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| 12th: |
"Don't Stand So Close To Me" Performance by the
Police. |
12th: |
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by
Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 11th: |
"Our Lips Are Sealed" Perfromance by the Gogo's. |
11th: |
"Privace Eyes" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 10th: |
"Morning Train" Sheena Easton performance. |
10th: |
"9 To 5" by Dolly Parton |
| 9th: |
"While Ya See A Chance" Steve Winwood performance. |
9th: |
"Don't Stand So Close To Me" Performance by the Police. |
| 8th: |
"The Tide Is High" Performance by Blondie. |
8th: |
"Who's Crying Now" by Journey |
| 7th: |
"(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon performance. |
7th: |
"Theme from Endless Love" by
Lionel Richie and Diana Ross |
| 6th: |
"Somebody's Knockin'" Terri Gibbs performance. |
6th: |
"I Don't Need You" by Kenny Rogers |
| 5th: |
"Kiss On My List" Daryl Hall & John Oates performances. |
5th: |
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" by
Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 4th: |
"Seven Year Ache" Rosanne Cash performance. |
4th: |
"Sweetheart" by Frankie and The Knockouts |
| 3rd: |
"Rapture" Performance by Blondie. |
3rd: |
"Waiting For A Girl Like You" by Foreigner |
| 2nd: |
"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes performance. |
2nd: |
"I Can't Resist" by Rosanne Cash |
| VIDEO OF THE YEAR 1981 |
RECORD OF THE YEAR 1981 |
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| "Physical" Olivia Newton·John performance. |
"Kiss On My List" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
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| 12th: |
"Private Eyes" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
12th: |
"Escape" by Journey |
| 11th: |
"I Don't Need You" by Kenny Rogers |
11th: |
"Zenyatta Mondatta" by the Police |
| 10th: |
"Don't Stand So Close To Me" by the Police |
10th: |
"Private Eyes" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 9th: |
"Every Time You Go Away" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
9th: |
"Somebody's Knockin'" by Terri Gibbs |
| 8th: |
"Sweetheart" by Frankie and The Knockouts |
8th: |
"Best of the Doobie Brothers, Volume 2" by
the Doobie Brothers |
| 7th: |
"No Getting Over Me" by Ronnie Milsap |
7th: |
"Divine Madness" by Bette Midler |
| 6th: |
"Something I Like To Do" by Brenda Russell |
6th: |
"Love Life" by Brenda Russell |
| 5th: |
"Waiting For A Girl Like You" by Foreigner |
5th: |
"4" by Foreigner |
| 4th: |
"Blue Moon With Heartache" by Rosanne Cash |
4th: |
"Somebody's Knockin'" by Terri Gibbs |
| 3rd: |
"Somebody's Knockin'" by Terri Gibbs |
3rd: |
"Voices" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 2nd: |
"Theme from Endless Love" by
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross |
2nd: |
"Hotter Than July" by Stevie Wonder |
| SONG OF THE YEAR 1981 |
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1981 |
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| "Kiss On My List" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
"Seven Year Ache" by Rosanne Cash |
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| 12th: |
Chilliwac for "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" |
12th: |
Pointer Sisters for "Slowhand" |
| 11th: |
Billy Squier for "The Stroke" |
11th: |
Frankie and The Knockouts for "Sweetheart" |
| 10th: |
Frankie and The Knockouts for "Sweetheart" |
10th: |
Commodores for "Oh, No" |
| 9th: |
Terri Gibss for "Somebody's Knockin'" |
9th: |
Styx for "Too Much Time On My Hands" |
| 8th: |
Rick Springfield for "Jesse's Girl" |
8th: |
REO Speedwagon for "Keep On Lovin' You" |
| 7th: |
Sheena Easton for "Morning Train" |
7th: |
Rolling Stones for "Start Me Up" |
| 6th: |
Juice Newton for "Queen Of Hearts" |
6th: |
Air Supply for "Every Woman In The World" |
| 5th: |
Loverboy for "Turn Me Loose" |
5th: |
Police for "Don't Stand So Close To Me" |
| 4th: |
The Gogo's for "Our Lips Are Sealed" |
4th: |
Journey for "Who's Crying Now" |
| 3rd: |
Steve Winwood for "While Ya See A Chance" |
3rd: |
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross for
"Theme from Endless Love" |
| 2nd: |
Phil Collins for "I Missed Again" |
2nd: |
Foreigner for "Waiting For A Girl Like You" |
| NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1981 |
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR 1981 |
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| John Mellencamp for "Ain't Even Done With The Night" |
Daryl Hall & John Oates for "Kiss On My List" |
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| 12th: |
Quincy Jones for "Just Once" |
12th: |
Lulu for "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)" |
| 11th: |
Grover Washington Jr. for "Just The Two Of Us" |
11th: |
Juice Newton for "Queen Of Hearts" |
| 10th: |
Phil Collins for "I Missed Again" |
10th: |
Sheena Easton for "Morning Train" |
| 9th: |
Smokey Robinson for "Being With You" |
9th: |
Bette Midler for "My Mother's Eyes" |
| 8th: |
Elton John for "Nobody Wins" |
8th: |
Emmy Lou Harris for "I Don't Have To Crawl" |
| 7th: |
Dan Fogelberg for "Hard To Say" |
7th: |
Olivia Newton·John for "Physical" |
| 6th: |
Christopher Cross for "Theme from Arthur" |
6th: |
Brenda Russell for "Something I Like To Do" |
| 5th: |
Kenny Rogers for "I Don't Need You" |
5th: |
Stevie Nicks for "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" |
| 4th: |
Stevie Wonder for "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" |
4th: |
Terri Gibbs for "Somebody's Knockin'" |
| 3rd: |
Ronnie Milsap for "No Getting Over Me" |
3rd: |
Dolly Parton for "9 To 5" |
| 2nd: |
Bruce Springsteen for "Hungry Hear" |
2nd: |
Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes" |
| MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1981 |
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1981 |
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| John Lennon for "(Just Like) Starting Over" |
Rosanne Cash for "Blue Moon With Heartache" |
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| 12th: |
Kenny Rogers for "I Don't Need You" |
| 11th: |
Police for "Don't Stand So Close To Me" |
| 10th: |
Bette Midler for "My Mother's Eyes" |
| 9th: |
Brenda Russell for "Something I Like To Do" |
| 8th: |
Terri Gibbs for "Somebody's Knockin'" |
| 7th: |
REO Speedwagon for "Keep On Lovin' You" |
| 6th: |
Foreigner for "Waiting For A Girl Like You" |
| 5th: |
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross for "Theme from Endless Love" |
| 4th: |
Journey for "Who's Crying Now" |
| 3rd: |
Rosanne Cash for "Blue Moon With Heartache" |
| 2nd: |
John Lennon for "(Just Like) Starting Over" |
| ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1981 |
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| Daryl Hall & John Oates for "Kiss On My List" |
