Songs I liked from the year 1981, listed alphabetically.
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This list will grow organically over time (currently: 77, as of 23/06/2024).
Peace
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- ABC – Tears Are Not Enough
- Alan Sorrenti – Beside You
- Brenda Russell – A Little Bit Of Love
- Byrne & Barnes – Love You Out Of Your Mind
- Cars, The – Shake It Up
- Change – Miracles
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes
- Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
- Depeche Mode – New Life
- Duran Duran – Careless Memories
- Duran Duran – Girls On Film
- Duran Duran – Planet Earth
- Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
- Falco – Der Kommissar
- Flowers – Love In Motion
- Frankie And The Knockouts – Sweetheart
- Gary Numan – She’s Got Claws
- George Benson – Turn Your Love Around
- Go-Go’s, The – Our Lips Are Sealed
- Heaven 17 – Penthouse And Pavement
- Human League, The – Darkness
- Human League, The – Don’t You Want Me
- Human League, The – Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Imagination – Flashback
- Japan – Ghosts
- Japan – I Second That Emotion
- Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes
- Japan – The Art Of Parties
- Japan – Visions Of China
- Jimmy Ross – First True Love Affair
- Jones Girls, The – Nights Over Egypt
- Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
- Junior – Mama Used To Say
- Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
- Kim Wilde – Chequered Love
- Kim Wilde – Kids In America
- Kraftwerk – Pocket Calculator (Live)
- Landscape – Einstein A Go Go
- Laurie Anderson – O Superman
- Lene Lovich – New Toy
- Lindsey Buckingham – Trouble
- Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
- Marty Balin – Hearts
- Men At Work – Down Under
- Men At Work – Who Can It Be Now
- Missing Persons – Words
- Mondo Rock – Chemistry
- Mondo Rock – Cool World
- Mondo Rock – Summer Of ’81
- New Order – Procession
- Olivia Newton-John – Make A Move On Me
- Olivia Newton-John – Physical
- Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Joan Of Arc
- Pete Shelley – Homosapien
- Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight
- Police, The – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Police, The – Spirits In The Material World
- Quincy Jones Feat. James Ingram – One Hundred Ways
- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
- Rick James – Super Freak
- Rod Stewart – Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
- Rod Stewart – Young Turks
- Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl
- Soft Cell – Bedsitter
- Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf
- Soft Cell – Tainted Love
- Spandau Ballet – Chant No 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
- Stevie Nicks – Edge Of Seventeen
- Stranglers, The – Golden Brown
- Swingers, The – Counting The Beat
- Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
- Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood
- Toni Basil – Mickey
- Ultravox – The Thin Wall
- Vicky “D” – This Beat Is Mine
- Vin Zee – Funky BeBop