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 1981
TOP 100 CPS MUSIC CHART
Top hitmakers of 1981 included Jacksons, Grace Jones, Rick James, Love Unlimited, Tom Tom Club, Spargo and Kool & The Gang. Since 1977 I've enjoyed DJing and playing over a decade of some of the greatest ever to hit the airways. As a music programming specialist with over 30+ years experience in entertaining all ages the secret to success in our industry is the ability 'read' the crowd and anticipate what should be played to insure an enjoyable, festive and memorable time by all of your guest. I hope this chart is usfull in your quest for music. |
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1981 TOP 100 CPS CHART KEY
No. = The numercial rank on this CPS chart.
Top # = Highest position song held on Top 20 in 1981
Wks = Total weeks spent on Top 20 in 1981
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No. |
Title |
Artist |
Top # |
Wks |
1 |
Can You Feel It |
Jacksons |
1 |
15 |
2 |
I've Seen That Face Before |
Grace Jones |
1 |
13 |
3 |
Don't Stop The Music |
Yarbrough & Peoples |
1 |
15 |
4 |
Super Freak |
Rick James |
3 |
15 |
5 |
I'm So Glad To Be A Woman |
Love Unlimited |
1 |
12 |
6 |
Funkin' For Jamaica |
Tom Browne |
1 |
15 |
7 |
Wordy Rappinghood |
Tom Tom Club |
1 |
13 |
8 |
If You Could Read My Mind |
Viola Wills |
1 |
14 |
9 |
R R Express |
Rose Royce |
1 |
14 |
10 |
One Night Affair |
Spargo |
3 |
13 |
11 |
Hands Up |
Ottawan |
1 |
11 |
12 |
Celebration |
Kool & The Gang |
1 |
12 |
13 |
It's A Love Thing |
Whispers |
1 |
12 |
14 |
Going Back To My Roots |
Odyssey |
2 |
12 |
15 |
Ma Quale Idea |
Pino D'angio |
1 |
12 |
16 |
Just For You |
Spargo |
2 |
12 |
17 |
Double Dutch Bus |
Frankie Smith |
1 |
12 |
18 |
All American Girls |
Sister Sledge |
2 |
11 |
19 |
Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
Boys Town Gang |
2 |
11 |
20 |
Let's Groove |
Earth Wind & Fire |
3 |
11 |
21 |
Let's Start Ii Dance Again |
Bohannon |
2 |
12 |
22 |
Just The Two Of Us |
Grover Washington & Bill Withers |
1 |
11 |
23 |
My Feet Won't Move |
Fruitcake |
4 |
12 |
24 |
Love Games |
Level 42 |
5 |
11 |
25 |
Don't Stop |
K I D |
2 |
12 |
26 |
A Woman Needs Love |
Ray Parker & Raydio |
2 |
10 |
27 |
He's Just A Runaway |
Sister Sledge |
1 |
10 |
28 |
Your Love |
Lime |
1 |
10 |
29 |
Body Talk |
Imagination |
1 |
11 |
30 |
Fantastic Voyage |
Lakeside |
3 |
11 |
31 |
Should I Do It |
Pointer Sisters |
6 |
11 |
32 |
On The Beat |
B B & Q Band |
1 |
11 |
33 |
Happy Birthday |
Stevie Wonder |
3 |
12 |
34 |
If You Feel The Funk |
La Toya Jackson |
2 |
11 |
35 |
Latin America |
Gibson Brothers |
3 |
11 |
36 |
It's Your Conscience |
Deniece Williams |
3 |
11 |
37 |
Hit 'N Run Lover |
Carol Jiani |
4 |
12 |
38 |
Shake It Up |
Rod |
3 |
12 |
39 |
Lady (You Bring Me Up) |
Commodores |
4 |
13 |
40 |
San Salvador |
Azoto |
2 |
11 |
41 |
Dancin' The Night Away |
Voggue |
2 |
10 |
42 |
Pull Up To The Bumper |
Grace Jones |
2 |
10 |
43 |
Bon Bon Vie |
T S Monk |
5 |
10 |
44 |
And Love Goes On |
Earth Wind & Fire |
3 |
11 |
45 |
I'm Coming Out |
Diana Ross |
1 |
10 |
46 |
Burn Rubber |
Gap Band |
3 |
10 |
47 |
You'll Never Know |
Hi Gloss |
6 |
12 |
48 |
Controversy |
Prince |
5 |
10 |
49 |
Menergy |
Patrick Cowley |
1 |
9 |
50 |
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It |
Stevie Wonder |
5 |
10 |
51 |
Never Knew Love Like This Before |
Stephanie Mills |
5 |
10 |
52 |
Que Pasa |
Kid Creole & The Coconuts |
6 |
10 |
53 |
I'm In Love |
Evelyn King |
4 |
11 |
54 |
Never Too Much |
Luther Vandross |
4 |
10 |
55 |
Ai No Corrida |
Quincy Jones |
3 |
10 |
56 |
Can You Handle It |
Sharon Redd |
4 |
11 |
57 |
I Just Wanna Spend Some Time |
Alton Edwards |
6 |
11 |
58 |
Mama |
Junior |
3 |
9 |
59 |
Walking Into Sunshine |
Central Line |
4 |
10 |
60 |
Joy & Pain |
Maze |
7 |
10 |
61 |
Wikka Wrap |
The Evasions |
3 |
10 |
62 |
Being With You |
Smokey Robinson |
4 |
10 |
63 |
I Hear That To The Grapevine |
Roger |
7 |
10 |
64 |
Give It To Me |
Conquest |
5 |
10 |
65 |
Gonna Get Over You |
France Joli |
6 |
10 |
66 |
Zulu |
Quick |
8 |
9 |
67 |
She's A Bad Mama Jamma |
Carl Carlton |
3 |
9 |
68 |
Starchild |
Level 42 |
8 |
11 |
69 |
Again |
Nightpeople |
6 |
9 |
70 |
Happy Days |
North End |
7 |
12 |
71 |
The Real Thing |
Brother's Johnson |
8 |
10 |
72 |
It Must Be Magic |
Teena Marie |
2 |
8 |
73 |
Starlette |
B B & Q Band |
5 |
9 |
74 |
Streetmusic |
Bang Gang |
4 |
9 |
75 |
I Specialize In Love |
Sharon Brown |
8 |
10 |
76 |
Love Has Come Around |
Donald Byrd |
3 |
8 |
77 |
Paradise |
Change |
8 |
10 |
78 |
Garden Of Eve |
Yvonne Gage |
1 |
7 |
79 |
Heart Beat |
Taana Gardner |
11 |
10 |
80 |
The Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel |
Grandmaster Flash |
4 |
9 |
81 |
Give It To Me |
Rick James |
6 |
8 |
82 |
Nights Over Egypt |
Jones Girls |
8 |
9 |
83 |
Running Back To You |
Kleeer |
6 |
10 |
84 |
Kickin' Back |
Ltd |
9 |
11 |
85 |
We Want You (On The Floor) |
Lakeside |
5 |
9 |
86 |
Shake It Up Tonight |
Cheryl Lynn |
5 |
7 |
87 |
Square Biz |
Teena Marie |
9 |
9 |
88 |
If You Want Me |
Barbara Roy |
11 |
9 |
89 |
Make That Move |
Shalamar |
7 |
10 |
90 |
Inch By Inch |
Strikers |
5 |
9 |
91 |
Get On Up And Do It Again |
Suzy Q |
11 |
8 |
92 |
Searching To Find The One |
Unlimited Touch |
10 |
9 |
93 |
Bounce, Rock , Skate & Roll |
Vaughan Mason & Crew |
12 |
10 |
94 |
So Ruff So Tuff |
Zapp & Roger |
12 |
10 |
95 |
Let's Celebrate |
Skyy |
8 |
10 |
96 |
Hold In (I'm Coming) |
Aretha Franklin |
8 |
9 |
97 |
Tryin To Get Over |
D Train |
5 |
9 |
98 |
Gold |
Chaplin Band |
9 |
7 |
99 |
Dyin' To Be Dancin' |
Empress |
9 |
9 |
100 |
Flashback |
Cm Lord |
14 |
10 |
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