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Best Singles of 1981 by User Score
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51
.
Rick James - Super Freak
1981
Synth Funk
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
88
71 ratings
Amazon
52
.
Misfits - Halloween
October 31, 1981
Horror Punk
USER SCORE
88
25 ratings
Amazon
53
.
Prince - Sexuality
October 16, 1981
Synth Funk
USER SCORE
87
21 ratings
Amazon
54
.
Oingo Boingo - Little Girls
1981
New Wave
,
Zolo
,
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
87
56 ratings
Amazon
55
.
Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
July 17, 1981
USER SCORE
87
16 ratings
Amazon
56
.
Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
July 8, 1981
Blues Rock
,
Rock
,
Soft Rock
USER SCORE
87
16 ratings
Amazon
57
.
Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To Fuck
May 1981
Hardcore Punk
USER SCORE
86
27 ratings
Amazon
58
.
Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again
October 10, 1981
USER SCORE
86
16 ratings
Amazon
59
.
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
September 6, 1981
New Wave
,
Synth Funk
,
Disco
USER SCORE
85
64 ratings
Amazon
60
.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams
May 2, 1981
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
85
49 ratings
Amazon
61
.
Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice
February 6, 1981
New Wave
,
Dance-Punk
USER SCORE
85
17 ratings
Amazon
62
.
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
January 26, 1981
New Wave
,
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
85
32 ratings
Amazon
63
.
ABBA - One of Us
December 7, 1981
USER SCORE
85
16 ratings
Amazon
64
.
New Order - Everything's Gone Green
December 5, 1981
Post-Punk
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
84
25 ratings
Amazon
65
.
Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning
February 1981
USER SCORE
84
19 ratings
Amazon
66
.
Loverboy - Working for the Weekend
October 1981
Hard Rock
USER SCORE
84
17 ratings
Amazon
67
.
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
September 7, 1981
Synthpop
USER SCORE
84
59 ratings
Amazon
68
.
Falco - Der Kommissar / Helden von heute
December 12, 1981
Pop Rap
USER SCORE
84
16 ratings
Amazon
69
.
Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday
1981
USER SCORE
84
34 ratings
Amazon
70
.
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
August 1981
Boogie Rock
USER SCORE
84
49 ratings
Amazon
71
.
The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
June 12, 1981
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
84
21 ratings
Amazon
72
.
Depeche Mode - New Life
June 13, 1981
Synthpop
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
84
18 ratings
Amazon
73
.
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
1981
Christmas
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
84
42 ratings
Amazon
74
.
Bruce Springsteen - The River
May 1, 1981
USER SCORE
83
17 ratings
Amazon
75
.
Grauzone - Eisbær
January 1, 1981
Post-Punk
,
Neue Deutsche Welle
USER SCORE
83
30 ratings
Amazon
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