Your Soundtrack to Yesterday
Back to 1981 – Every Billboard #1
1981 carried music into every pocket. Cassettes spun personal soundtracks, Walkmans turned every street into a dance floor, and new legends rose on neon-lit stages. Let’s rewind to a year when music wasn’t just heard — it was lived, breath by breath.
Billboard #1 Hits — 1981
🎵 “(Just Like) Starting Over”
🎤 John Lennon
📀 Double Fantasy
🗓️ January 3, 10, 17, 24
🎵 “The Tide Is High”
🎤 Blondie
📀 Autoamerican
🗓️ January 31
🎵 “Celebration”
🎤 Kool & The Gang
📀 Celebrate!
🗓️ February 7, 14
🎵 “9 to 5”
🎤 Dolly Parton
📀 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
🗓️ February 21, 28
🎵 “I Love a Rainy Night”
🎤 Eddie Rabbitt
📀 Horizon
🗓️ March 7, 14
🎵 “Keep On Loving You”
🎤 REO Speedwagon
📀 Hi Infidelity
🗓️ March 21
🎵 “Rapture”
🎤 Blondie
📀 Autoamerican
🗓️ March 28; April 4
🎵 “Kiss on My List”
🎤 Daryl Hall & John Oates
📀 Voices
🗓️ April 11, 18, 25
🎵 “Morning Train (Nine to Five)”
🎤 Sheena Easton
📀 Take My Time
🗓️ May 2, 9
🎵 “Bette Davis Eyes”
🎤 Kim Carnes
📀 Mistaken Identity
🗓️ May 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20; June 27; July 4, 11, 18
🎵 “Stars on 45 Medley”
🎤 Stars on 45
📀 Stars on 45
🗓️ June 20, 27
🎵 “The One That You Love”
🎤 Air Supply
📀 The One That You Love
🗓️ July 25
🎵 “Jessie’s Girl”
🎤 Rick Springfield
📀 Working Class Dog
🗓️ August 1, 8
🎵 “Endless Love”
🎤 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
📀 Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
🗓️ August 15, 22, 29; September 5, 12, 19, 26; October 3, 10
🎵 “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”
🎤 Christopher Cross
📀 Arthur: The Album
🗓️ October 17, 24, 31
🎵 “Private Eyes”
🎤 Daryl Hall & John Oates
📀 Private Eyes
🗓️ November 7, 14
🎵 “Physical”
🎤 Olivia Newton-John
📀 Physical
🗓️ November 21, 28 (continues into 1982)
Every song is a time machine, and every playlist a doorway to memories waiting to be relived. Listen, save, and let the journey begin. Explore even more sonic adventures by visiting The Rewind Tales on Spotify — your soundtrack to yesterday.