1981

The mighty Dangermouse Tv Program, Porky’s, the American Pie of the 80’s and the year when MTV went to air inspired me to write this short post about 1981.  Despite the Pope John Paul II was wounded by gunman and Bob Marley died of cancer at the age of 36, 1981 was remarkable as the primitive Internet report was born.  Fortunately this review is just about music (the highest chart position) and not an epitome review of dumb futurism in 1981 

The Biggest Hits Singles in 1981.

The Third:

The Londoner songwriter, drummer and best known as the lead singer of the English Progressive rock group Genesis reached the top 20 on the Billboard magazine pop singles chart in the summer of 1981 with this song:

The second:

Soft Cell, an English duo formed in Leeds, England in 1978. Often focused on love, romance, kinky sex, plastic surgery and transsexualism ( Main subject from the 80’s POP culture) Soft Cell cracked the US Top 40 with “Tainted Love” and eventually reached #8 for 43 weeks on the Billboard Hot Chart. Not Bad for a Guinness World Record for the longest consecutive stay on the U.S Billboard hot 100 chart.

The first Place:

Her raspy voice and Grammy awards American Singer Kim Carnes hits the charts with “Betty Davis Eyes”. This single became the highest seller of 1981 and was also a number one hit in 31 countries.  If you are in your late twenties probably you will remember this awe-inspiring song.

So It’s a good moment to start celebrating 1981 and be part of this retro cult.

JC