I pretty have much every Top Pop/Rock/Soul/Jazz/ Song and Album ever recorded in my itunes. I set up a playlist of just songs from 1981 and played the shuffle all this week.

MAN, THIS STILL SOUNDS AMAZING!

How the genres all blended together. How creative the songs were. This was a great year for music!

1. Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes
2. Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
3. Lady, Kenny Rogers
4. (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon
5. Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
6. Celebration, Kool and The Gang
7. Kiss On My List, Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. I Love a Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt
9. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton
10. Keep On Loving You, REO Speedwagon
11. Theme from "Greatest American Hero", Joey Scarbury
12. Morning Train (Nine to Five), Sheena Easton
13. Being With You, Smokey Robinson
14. Queen of Hearts, Juice Newton
15. Rapture, Blondie
16. A Woman Needs Love, Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
17. The Tide Is High, Blondie
18. Just the Two of Us, Grover Washington Jr.
19. Slow Hand, Pointer Sisters
20. I Love You, The Climax Blues Band
21. Woman, John Lennon
22. Sukiyaki, A Taste Of Honey
23. The Winner Takes It All, Abba
24. Stars On 45 Medley, Stars On 45
25. Angel of the Morning, Juice Newton
26. Love On the Rocks, Neil Diamond
27. Every Woman In the World, Air Supply
28. The One That You Love, Air Supply
29. Guilty, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
30. The Best of Times, Styx
31. Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys
32. Take It On the Run, REO Speedwagon
33. No Gettin' Over Me, Ronnie Milsap
34. Living Inside Myself, Gino Vannelli
35. Woman In Love, Barbra Streisand
36. Boy from New York City, Manhattan Transfer
37. Urgent, Foreigner
38. Passion, Rod Stewart
39. Lady (You Bring Me Up), Commodores
40. Crying, Don Mclean
41. Hearts, Marty Balin
42. It's My Turn, Diana Ross
43. You Make My Dreams, Daryl Hall and John Oates
44. I Don't Need You, Kenny Rogers
45. How 'Bout Us, Champaign
46. Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Pat Benatar
47. The Breakup Song, The Greg Kihn Band
48. Time, Alan Parsons Project
49. Hungry Heart, Bruce Springsteen
50. Sweetheart, Franke and The Knockouts
51. Somebody's Knockin', Terri Gibbs
52. More Than I Can Say, Leo Sayer
53. Together, Tierra
54. Too Much Time On My Hands, Styx
55. What Are We Doin' In Love, Dottie West
56. Who's Crying Now, Journey
57. De Do Do Do, de Da Da Da, The Police
58. This Little Girl, Gary "U.S." Bonds
59. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
60. Giving It Up for Your Love, Delbert McClinton
61. A Little In Love, Cliff Richard
62. America, Neil Diamond
63. Ain't Even Done With the Night, John Cougar
64. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross
65. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
66. Games People Play, Alan Parsons Project
67. I Can't Stand It, Eric Clapton
68. While You See a Chance, Steve Winwood
69. Master Blaster, Stevie Wonder
70. Hello Again, Neil Diamond
71. Don't Stand So Close to Me, The Police
72. Hey Nineteen, Steely Dan
73. I Ain't Gonna Stand for It, Stevie Wonder
74. All Those Years Ago, George Harrison
75. Step By Step, Eddie Rabbitt
76. The Stroke, Billy Squier
77. Feels So Right, Alabama
78. Sweet Baby, Stanley Clarke and George Duke
79. Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg
80. Cool Love, Pablo Cruise
81. Hold On Tight, ELO
82. It's Now Or Never, John Schneider
83. Treat Me Right, Pat Benatar
84. Winning, Santana
85. What Kind of Fool, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
86. Watching the Wheels, John Lennon
87. Tell It Like It Is, Heart
88. Smoky Mountain Rain, Ronnie Milsap
89. I Made It Through the Rain, Barry Manilow
90. You've Lost That Loving Feeling, Daryl Hall and John Oates
91. Suddenly, Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
92. For Your Eyes Only, Sheena Easton
93. Beach Boys Medley, The Beach Boys
94. Whip It, Devo
95. Modern Girl, Sheena Easton
96. Really Wanna Know You, Gary Wright
97. Seven Year Ache, Rosanne Cash
98. I'm Coming Out, Diana Ross
99. Miss Sun, Boz Scaggs
100. Time Is Time, Andy Gibb

[Edited 6/1/12 10:24am]

I don't own many albums from 1981.

1. Prince - Controversy

2. The Jacksons - The Jacksons Live!

3. Rick James - Street Songs

4. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Juju

5. Public Image Ltd - The Flowers Of Romance

6. The Human League - Dare

7. The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth

8. Bauhaus - Mask

9. X - Wild Gift

10. The Cure - Faith

11. Kraftwerk - Computer World

12. The Time - The Time

13. ABBA - The Visitors

14. Vice Squad - No Cause For Concern

These are my top 20 songs which I submitted to Moonbeam's 80s org music poll:

1. The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed

2. Rush - Limelight

3. The Human League - Seconds

4. Grace Jones - Demolition Man

5. Prince - Controversy

6. Shalamar - Make That Move

7. Teena Marie - Square Biz

8. The Cure - Primary

9. Stevie Wonder - That Girl

10. X - White Girl

11. Depeche Mode - New Life

12. The Sound - Sense Of Purpose

13. The Pretenders - Message Of Love

14. Kim Wilde - Kids In America

15. Pete Shelley - Homosapien

16. Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

17. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love

18. The Sound - Contact The Fact

19. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

20. Adam and The Ants - Stand And Deliver

It's Official

(Just Like) Starting Over is from 1980

PANDURITO said:

It's Official

(Just Like) Starting Over is from 1980

True, released as a single in 1980 in both the U.K. and U.S. Who made this list?

PANDURITO said:

It's Official

(Just Like) Starting Over is from 1980

Looking at the OPs list again, many of these songs are from 1980.

This are the albums I've got from 1981. I made a list because of Moonbeam too.

G3000 said:

I pretty have much every Top Pop/Rock/Soul/Jazz/ Song and Album ever recorded in my itunes. ,

How many songs on your itunes?

There are quite a few "1980" single on that list. I guess they didn't chart until 1981.

rdhull said:

G3000 said:

I pretty have much every Top Pop/Rock/Soul/Jazz/ Song and Album ever recorded in my itunes. ,

How many songs on your itunes?

as of right now...125893 songs, 367.1 days, 729.65GB

it will change again in an hour or so...

it changes by the day.

sextonseven said:

PANDURITO said:

It's Official

(Just Like) Starting Over is from 1980

Looking at the OPs list again, many of these songs are from 1980.

That's what happens when you don't pay for your music

G3000 said:

rdhull said:

How many songs on your itunes?

as of right now...125893 songs, 367.1 days, 729.65GB

it will change again in an hour or so...

it changes by the day.

125 thou? I have 14 grand. I know your mp3 player doesnt hold all that. You must have a few.

PANDURITO said:

This are the albums I've got from 1981. I made a list because of Moonbeam too.

(long list)

If this list is just the albums you own from 1981, your entire music collection must be massive.

rdhull said:

G3000 said:

as of right now...125893 songs, 367.1 days, 729.65GB

it will change again in an hour or so...

it changes by the day.

125 thou? I have 14 grand. I know your mp3 player doesnt hold all that. You must have a few.

itunes is just a music database...i have the 160GB Classic. I cherry pick my tunes and it's maxed out.

sextonseven said:

PANDURITO said:

This are the albums I've got from 1981. I made a list because of Moonbeam too.

(long list)

If this list is just the albums you own from 1981, your entire music collection must be massive.

About 3600 albums (CDs, SACD and DVD-As; and a few Blu-ray Audio) Not that much but I'm starting to have a problem with storing space

the 80s in general were the best years of music 2 me. i think 85' might b my favorite though because Prince's Around the World & Kate Bush's Hounds of Love came out which are two of my very favorite albums of all-time. Actually The Gold Experience is my favorite Prince Album though.