Here are the videos from Billboard's Hot 100 for 1981, still in the pre-MTV era.
Unfortunately I was able to find the video for "Stroke." Sorry about that.
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Diana Ross - "Endless Love"
John Lennon - "Starting Over"
Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl"
Kool & the Gang - "Celebration"
REO Speedwagon - "Keep on Lovin' You"
Joey Scarbury - "Believe It Or Not"
Sheena Easton - "Morning Train"
Juice Newton - "Queen of Hearts"
Blondie - "Rapture"
A Woman Needs Love- "Ray Parker, Jr"
Blondie - "The Tide Is High"
Grover Washington, Jr & Bill Withers- "Just The Two of Us"
John Lennon - "Woman"
ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All"
Stars on 45 - "Medley"
Juice Newton - "Angel of the Morning"
Styx - "Best of Times"
Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"
REO Speedwagon - "Take It on the Run"
Gino Vannelli - "Living Inside Myself"
Barbra Streisand - "Woman in Love"
Foreigner - "Urgent"
Rod Stewart - "Passion"
Marty Balin - "Hearts"
Hall & Oates - "You Make My Dreams Come True"
Champaign - "How about Us"
Pat Benatar - "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Greg Kihn Band - "Breakup Song"
Bruce Springsteen - "Hungry Heart"
Franke & the Knockouts - "Sweetheart"
Leo Sayer - "More Than I Can Say"
Tierra - "Together"
Styx - "Too Much Time"
Journey - "Who's Crying Now"
Police - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
Cliff Richard - "Little in Love"
Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme"
Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Steve Winwood - "While You See a Chance"
Stevie Wonder - "Master Blaster"
Police - "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
George Harrison - "All Those Years Ago"
Billy Squier - "Stroke"
ELO - "Hold on Tight"
Santana - "Winning"
John Lennon - "Watching the Wheels"
Heart - "Tell It Like It Is"
Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richards - "Suddenly"
Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only"
Devo - "Whip It"
Sheena Easton - "Modern Girl"
Andy Gibb - "Time Is Time"
Also from that year:
Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Phil Collins - "In the Air Tonight"
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See also:
Videos: Billboard 1988
Videos: Billboard 1987
Videos: Billboard 1986
Videos: Billboard 1985
Videos: Billboard 1984
Videos: Billboard 1983
Videos: Billboard 1982
Videos: Billboard 1980
Woo-hoo! Two years down, and I don't own a thing by anyone on the lists yet!
Or are we playing a different game...
Posted by: marc at June 6, 2006 06:56 PMHeh, Harrison's song summarizes it for me...
Thanks for the time trip, we're having a blast with it here at work tonight.
and just for fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjuGIVyP4Q
Posted by: Gmac at June 6, 2006 07:36 PMis this back when these visual vehicles were still called "promotional shorts"?
empty vee sure was good at one thing.
anyone thinks of what it was, let me know. :)
(hint: promotion, payola and purient interest come to mind)
Posted by: richard at June 6, 2006 10:57 PMI'm glad you like it, Gmac. This is labor intensive.
Yes, at this point these were called promotional shorts, Ritchie.
Things are about to get very good. The music scene really exploded in the early 80's.
Posted by: Donnah at June 7, 2006 01:24 PMYou should spend many years in forced labor for making me watch that 'suddenly' video.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 7, 2006 10:31 PMAw, c'mom now, those are two pretty people singing a pretty little love song, Bing.
Posted by: Donnah at June 8, 2006 11:25 AM"Rapture" is about as bad as it gets.
Funny, but I remember a lot of these from back in the day - even "Stroke."
Posted by: equitus at June 8, 2006 01:18 PM