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1981 Pop Culture Page
Music, movies, TV shows, and commercials in the USA.
Information compiled by Duane Alan Hahn, a.k.a. Random Terrain.
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Below are lists of top 100 music (selected hits in the order they charted), new movies at the theater, and new TV shows to help summon your treasured memories from the year 1981 with the bonus of recreating the magical feelings of that special time.
If you were too young or not even born yet, play the songs in the order they are listed and watch video clips or commercials for the movies and TV shows (in order) and you might get a sense of what it was like living from month to month back in 1981. There were no smartphones with an Internet full of knowledge and entertainment at your fingertips. If you wanted to know something, you had to go to the library and try to find the information in a book. If you were lucky, you had an encyclopedia set at home, but it would probably be many decades out of date.
This page is an adapted version of my other page called Atari 2600 Video Game Release Dates for 1981. All of the Atari 2600 game information has been removed for people who are only interested in the pop culture atmosphere.
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YouTube and Beyond
To help make your experience more enjoyable, most items listed on this page have a link to related search results at YouTube (YT) where you can watch music videos, scenes from movies, or clips from TV shows. The movies and TV shows listed on this page also have links to web sites such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and Wikipedia (WP).
January 1981
“Fly Away” by Peter Allen (Jan 10) YT
“Woman” by John Lennon (Jan 17) YT
“Somebody’s Knockin’” by Terri Gibbs (Jan 17) YT 70%
“Treat Me Right” by Pat Benatar (Jan 17) YT
“Flash’s Theme” by Queen (Jan 17) YT
“Kiss On My List” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Jan 24) YT 73%
“The Best Of Times” by STYX (Jan 24) YT
“Crying” by Don McLean (Jan 24) YT
“Hearts On Fire” by Randy Meisner (Jan 24) YT
“Too Tight” by Con Funk Shun (Jan 24) YT
“Rapture” by Blondie (Jan 31) YT 70%
“Hello Again” by Neil Diamond (Jan 31) YT
“What Kind Of Fool” by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Jan 31) YT
“Ain’t Even Done With The Night” by John Cougar (Jan 31) YT
“Turn Me Loose” by Loverboy (Jan 31) YT
“Don’t You Know What Love Is” by Touch (Jan 31) YT
January 1981
January 1981
Dynasty ABC (Jan 12) YT IMDb WP
Hill Street Blues NBC (Jan 15) YT IMDb WP
Harper Valley PTA NBC (Jan 16) YT IMDb WP
January 1981
January 1, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Festival of Lively Arts for Young People)
January 1, 1981 ABC WJCL Commercials Savannah, GA (Sugar Bowl)
January 2, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (The Love Boat)
January 3, 1981 Commercial Breaks – WGR (NBC, Buffalo)
January 4, 1981 WTBS Superstation Commercials Savannah, GA
January 8, 1981 WABC commercial breaks
January 17, 1981 commercial block WNEW NYC
January 18, 1981 Commercials (special one hour episode of One Day At A Time)
January 19, 1981 ABC All-Star Inaugural Gala Commercial Breaks
January 25, 1981 NBC Commercials
January 27, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (America Celebrates)
January 28, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks Part 1 (America Held Hostage)
January 28, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks Part 2 (America Held Hostage)
January 30, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (All My Children)
Search for more January 1981 commercials at YouTube.
February 1981
“While You See A Chance” by Steve Winwood (Feb 7) YT
“Don't Stand So Close To Me” by The Police (Feb 7) YT
“Don't Stop The Music” by Yarbrough & Peoples (Feb 7) YT
“And Love Goes On” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Feb 7) YT 80%
“8th Wonder” by SugarHill Gang (Feb 7) YT
“Once In A Lifetime” by Talking Heads (Feb 7) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Morning Train (Nine To Five)” by Sheena Easton (Feb 14) YT Solid Gold Shiny Pants 75%
“Just The Two Of Us” by Grover Washington, Jr. (Feb 14) YT
“Being With You” by Smokey Robinson (Feb 14) YT 60%
“How 'Bout Us” by Champaign (Feb 14) YT
“It's A Love Thing” by The Whispers (Feb 14) YT
“Angel Of The Morning” by Juice Newton (Feb 21) YT
“I Love You” by Climax Blues Band (Feb 21) YT
“Wasn't That A Party” by The Rovers (Feb 21) YT
“Who Do You Think You're Fooling” by Donna Summer (Feb 21) YT
“I Can't Stand It” by Eric Clapton & His Band (Feb 28) YT
“Hold On Loosely” by .38 Special (Feb 28) YT 55%
“Mister Sandman” by Emmylou Harris (Feb 28) YT
“Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)” by The Gap Band (Feb 28) YT
February 1981
February 2, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks Part 1 (The Gangster Chronicles)
February 2, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks Part 2 (The Gangster Chronicles)
February 4, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (News Update)
February 5, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Magnum P.I.)
February 8, 1981 Commercials NBC 30 Connecticut WVIT
February 12, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (20/20)
February 12, 1981 Commercials KPHO (Fort Apache)
February 16, 1981 Commercials (Donahue)
February 19, 1981 Commercials ABC/WJLA (Mork & Mindy)
February 21, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks(The Gangster Chronicles)
February 21, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (The Eiger Sanction)
February 23, 1981 KTLA-5 Los Angeles Commercials (French Connection II)
February 23, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Evita Peron - Part 1)
February 24, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Evita Peron - Part 2)
February 27, 1981 CBS WHBF TV4 Rock Island, Illinois Commercials (THE WIZARD OF OZ)
Search for more February 1981 commercials at YouTube.
March 1981
“Sukiyaki” by A Taste Of Honey (Mar 7) YT
“A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) ” by Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (Mar 7) YT
“Sweetheart” by Franke & The Knockouts (Mar 7) YT
“Her Town Too” by James Taylor & J.D. Souther (Mar 14) YT 75%
“Time Out Of Mind” by Steely Dan (Mar 14) YT 60%
“96 Tears” by Garland Jeffreys (Mar 14) YT
“Take It On The Run” by REO Speedwagon (Mar 21) YT
“Living Inside Myself” by Gino Vannelli (Mar 21) YT
“Too Much Time On My Hands” by STYX (Mar 21) YT 90%
“You Better You Bet” by The Who (Mar 21) YT
“I Missed Again” by Phil Collins (Mar 21) YT 60%
“Another One Rides The Bus” by Weird Al Yankovic (Mar 21) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes (Mar 28) YT 80%
“Jessie's Girl” by Rick Springfield (Mar 28) YT
“Watching The Wheels” by John Lennon (Mar 28) YT
“What Are We Doing In Love” by Dottie West (Mar 28) YT
“Say You'll Be Mine” by Christopher Cross (Mar 28) YT
“Love You Like I Never Loved Before” by John O’Banion (Mar 28) YT
March 1981
All Night Long (Mar 6) YT IMDb WP
The Devil and Max Devlin (Mar 6) YT IMDb WP
On the Right Track (Mar 6) YT IMDb WP
Back Roads (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP
The Funhouse (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP
Modern Romance (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP
March 1981
March 3, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Hellinger's Law)
March 8, 1981 Commercials (Disney's Wonderful World)
March 13, 1981 NYC Commercial Block Part 1
March 13, 1981 NYC Commercial Block Part 2
March 18, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (The Gambler)
March 18th/19th 1981 CBS WMAR TV-2 Commercial Breaks (CBS Late Movie: Dracula A.D. 1972)
March 21, 1981 Commercials (Solid Gold)
March 23, 1981 Commercial Breaks NBC WILX Lansing (Hour Magazine and Action News at 6)
March 28, 1981 Commercial Breaks NBC KALB Alexandria (NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament)
March 29, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Benji)
March 31, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (CBS Morning News)
Search for more March 1981 commercials at YouTube.
April 1981
“Find Your Way Back” by Jefferson Starship (Apr 4) YT
“Super-Trouper” by ABBA (Apr 4) YT
“I Don't Need You” by Rupert Holmes (Apr 4) YT 90%
“Stars on 45 Medley” by Stars on 45 (Apr 11) YT 75%
“Winning” by Santana (Apr 11) YT 75%
“Since I Don't Have You” by Don McLean (Apr 11) YT
“Ai No Corrida” by Quincy Jones Featuring the vocals of Dune (Apr 11) YT 75%
“Lately” by Stevie Wonder (Apr 11) YT
“Time” by Alan Parsons Project (Apr 18) YT 90%
“Fool In Love With You” by Jim Photoglo (Apr 18) YT 75%
“Still Right Here In My Heart” by Pure Prairie League (Apr 18) YT
“One Day In Your Life” by Michael Jackson (Apr 18) YT
“America” by Neil Diamond (Apr 25) YT
“This Little Girl” by Gary "U.S." Bonds (Apr 25) YT
“Is It You” by Lee Ritenour (Apr 25) YT 78%
“I Can Take Care Of Myself” by Billy & The Beaters (Apr 25) YT
“Just So Lonely” by Get Wet (Apr 25) YT
“Give A Little Bit More” by Cliff Richard (Apr 25) YT
“Make That Move” by Shalamar (Apr 25) YT
April 1981
Hardly Working (Apr 3) YT IMDb WP
Going Ape! (Apr 10) YT IMDb WP
The Howling (Apr 10) YT IMDb WP
Knightriders (Apr 10) YT IMDb WP
April 1981
April 3, 1981 ABC Commercials KOVR Stockton - Sacramento (“Vampire” Made-for-TV)
April 4, 1981 Commercials Vol. 2 (Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)
April 4, 1981 Commercials (The Muppet Show)
April 8, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Masada, Part 4)
April 9, 1981 Commercials (rerun of All In The Family)
April 10, 1981 WPIX Commercial Breaks (Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City)
April 13, 1981 KTLA Commercial Breaks (The Big Valley)
April 14, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Special Report)
April 14, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Easter Specials)
April 21, 1981 Commercials (daytime game shows and soap operas)
April 25, 1981 Commercials (Saturday Night Live)
April 28, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (It's Magic, Charlie Brown and Puff the Magic Dragon)
April 28, 1981 Commercial Breaks KTZO Ind., San Francisco (from a couple of syndicated episodes of “Bonanza”)
April ?, 1981 WTBS Commercials (Space Giants)
Search for more April 1981 commercials at YouTube.
May 1981
“You Make My Dreams” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (May 2) YT 70%
“Sweet Baby” by Stanley Clarke & George Duke (May 2) YT
“The Waiting” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (May 2) YT
“Shaddap You Face” by Joe Dolce (May 2) YT
“Can You Feel It” by The Jacksons (May 2) YT 70%
“Theme From ‘Greatest American Hero’ (Believe It Or Not)” by Joey Scarbury (May 9) YT 65%
“Modern Girl” by Sheena Easton (May 9) YT
“Nobody Wins” by Elton John (May 9) YT
“The One That You Love” by Air Supply (May 16) YT
“Elvira” by Oak Ridge Boys (May 16) YT
“The Stroke” by Billy Squier (May 16) YT 55%
“Stronger Than Before” by Carole Bayer Sager (May 16) YT
“Double Dutch Bus” by Frankie Smith (May 16) YT 90%
“All Those Years Ago” by George Harrison (May 23) YT 70%
“Boy From New York City” by The Manhattan Transfer (May 23) YT
“Hearts” by Marty Balin (May 23) YT
“The Breakup Song” by Greg Kihn Band (May 23) YT
“A Life Of Illusion” by Joe Walsh (May 23) YT
“Slow Hand” by Pointer Sisters (May 30) YT
“Queen Of Hearts” by Juice Newton (May 30) YT 90%
“In The Air Tonight” by Phil Collins (May 30) YT 60%
“Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through” by Jim Steinman (May 30) YT
“Give It To Me Baby” by Rick James (May 30) YT
May 1981
Friday the 13th Part 2 (May 1) YT IMDb WP
Happy Birthday To Me (May 15) YT IMDb WP
Take This Job and Shove It (May 15) YT IMDb WP
Bustin' Loose (May 22) YT IMDb WP
The Four Seasons (May 22) YT IMDb WP
Death Hunt (May 22) YT IMDb WP
May 1981
May 1, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (The Gangster Chronicles)
May 3, 1981 WISN ABC Commercial Breaks (King Creole)
May 7, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Lou Grant)
May 9, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (The Exorcist)
May 12, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (The Five of Me)
May 14, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Dracula)
May 15, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island)
May 15, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (TV's Censored Bloopers)
May 17, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper)
May 19, 1981 Commercials (As The World Turns)
May 21-22, 1981 Commercials ($50,000 Pyramid)
May ?, 1981 CTV Commercials (Headline Hunters)
Search for more May 1981 commercials at YouTube.
June 1981
“Gemini Dream” by Moody Blues (Jun 6) YT 90%
“Tom Sawyer” by Rush (Jun 6) YT
“Don't Let Him Go” by REO Speedwagon (Jun 13) YT
“Lady (You Bring Me Up)” by The Commodores (Jun 20) YT
“Touch Me When We're Dancing” by The Carpenters (Jun 20) YT
“The Kid Is Hot Tonight” by Loverboy (Jun 20) YT
“Some Changes Are For Good” by Dionne Warwick (Jun 20) YT
“(There's) No Gettin' Over Me” by Ronnie Milsap (Jun 27) YT
“Everlasting Love” by Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet (Jun 27) YT
“Walk Right Now” by Jacksons (Jun 27) YT 75%
“Someday, Someway” by Robert Gordon (Jun 27) YT [Not as good as the Marshall Crenshaw version.]
“Don’t Let Go The Coat” by The Who (Jun 27) YT
“On And On And On” by ABBA (Jun 27) YT
June 1981
Force: Five (Jun ?) YT IMDb WP
Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams (Jun 5) YT IMDb WP
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Jun 5) YT IMDb WP
Clash of the Titans (Jun 12) YT IMDb WP
History of the World: Part I (Jun 12) YT IMDb WP
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Jun 12) YT IMDb WP
The Cannonball Run (Jun 19) YT IMDb WP
Superman II (Jun 19) YT IMDb WP
Dragonslayer (Jun 26) YT IMDb WP
For Your Eyes Only (Jun 26) YT IMDb WP
June 1981
June 6, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Wide World of Sports)
June 8 & 12, 1981 Commercial Breaks WCBS CBS New York (Guiding Light)
June 16, 1981 Commercials WNBC-4 New York (The Doctors and Days Of Our Lives)
June 24, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (A Small Town in Texas)
Search for more June 1981 commercials at YouTube.
July 1981
“Urgent” by Foreigner (Jul 4) YT
“Cool Love” by Pablo Cruise (Jul 4) YT
“Really Wanna Know You” by Gary Wright (Jul 4) YT
“Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne (Jul 4) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Endless Love” by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Jul 11) YT
“Breaking Away” by Balance (Jul 11) YT
“Don’t Give It Up” by Robbie Patton (Jul 11) YT
“Nothing Ever Goes As Planned” by Styx (Jul 11) YT
“Who's Crying Now” by Journey (Jul 18) YT
“Fire And Ice” by Pat Benatar (Jul 18) YT
“Medley II” by Stars On 45 (Jul 18) YT
“Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Jul 25) YT
“For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton (Jul 25) YT
“Step By Step” by Eddie Rabbitt (Jul 25) YT
“Hold On Tight” by ELO (Jul 25) YT 65%
“The Beach Boys Medley” by The Beach Boys (Jul 25) YT
“General Hospi-Tale” by Afternoon Delights (Jul 25) YT
“Summer ’81 Medley” by The Cantina Band (Jul 25) YT
July 1981
Nobody's Perfekt (Jul ?) YT IMDb WP
Escape from New York (Jul 10) YT IMDb WP
The Fox and the Hound (Jul 10) YT IMDb WP
Endless Love (Jul 17) YT IMDb WP
Zorro, The Gay Blade (Jul 17) YT IMDb WP
Comin' at Ya! (Jul 24) YT IMDb WP
Eye of the Needle (Jul 24) YT IMDb WP
Tarzan, The Ape Man (Jul 24) YT IMDb WP
July 1981
The TV show 20/20 had an episode in July of 1981 that introduced rap and breakdancing to the ‘squares.’ It included a clip of “Rapture” by Blondie, followed by Deborah Harry talking about rap. Amoeblog has a page about it:
ABC's 20/20 Brings Rap To The Masses
July 1981
July 4, 1981 Commercials ABC (Wide World of Sports)
July 4, 1981 WTBS Commercials Savannah, GA
July 11, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (The Love Boat & Fantasy Island)
July 14, 1981 XETV Commercial Breaks (Donovan's Reef)
July 13, 1981 XETV Commercial Breaks (Cahill)
July 20, 1981 HBO Bumpers, Promos, Sign-Off, and Test Pattern (Color Bars)
July 23, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Barney Miller & Taxi)
July 25, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks & KGTV-10 News
July 25, 1981 Commercials (rerun of Fridays)
July 28, 1981 Commercials KHJ-TV 9 L.A.
July 31,1981 ABC Commercials (Kingdom Of The Spiders)
Search for more July 1981 commercials at YouTube.
August 1981
“We're In This Love Together” by Al Jarreau (Aug 1) YT
“Tempted” by Squeeze (Aug 1) YT 60%
“We Can Get Together” by Icehouse (Aug 1) YT
“Super Freak” by Rick James (Aug 8) YT
“In Your Letter” by REO Speedwagon (Aug 8) YT
“Draw Of The Cards” by Kim Carnes (Aug 8) YT
“Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)” by Christopher Cross (Aug 15) YT 75%
“When She Was My Girl” by Four Tops (Aug 15) YT
“Burnin' For You” by Blue Oyster Cult (Aug 15) YT
“Start Me Up” by Rolling Stones (Aug 22) YT
“The Night Owls” by Little River Band (Aug 22) YT 55%
“I've Done Everything For You” by Rick Springfield (Aug 22) YT 75%
“Theme From ‘Hill Street Blues’” by Mike Post (Aug 22) YT
“She's A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton (Aug 22) YT 90%
“Not Fade Away” by Eric Hine (Aug 22) YT [The song “Footloose” sounds like it was based on this.]
“Private Eyes” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Aug 29) YT 75%
“Our Lips Are Sealed” by The Go-Go's (Aug 29) YT 80%
“Alien” by Atlanta Rhythm Section (Aug 29) YT
August 1981
Heavy Metal (Aug 7) YT IMDb WP
Student Bodies (Aug 7) YT IMDb WP
An Eye for an Eye (Aug 14) YT IMDb WP
Deadly Blessing (Aug 14) YT IMDb WP
An American Werewolf in London (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
First Monday in October (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
Honky Tonk Freeway (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
Prince of the City (Aug 21) YT IMDb WP
August 1981
August 15, 1981 Commercials (rerun of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)
August 28, 1981 Commercials (ABC News)
August 29, 1981 KHJ-TV Commercial Breaks (Bernstein Conducts)
Search for more August 1981 commercials at YouTube.
September 1981
“Working In A Coal Mine” by Devo (Sep 5) YT
“Say Goodbye To Hollywood” by Billy Joel (Sep 12) YT
“Sausalito Summernight” by Diesel (Sep 12) YT
“At This Moment” by Billy and the Beaters (Sep 19) YT
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police (Sep 26) YT 85%
“Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)” by Air Supply (Sep 26) YT
“My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)” by Chilliwack (Sep 26) YT 80%
“No Reply At All” by Genesis (Sep 26) YT 65%
“More Stars on 45 (Medley)” by Stars On 45 (Sep 26) YT
September 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman (Sep 16) YT IMDb WP
Continental Divide (Sep 18) YT IMDb WP
Raggedy Man (Sep 18) YT IMDb WP
Carbon Copy (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP
Chariots of Fire (Sep 25 Los Angeles, 26 New York City) YT IMDb WP
Mommie Dearest (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP
Neil Simon's Only When I Laugh (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP
September 1981
Best of the West ABC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Blackstar CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Goldie Gold and Action Jack ABC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
The Smurfs NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Space Stars NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends NBC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
The Kwicky Koala Show CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Trollkins CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Spider-Man Syndication (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP
Entertainment Tonight Syndication (Sep 14) YT IMDb WP
September 1981
September 5, 1981 Commercials (Jonny Quest) [Cowboy Hubba Bubba Grape Bubble Gum 2:28]
September 5, 1981 CBS WISH-TV Indianapolis Commercial Breaks (Evening News)
September 10, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Framed)
September 10, 1981 Commercials (end of Best Of The West and the KGTV movie Framed)
September 12, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks
September 22, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Oh, God!)
September 22, 1981 Commercials (NBC Tuesday Night Movie “Oh God”)
Week of Sept 25, 1981 (Susan Lucci/AMC Edge of Night Jane Badler of V)
Search for more September 1981 commercials at YouTube.
October 1981
“Physical” by Olivia Newton-John (Oct 3) YT 65%
“Let's Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Oct 3) YT 90%
“Promises In The Dark” by Pat Benatar (Oct 3) YT
“Waiting For A Girl Like You” by Foreigner (Oct 10) YT
“The Old Songs” by Barry Manilow (Oct 10) YT
“Harden My Heart” by Quarterflash (Oct 17) YT
“The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)” by Juice Newton (Oct 17) YT
“Young Turks” by Rod Stewart (Oct 17) YT
“Why Do Fools Fall In Love” by Diana Ross (Oct 17) YT
“Take My Heart” by Kool & The Gang (Oct 17) YT
“I Surrender” by Arlan Day (Oct 17) YT
“Turn Your Love Around” by George Benson (Oct 24) YT 65%
“Leather And Lace” by Stevie Nicks with Don Henley (Oct 24) YT
“Trouble” by Lindsey Buckingham (Oct 24) YT
“I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World” by Ronnie Milsap (Oct 24) YT
“Twilight” by ELO (Oct 24) YT 65%
“Controversy” by Prince (Oct 24) YT
“Hooked On Classics” by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Oct 31) YT
“More Than Just The Two Of Us” by Sneaker (Oct 31) YT
“Don't Stop Believing” by Journey (Oct 31) YT 75%
October 1981
Rich and Famous (Oct 9) YT IMDb WP
My Dinner With Andre (Oct 11) YT IMDb WP
The Evil Dead (Oct 15) YT IMDb WP
…All the Marbles (Oct 16) YT IMDb WP
October 1981
Mr. Merlin CBS (Oct 7) YT IMDb WP
Behind the Screen CBS (Oct 9) YT IMDb WP
Laverne & Shirley in the Army ABC (Oct 10) YT IMDb WP
Fitz and Bones NBC (Oct 24) YT IMDb
Today's F.B.I. ABC (Oct 25) YT IMDb WP
Love, Sidney NBC (Oct 28) YT IMDb WP
October 1981
October 2, 1981 WALA Commercials (Jet Pilot)
October 3, 1981 KCOP Commercial Breaks (Ensign Pulver)
October 6, 1981 Commercials (Three's Company)
October 10, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Hero At Large)
October 10, 1981 Commercials (Hero At Large)
October 12,1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Jarrett)
October 14, 1981 Commercials KDBC Big 4 (Weekday Matinee presentation of “Notorious”)
October 16, 1981 WGN Commercial Breaks (A Shot in the Dark)
October 16, 1981 KCOP Commercial Breaks (Victory At Entebbe)
October 23, 1981 KTLA Commercial Breaks (Scott Joplin)
October 23, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Ice Station Zebra)
October 26, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (The Day the Women Got Even)
October 30, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (Halloween)
October 31, 1981 KTTV Commercial Breaks (The Andromeda Strain)
Search for more October 1981 commercials at YouTube.
November 1981
“Centerfold” by J. Geils Band (Nov 7) YT 80%
“Cool Night” by Paul Davis (Nov 7) YT
“Yesterday's Songs” by Neil Diamond (Nov 7) YT
“Under Pressure” by Queen & David Bowie (Nov 7) YT
“I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Nov 14) YT 100%
“Key Largo” by Bertie Higgins (Nov 14) YT
“Love In The First Degree” by Alabama (Nov 14) YT
“Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight” by Eddie Rabbitt (Nov 14) YT
“Working For The Weekend” by Loverboy (Nov 14) YT 78%
“Walking Into Sunshine” by Central Line (Nov 14) YT
“Shake It Up” by The Cars (Nov 21) YT 80%
“Come Go With Me” by The Beach Boys (Nov 21) YT
“She's Got A Way” by Billy Joel (Nov 21) YT
“WKRP In Cincinnati” by Steve Carlisle (Nov 21) YT
“Leader Of The Band” by Dan Fogelberg (Nov 28) YT
“You Could Have Been With Me” by Sheena Easton (Nov 28) YT
“My Kinda Lover” by Billy Squier (Nov 28) YT
November 1981
Code Red ABC (Nov 1) YT IMDb WP
Father Murphy NBC (Nov 3) YT IMDb WP
The Fall Guy ABC (Nov 4) YT IMDb WP
Shannon CBS (Nov 11) YT IMDb WP
Strike Force ABC (Nov 13) YT IMDb WP
This Week ABC (Nov 15) YT IMDb WP
McClain's Law NBC (Nov 20) YT IMDb WP
Simon & Simon CBS (Nov 24) YT IMDb WP
November 1981
November 1, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks Part 1 (Every Which Way But Loose)
November 1, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks Part 2 (The Jeffersons & News)
November 1, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks Part 3 (Face the Nation & Wide World of Mystery)
November 1, 1981 Commercial Breaks (ESPN)
November 1, 1981 Mega Commercial Break (Every Which Way But Loose, The Jeffersons, the KFMB 11 PM News, Face the Nation, and part of the KFMB showing of One Deadly Owner)
November 2, 1981 KHJ-TV 9 Los Angeles Commercial Breaks Part 1 (Valley of the Kings)
November 2, 1981 KHJ-TV 9 Los Angeles Commercial Breaks Part 2 (Valley of the Kings)
November 6, 1981 Commercials (Fridays and Portrait of a Legend)
November 7, 1981 KTTV-11 Commercial Breaks (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
November 10, 1981 CBS WCAU-10 Philadelphia Commercials (10)
November 11, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Grease)
November 13, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (More TV's Censored Bloopers)
November 13, 1981 KCOP Commercial Breaks (Freebie and the Bean)
November 20, 1981 KTLA Commercial Breaks (Bullitt)
November 20th, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (McClain's Law)
November 22, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Moonraker)
November 25, 1981 commercials (Dynasty, most of Steve Martin's Best Show Ever and The Tonight Show)
November 26, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (NFL Football)
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December 1981
“Take It Easy On Me” by Little River Band (Dec 5) YT
“Waiting On A Friend” by Rolling Stones (Dec 5) YT
“Love Is Alright Tonite” by Rick Springfield (Dec 5) YT 80%
“Chariots Of Fire” by Vangelis (Dec 12) YT
“Sweet Dreams” by Air Supply (Dec 12) YT
“One Hundred Ways” by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (Dec 19) YT
“Through The Years” by Kenny Rogers (Dec 26) YT
“Abacab” by Genesis (Dec 26) YT
“Love Is Like A Rock” by Donnie Iris (Dec 26) YT 90%
“Can’t Hold Back (Your Loving)” by Kano (Dec 26) YT
December 1981
On Golden Pond (Dec 4) YT IMDb WP [Limited Release]
Buddy Buddy (Dec 11) YT IMDb WP
Pennies from Heaven (Dec 11) YT IMDb [Los Angeles/New York]
Ghost Story (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
Heartbeeps (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
Sharky's Machine (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
December 1981
December 3, 1981 CBS Commercial Breaks (Magnum, P.I.)
December 2, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (The Greatest American Hero)
December 5, 1981 KTTV-11 Commercial Breaks (Mutiny on the Bounty)
December 5, 1981 Commercials (A Magical Disney Christmas)
December 10, 1981 Commercials (Taxi)
December 11, 1981 NBC Commercial Breaks (McClain's Law) [1:03 Intellivision]
December 12, 1981 KTLA Commercial Breaks (Tom Sawyer)
December 19, 1981 Commercials (ABC Saturday Morning Programming)
December 27, 1981 ABC Commercial Breaks (Sunday Night Movie)
December 27, 1981 Commercials (Archie Bunker's Place)
December 30, 1981 WTOC CBS Savannah, GA Commercials
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1981
Information Compiled From the Following Sources
Rock on the Net: The Ark Weekly Top 40 Archives
Wikipedia: Wide-release Movies
Wikipedia: List of Years in Television
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Never litter. Toss it in the trash or take it home. Do not throw it on the ground. Also remember that good people clean up after themselves at home, out in public, at a campsite and so on. Leave it better than you found it.
Climate Change Cash Grab = Bad
Seems like more people than ever finally care about water, land, and air pollution, but the climate change cash grab scam is designed to put more of your money into the bank accounts of greedy politicians. Those power-hungry schemers try to trick us with bad data and lies about overpopulation while pretending to be caring do-gooders. Trying to eliminate pollution is a good thing, but the carbon footprint of the average law-abiding human right now is actually making the planet greener instead of killing it.
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