Desert Island Songs - 1981

This page is a list of performers and songs with tracks I love broken down by the year the song was released (or first peaked on a pop chart). For more information check out the intro page.

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• 38 Special, "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys"
• 38 Special, "Fantasy Girl"
• 38 Special, "Hold on Loosely"
• A Flock of Seagulls, "(It's Not Me) Talking"
• A Flock of Seagulls, "Telecommunication"
• A's, "A Woman's Got The Power"
• ABC, "Tears Are Not Enough"
• AC-DC, "Big Balls"
• AC-DC, "Shoot to Thrill"
• AC-DC, "Hells Bells"
• AC-DC, "Back in Black"
• Adam Ant, "Prince Charming"
• Adam Ant, "Beat My Guest"
• Adam Ant, "Stand and Deliver"
• Adolescents, "Amoeba"
• Air Supply, "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)"
• Air Supply, "Every Woman in the World"
• Air Supply, "The One That You Love"
• Al Jarreau, "We're In This Love Together"
• Alan Parsons Project, "Time"
• Alan Parsons Project, "Games People Play"
• Aldo Nova, "Hot Love"
• Altered Images, "Happy Birthday"
• Andy Gibb, "Time Is Time"
• Any Trouble, "Second Choice"
• April Wine, "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen"
• Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb, "Guilty"
• Billy Idol, "Mony Mony (Live)"
• Billy Joel, "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
• Billy Squier, "Lonely Is The Night"
• Billy Squier, "In The Dark"
• Billy Squier, "The Stroke"
• Blackfoot, "Fly Away"
• Blasters, "I'm Shakin'"
• Blondie, "Rapture"
• Blondie, "The Tide Is High"
• Blue oyster Cult, "Burnin' for You"
• Blue oyster Cult, "Joan Crawford"
• Boomtown Rats, "Up All Night"
• Bow Wow Wow, "Elimination Dancing"
• Bow Wow Wow, "Chihuahua"
• Boz Scaggs, "Miss Sun"
• Bruce Springsteen, "The River"
• Carl Carlton, "She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)"
• Champaign, "How 'Bout Us"
• Christopher Cross, "Sailing"
• Christopher Cross, "Never Be The Same"
• Clash, "The Magnificent Seven"
• Clash, "Police on My Back"
• Classix Nouveaux, "Guilty"
• Climax Blues Band, "I Love You"
• Combo Audio, "Romanticide"
• Commodores, "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
• Dan Fogelberg, "Same Old Lang Syne"
• Dan Fogelberg, "Hard to Say"
• Dave Edmunds, "Almost Saturday Night"
• David Bowie, "Fashion"
• Dead Kennedys, "Holiday in Cambodia"
• Deborah Harry, "The Jam Was Moving"
• Department S, "Is Vic There"
• Devo, "Beautiful World"
• Devo, "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth"
• Devo, "Working in the Coal Mine"
• Diana Ross, "I'm Coming Out"
• Diesel, "Sausalito Summernight"
• Dire Straits, "Romeo and Juliet"
• Dire Straits, "Solid Rock"
• Dire Straits, "Expresso Love"
• Dire Straits, "Skateaway"
• Dolly Parton, "9 to 5"
• Don Felder, "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)"
• Don McLean, "Crying"
• Donnie Iris, "I Can't Hear You"
• Donnie Iris, "Ah! Leah!"
• Doobie Brothers, "One Step Closer"
• Duran Duran, "Careless Memories (live version)"
• Duran Duran, "Planet Earth"
• Duran Duran, "Anyone Out There"
• Duran Duran, "Careless Memories"
• Duran Duran, "Night Boat"
• Duran Duran, "Sound of Thunder"
• Duran Duran, "Friends of Mine"
• Eagles, "Seven Bridges Road"
• Earth, Wind & Fire, "Let's Groove"
• Echo & the Bunnymen, "A Promise"
• Eddie Rabbitt, "I Love A Rainy Night"
• Eddy Grant, "Do You Feel My Love"
• Electric Light Orchestra, "Twilight"
• Electric Light Orchestra, "Hold on Tight"
• Elvis Costello, "Clubland"
• Eric Clapton, "I Can't Stand It"
• Evelyn Champagne King, "I'm In Love"
• Foreigner, "Woman in Black"
• Foreigner, "Urgent"
• Franke & The Knockouts, "Sweetheart"
• Fun Boy Three, "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)"
• Gap Band, "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)"
• Gary Wright, "Really Wanna Know You"
• Genesis, "Dodo"
• Genesis, "Keep It Dark"
• Genesis, "Me and Sarah Jane"
• Genesis, "No Reply at All"
• Genesis, "Another Record"
• Gino Vannelli, "Living Inside Myself"
• Gleaming Spires, "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls"
• Go-Go's, "How Much More"
• Go-Go's, "This Town"
• Go-Go's, "Lust to Love"
• Great Buildings, "Hold On To Something"
• Greg Kihn, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)"
• Grover Washington, Jr., "Just The Two Of Us"
• Hall & Oates, "Kiss on My List"
• Hall & Oates, "You Make My Dreams"
• Heaven 17, "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang"
• Human League, "Love Action (I Believe in Love)"
• Human League, "The Sound of the Crowd"
• Human Sexual Response, "12345678910"
• Human Sexual Response, "Land of the Glass Pinecones"
• J. Geils Band, "Flame Thrower"
• Jam, "That's Entertainment"
• James Taylor & J.D. Souther, "Her Town Too"
• Japan, "Quiet Life"
• Japan, "Visions Of China"
• Japan, "The Art Of Parties"
• Jefferson Starship, "Stranger"
• Jefferson Starship, "Find Your Way Back"
• Jim Carroll Band, "People Who Died"
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Crimson and Clover"
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, "Bad Reputation"
• Joey Scarbury, "Theme From Greatest American Hero"
• John Lennon, "Watching the Wheels"
• John Lennon, "I'm Losing You"
• John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
• John Lennon, "Woman"
• John Mellencamp, "Ain't Even Done With The Night"
• Journey, "Stone in Love"
• Journey, "Who's Crying Now"
• Joy Division, "Transmission"
• Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
• Juice Newton, "Angel of the Morning"
• Juice Newton, "Queen of Hearts"
• Kate Bush, "Sat in Your Lap"
• Kim Carnes, "Bette Davis Eyes"
• Kim Wilde, "Chequered Love"
• Kinks, "Destroyer"
• Korgis, "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
• Lakeside, "Fantastic Voyage"
• Lene Lovich, "New Toy"
• Linx, "Intuition"
• Little River Band, "The Night Owls"
• Loverboy, "Turn Me Loose"
• Loverboy, "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
• Lulu, "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)"
• Madness, "Shut Up"
• Madness, "Grey Day"
• Madness, "Embarrassment"
• Madness, "Baggy Trousers"
• Magazine, "About The Weather"
• Marty Balin, "Hearts"
• Missing Persons, "Mental Hopscotch"
• Mission of Burma, "That's When I Reach for My Revolver"
• Moody Blues, "The Voice"
• Moody Blues, "Gemini Dream"
• New Order, "Dreams Never End"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Stranger's Touch"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Silvery Rain"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Recovery"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Love Make Me Strong"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Suddenly"
• Ozzy Osbourne, "Crazy Train"
• Pat Benatar, "Treat Me Right"
• Pat Benatar, "Fire And Ice"
• Pat Benatar, "Promises In The Dark"
• Patrice Rushen, "Look Up"
• Phil Collins, "Behind The Lines"
• Phil Collins, "The Roof Is Leaking"
• Phil Collins, "I Missed Again"
• Phil Seymour, "Precious to Me"
• Pointer Sisters, "Slow Hand"
• Police, "Demolition Man"
• Police, "Hungry For You (J'Aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)"
• Police, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
• Police, "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
• Police, "Driven To Tears"
• Police, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
• Pretenders, "Day After Day"
• Pretenders, "Message of Love"
• Producers, "What's He Got"
• Psychedelic Furs, "Mr. Jones"
• Psychedelic Furs, "Dumb Waiters"
• Quincy Jones, "Ai No Corrida"
• REO Speedwagon, "Tough Guys"
• REO Speedwagon, "Keep on Loving You"
• REO Speedwagon, "Take It on the Run"
• REO Speedwagon, "Don't Let Him Go"
• Rainbow, "I Surrender"
• Ramones, "We Want the Airwaves"
• Ray Parker Jr., "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
• Red Rider, "Lunatic Fringe"
• Rick James, "Super Freak (Part 1)"
• Rick James, "Give It To Me Baby"
• Robert Palmer, "Johnny and Mary"
• Robert Palmer, "Looking For Clues"
• Rockpile, "Teacher Teacher"
• Rolling Stones, "Start Me Up"
• Rush, "Tom Sawyer"
• Rush, "Limelight"
• Sheena Easton, "For Your Eyes Only"
• Sheena Easton, "Modern Girl"
• Sheena Easton, "Morning Train (Nine to Five)"
• Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Spellbound"
• Smokey Robinson, "Being With You"
• Soft Cell, "Tainted Love-Where Did Our Love Go"
• Spandau Ballet, "Paint Me Down"
• Specials, "Ghost Town"
• Split Enz, "History Never Repeats"
• Squeeze, "Is That Love"
• Squeeze, "Tempted"
• Steely Dan, "Hey Nineteen"
• Steve Winwood, "While You See a Chance"
• Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
• Stray Cats, "Rumble in Brighton"
• Stray Cats, "Runaway Boys"
• Styx, "Too Much Time On My Hands"
• Styx, "The Best Of Times"
• Supertramp, "Dreamer"
• Terri Gibbs, "Somebody's Knockin'"
• Tom Petty, "A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)"
• Tom Petty, "Waiting"
• Tubes, "Talk To Ya Later"
• Tubes, "Don't Want To Wait Anymore"
• U2, "Is That All"
• U2, "Stranger In A Strange Land"
• U2, "Tomorrow"
• U2, "Fire"
• U2, "Rejoice"
• U2, "I Threw A Brick Through A Window"
• U2, "I Fall Down"
• U2, "Gloria"
• Undertones, "It's Going To Happen!"
• Van Halen, "Mean Street"
• Van Halen, "Unchained"
• Visage, "Fade To Grey"
• Waitresses, "Christmas Wrapping"
• Was (Not Was), "Out Come The Freaks"
• Who, "Another Tricky Day"
• Who, "You Better You Bet"
• X, "White Girl"
• XTC, "Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)"
• XTC, "Generals And Majors"
• Yarbrough & Peoples, "Don't Stop The Music"
• ZZ Top, "Tube Snake Boogie"
• ZZ Top, "Pearl Necklace"

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