| Billboard & Cashbox Year End Charts | |||||||
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| 1981 | Billboard | Cashbox | |||
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| Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
| 1 | Bette Davis Eyes ● | Kim Carnes | 1(9) |
05/16-06/13 06/27-07/18 | 2 |
| 2 | Endless Love ▲ | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 1(9) | 08/15-10/10 | 1 |
| 3 | Lady ● | Kenny Rogers | 1(6) | 80/11/15-12/20 | 6('80) |
| 4 | (Just Like) Starting Over ● | John Lennon | 1(5) | 80/12/27-01/24 | 57('80) |
| 5 | Jessie's Girl ● | Rick Springfield | 1(2) | 08/01-08/08 | 3 |
| 6 | Celebration ▲ | Kool & The Gang | 1(2) | 02/07-02/14 | 10 |
| 7 | Kiss On My List ● | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 1(3) | 04/11-04/25 | 25 |
| 8 | I Love A Rainy Night ● | Eddie Rabbitt | 1(2) | 02/28-03/07 | 36 |
| 9 | 9 To 5 ● | Dolly Parton | 1(2) |
02/21 03/14 | 12 |
| 10 | Keep On Loving You ▲ | REO Speedwagon | 1 | 03/21 | 4 |
| 11 | The Theme From The Greatest American Hero ● | Joey Scarbury | 2(2) | 08 | 8 |
| 12 | Morning Train (9 To 5) ● | Sheena Easton | 1(2) | 05/02-05/09 | 24 |
| 13 | Being With You ● | Smokey Robinson | 2(3) | 05 | 19 |
| 14 | Queen Of Heart ● | Juice Newton | 2(2) | 09 | 7 |
| 15 | Rapture ● | Blondie | 1(2) | 03/28-04/04 | 15 |
| 16 | A Woman Needs Love | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | 4 | 06 | 40 |
| 17 | The Tide Is High ● | Blondie | 1 | 03/31 | 20 |
| 18 | Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington Jr. | 2(3) | 05 | 37 |
| 19 | Slow Hand ● | Pointer Sisters | 2(3) | 08 | 5 |
| 20 | I Love You | Climax Blues Band | 12 | 06 | 46 |
| 21 | Woman ● | John Lennon | 2(3) | 03 | 16 |
| 22 | Sukiyaki ● | A Taste Of Honey | 3(3) | 06 | 43 |
| 23 | The Winner Takes It All | Abba | 8 | 03 | 74 |
| 24 | Medley ● | Stars On 45 | 1 | 06/20 | 13 |
| 25 | Angel Of The Morning ● | Juice Newton | 4 | 05 | 21 |
| 26 | Love On The Rocks | Neil Diamond | 2(3) | 01 | 74('80) |
| 27 | Every Woman In The World | Air Supply | 5 | 01 | 65 |
| 28 | The One That You Love ● | Air Supply | 1 | 07/25 | 23 |
| 29 | Guilty ● | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | 3(2) | 01 | 82('80) |
| 30 | The Best Of Times | Styx | 3(4) | 03 | 33 |
| 31 | Elvira ▲ | Oak Ridge Boys | 5 | 07 | 18 |
| 32 | Take It On The Run ● | REO Speedwagon | 5 | 05 | 29 |
| 33 | No Getting' Over Me | Ronnie Milsap | 5 | 09 | 57 |
| 34 | Living Outside Myself | Gino Vanelli | 6 | 05 | 78 |
| 35 | Woman In Love ▲ | Barbra Streisand | 1(3) | 80/10/25-11/08 | 9('80) |
| 36 | Boy From New York City | Manhattan Transfer | 7 | 08 | 49 |
| 37 | Urgent | Foreigner | 4 | 09 | 42 |
| 38 | Passion | Rod Stewart | 5 | 02 | 51 |
| 39 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | Commodores | 8 | 09 | 50 |
| 40 | Crying | Don McLean | 5 | 03 | 52 |
| 41 | Hearts | Marty Baling | 8 | 08 | 56 |
| 42 | It's My Turn | Diana Ross | 9 | 01 | / |
| 43 | You Make My Dreams | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 5 | 07 | 54 |
| 44 | I Don't Need You | Kenny Rogers | 3(2) | 08 | 31 |
| 45 | How About Us | Champaign | 12 | 06 | 69 |
| 46 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot ● | Pat Benatar | 9 | 80/12 | 70('80) |
| 47 | The Break Up Song | The Greg Kahn Band | 15 | 09 | / |
| 48 | Time | The Alan Parsons Project | 15 | 08 | 94 |
| 49 | Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 80/12 | 89('80) |
| 50 | Sweetheart | Frankie And The Knockouts | 10 | 06 | / |
| 51 | Somebody Knockin' | Torri Gibbs | 13 | 04 | 68 |
| 52 | More Than I Can Say ● | Leo Sayer | 2(5) | 80/12 | 47('80) |
| 53 | Together | Tierra | 18 | 02 | / |
| 54 | Too Much Time On My Hands | Styx | 9 | 05 | 67 |
| 55 | What Are You Donin' In Love | Dottie West | 14 | 06 | 97 |
| 56 | Who's Crying Now ● | Journey | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 57 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da | The Police | 10 | 01 | 96 |
| 58 | This Little Girl | Gary U. S. Bonds | 11(3) | 06/20-07/04 | 47 |
| 59 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 3(6) | 09 | 39 |
| 60 | Giving It Up For Love | Delbert McClinton | 8 | 02 | 83 |
| 61 | A Little In Love | Cliff Richard | 17 | 03 | 99 |
| 62 | America | Neil Diamond | 8 | 06 | 61 |
| 63 | Ain't Even Done With The Night | John Cougar | 17 | 05 | / |
| 64 | Arthur's Theme (Best You Can Do) ● | Christopher Cross | 1(3) | 10/17-10/31 | 11 |
| 65 | Another One Bites Of The Dust ▲ | Queen | 1(3) | 80/10/04-10/18 | 1('80) |
| 66 | Games People Play | The Alan Parsons Project | 16 | 03 | / |
| 67 | I Can't Stand It | Eric Clapton & His Band | 10 | 05 | 91 |
| 68 | While You See A Chance | Steve Winwood | 7 | 04 | 72 |
| 69 | Master Blaster | Stevie Wonder | 5 | 80/12 | 38('80) |
| 70 | Hello Again | Neil Diamond | 6 | 03 | 76 |
| 71 | Don't Stand So Close To Me | The Police | 10 | 04 | 59 |
| 72 | Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan | 10 | 02 | 80 |
| 73 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | Stevie Wonder | 11(3) | 03/07-03/21 | 86 |
| 74 | All Those Years Ago | George Harrison | 2(3) | 07 | 38 |
| 75 | Step By Step | Eddie Rabbit | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 76 | The Stroke | Billy Squire | 17 | 08 | / |
| 77 | Feels So Right | Alabama | 20 | 09 | / |
| 78 | Sweet Baby | Stanley Clarke / George Duke | 19 | 08 | / |
| 79 | Same Old Lang Syne | Dan Fogelberg | 9 | 02 | 60 |
| 80 | Cool Love | Pablo Cruise | 13 | 09 | 98 |
| 81 | Hold On Tight | E. L. O. | 10 | 10 | 55 |
| 82 | It's Now Or Never | John Schneider | 14 | 08 | / |
| 83 | Treat Me Right | Pat Benatar | 18 | 03 | 66 |
| 84 | Winning | Santana | 17 | 07 | 87 |
| 85 | What Kind Of Fool | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | 10 | 03 | 84 |
| 86 | Watching The Wheels | John Lennon | 10 | 05 | 62 |
| 87 | Tell It Like It Was | Heart | 8 | 01 | / |
| 88 | Smokey Mountain Rain | Ronnie Milsap | 24 | 02 | / |
| 89 | I Made It Through The Rain | Barry Manilow | 10 | 01 | / |
| 90 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 12 | 80/11 | 71('80) |
| 91 | Suddenly | Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard | 20 | 01 | / |
| 92 | For Your Eyes Only | Sheena Easton | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 93 | The Beach Boys Medley | Beach Boys | 12 | 10 | 63 |
| 94 | Whip It ● | Devo | 14 | 80/11 | / |
| 95 | Modern Girl | Sheena Easton | 18 | 07 | / |
| 96 | Really Wanna Know You | Gary Wright | 16 | 09 | / |
| 97 | Seven Year Ache | Rosanne Cash | 22 | 07 | / |
| 98 | I'm Coming Out | Diana Ross | 5 | 80/11 | 28('80) |
| 99 | Miss Gun | Boz Scaggs | 14 | 02 | / |
| 100 | Time Is Time | Andy Gibb | 15 | 01 | / |
| Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart | |||||
| Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
| - | Start Me Up | The Rolling Stones | 2(3) | 10/31-11/14 | 34 |
| - | The Night Owls | The Little River Band | 6 | 11/07 | 45 |
| - | I've Done Everything For You | Rick Springfield | 8 | 11/07 | 71 |
| - | Hard To Say | Dan Fogelberg | 7 | 10/31 | 73 |
| - | When She Was My Girl | The Four Tops | 11(2) | 11/07-11/14 | 77 |
| - | Her Town Too | James Taylor & J.D. Souther | 11(2) | 05/02-05/09 | 79 |
| - | Tryin' To Live My Life Without You | Bob Seger | 5 | 11/07 | 81 |
| - | Just Once | Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram | 17 | 11 | 85 |
| - | Gemini Dream | The Moody Blues | 12 | 08 | 89 |
| - | I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) | Lulu | 18 | 10 | 90 |
| - | The Waiting | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | 19 | 07 | 92 |
| - | We're In This Love Together | Al Jarreau | 15 | 10 | 93 |
| - | You Better You Bet | The Who | 18 | 05 | 95 |
| - | The Voice | The Moody Blues | 15 | 09 | 100 |
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Billboard top 10 hits which not appear in both Billboard & Cashbox year end charts | |||||
| Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
| - | The Theme from "Hill Street Blues" | Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton | 10 | 11/14 | - |
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Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s). |
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