A	201
33	Kids In America	Kim Wilde	E Major	12B	160
34	Give Me the Night	George Benson	D♭ Major	3B	110
35	Down Under	Men At Work	B Minor	10A	107
36	Burnin' for You	Blue Öyster Cult	A Minor	8A	134
37	Goo Goo Muck	The Cramps	E Minor	9A	142
38	Via con me	Paolo Conte	G Major	9B	144
39	Give It To Me Baby	Rick James	B Major	1B	120
40	Limelight	Rush	D♭ Minor	12A	131
41	Through The Years - Single Version	Kenny Rogers	C Major	8B	131
42	El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes	Jeanette	A Major	11B	113
43	I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)	Daryl Hall & John Oates	C Minor	5A	111
44	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield	B Major	1B	132
45	Lonely Is The Night - Remastered 2010	Billy Squier	A Major	11B	85
46	Wish You Were Here	Pink Floyd	G Major	9B	121
47	Just Can't Get Enough - 2006 Remaster	Depeche Mode	C Major	8B	128
48	Biliyorsun	Sezen Aksu	B♭ Minor	3A	126
49	Girls on Film - 2010 Remaster	Duran Duran	G Major	9B	132
50	Fly-day Chinatown	泰葉	B Minor	10A	123
51	Angel Of The Morning	Juice Newton	A♭ Major	4B	76
52	I Will Survive - 1981 Re-recording	Gloria Gaynor	A Minor	8A	120
53	A Country Boy Can Survive	Hank Williams, Jr.	G Major	9B	75
54	Déjame	Los Secretos	G Major	9B	100
55	My Kinda Lover - Remastered	Billy Squier	A Minor	8A	95
56	One Of Us	ABBA	G Major	9B	82
57	Live Wire	Mötley Crüe	G Minor	6A	112
58	Laurita Garza	Los Invasores De Nuevo León	B♭ Major	6B	95
59	867-5309 / Jenny	Tommy Tutone	F Major	7B	138
60	Baby, Come To Me	Patti Austin	G Minor	6A	90
61	The Breakup Song	The Greg Kihn Band	C Major	8B	111
62	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield	D Major	10B	132
63	No Vale la Pena (En Vivo) - En el Palacio de Bellas Artes	Juan Gabriel	G Major	9B	124
64	La Farsante	Juan Gabriel	D Major	10B	98
65	For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)	AC/DC	E Major	12B	134
66	Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers) - 2016 Remaster	Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	E Minor	9A	107
67	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield	D Major	10B	132
68	Tempted	Squeeze	F♯ Minor	11A	95
69	Stone in Love (2022 Remaster)	Journey	D Major	10B	101
70	Who's Crying Now (2022 Remaster)	Journey	E Minor	9A	150
71	It Must Be Love	Madness	G Major	9B	146
72	Pancho and Lefty	Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson	D Major	10B	123
73	När vi två blir en	Gyllene Tider	A Major	11B	89
74	Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Edit	Sheena Easton	F Minor	4A	122
75	Okay I'm Turnt	YoungLordDaggerDick	C Minor	5A	117
76	Big City	Merle Haggard	E Major	12B	136
77	Take Me To The Top	Mötley Crüe	E♭ Major	5B	170
78	We Got The Beat	The Go-Go's	D Major	10B	152
79	Take Me To The Top	Mötley Crüe	E♭ Major	5B	149
80	The One That You Love	Air Supply	F Major	7B	110
81	Gary's Theme - Remastered	Bill Evans	G Major	9B	122
82	Frente a Frente	Jeanette	F Minor	4A	149
83	Working for the Weekend	Loverboy	G Major	9B	147
84	She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) - Single Version	Carl Carlton	A Minor	8A	114
85	La Ladrona - Remasterizado 2009	Diego Verdaguer	G Major	9B	189
86	I Surrender	Rainbow	G Minor	6A	133
87	Skandal im Sperrbezirk	Spider Murphy Gang	D Major	10B	93
88	Call Me	Blondie	D Major	10B	142
89	Urgent	Foreigner	E Minor	9A	115
90	Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good - Single Version	Don Williams	D Major	10B	174
91	Hagamos Un Trato	Amanda Miguel	F Major	7B	107
92	Hold On Tight	Electric Light Orchestra	G Major	9B	145
93	Freeze-Frame	The J. Geils Band	C Major	8B	186
94	Mi Buen Corazón	Amanda Miguel	C Major	8B	111
95	Who's Crying Now	Journey	A Minor	8A	122
96	I Ran (So Far Away)	A Flock Of Seagulls	D Major	10B	146
97	Cama e Mesa - Versão Remasterizada	Roberto Carlos	A♭ Minor	1A	120
98	Too Much Time On My Hands	Styx	B Minor	10A	131
99	Zij Gelooft In Mij	Andre Hazes	B♭ Major	6B	80
100	It Must Be Love	Madness	G Major	9B	146

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