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Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones: 1981: Type-in

Name all 17 songs that occupied No. 1 on at least one Billboard Hot 100 issue dated in 1981. The chart date is always shown; easier settings add the artist and first meaningful letter.

Type every answer you can name, in any order.

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Preview17 songs to name

First 1981 No. 1 issue	Artist		Song
Jan 3 (holdover)	John Lennon	J	which song?
Jan 31	Blondie	T	which song?
Feb 7	Kool & the Gang	C	which song?
Feb 21; Mar 14 (return)	Dolly Parton	9	which song?
Feb 28	Eddie Rabbitt	I	which song?
Mar 21	REO Speedwagon	K	which song?
Mar 28	Blondie	R	which song?
Apr 11	Daryl Hall and John Oates	K	which song?
May 2	Sheena Easton	M	which song?
May 16; Jun 27 (return)	Kim Carnes	B	which song?
Jun 20	Stars on 45	S	which song?
Jul 25	Air Supply	O	which song?
Aug 1	Rick Springfield	J	which song?
Aug 15	Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	E	which song?
Oct 17	Christopher Cross	A	which song?
Nov 7	Daryl Hall and John Oates	P	which song?
Nov 21	Olivia Newton-John	P	which song?