1981 - Hits from Coventina's Collection

[Coventina]

Note: As for 1982, for this list, everything after #7 is from the UK charts, as I apparently didn't like much of what hit the US charts that year.
1-7 are from the Billboard Hot 100 for 1982, in the order they appear
8-21 are from the UK Top 100, in the order they appear, leaving out any redundancies from 1-7.

1. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
2. Celebration - Kook & the Gang
3. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
4. Rapture - Blondie
5. The Tide is High - Blondie
6. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington
7. Whip It - Devo
8. Stand and Deliver - Adam Ant
9. Ghost Town - The Specials
10. Prince Charming - Adam & the Ants
11. Vienna - Ultravox
12. Antmusic - Adam & the Ants
13. Kings of the Wild Frontier - Adam Ant
14. Souvenir - OMD
15. Joan of Arc - OMD
16. Grey Day - Madness
17. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) - Haircut 100
18. Good Year for the Roses - Elvis Costello
19. New Life - Depeche Mode
20. One In Ten - UB40
21. Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode

Wow! 1981 was Adam Ant's year!

Next time: I'll pick up with 1988......