1981 in Music - Published Popular Music

Published Popular Music

  • "9 To 5" w.m. Dolly Parton from the film Nine to Five
  • "All Those Years Ago" w.m. George Harrison
  • "Allentown" w.m. Billy Joel
  • "Allergies" w.m. Paul Simon
  • "America" w.m. Neil Diamond from the film The Jazz Singer
  • "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" w. Tom Eyen m. Henry Krieger from the musical Dreamgirls
  • "Arthur's Theme" w.m. Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross & Peter Allen from the film Arthur
  • "At This Moment" w.m. Billy Vera
  • "Baby, Come To Me" w.m. Rod Temperton
  • "Being With You" w.m. William "Smokey" Robinson
  • "Believe it or Not (Theme From The Greatest American Hero')" w. Stephen Geyer m. Mike Post
  • "The Best of Times" w.m. Dennis DeYoung
  • "Bette Davis Eyes" w. Donna Weiss m. Jackie DeShannon
  • "Black Limousine" w.m. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood
  • "Bruce" w.m. Rick Springfield
  • "Chariots of Fire" w. Jon Anderson m. Vangelis
  • "Dynasty theme song" m. Bill Conti
  • "The First Time it Happens" w.m. Joe Raposo, from the film The Great Muppet Caper
  • "Good Thing Going (Going Gone)" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
  • "Hill Street Blues theme song" m. Mike Post
  • "Key Largo" w.m. Bertie Higgins & Sonny Limbo
  • "Memory w. Trevor Nunn & T. S. Eliot m. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Introduced by Elaine Paige in the musical Cats.
  • "One of the Girls" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander introduced by Lauren Bacall in the musical Woman of the Year

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