Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2022)
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2022 CD) | 20 May 2022 | 85 |
| Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2022 Deluxe CD) | 20 May 2022 | 85 |
| Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2022 MP3 Download) | 20 May 2022 | 85 |
| Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2022 Vinyl) | 20 May 2022 | 46 |
| Now Yearbook 1981 (UK 2024 Vinyl) | 25 October 2024 | 0 |
ABBA - Lay All Your Love on Me
- Title: Lay All Your Love On Me
- Artist: ABBA
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 July 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 19 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
ABBA - One of Us
- Title: One Of Us
- Artist: ABBA
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 December 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 December 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
ABC - Tears Are Not Enough
- Title: Tears Are Not Enough
- Artist: ABC
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 October 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 22 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Adam and the Ants - Antmusic
- Title: Antmusic
- Artist: Adam and the Ants
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 November 1980
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 11 January 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming
- Title: Prince Charming
- Artist: Adam and the Ants
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 September 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 13 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver
- Title: Stand And Deliver
- Artist: Adam and the Ants
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 May 1981
- UK Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Altered Images - Happy Birthday
- Title: Happy Birthday
- Artist: Altered Images
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 September 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 25 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Aneka - Japanese Boy
- Title: Japanese Boy
- Artist: Aneka
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 23 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Bad Manners - Can Can
- Title: Can Can
- Artist: Bad Manners
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 June 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 28 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Blondie - Rapture
- Title: Rapture
- Artist: Blondie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 January 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 25 January 1981)
- US First Charted: 31 January 1981
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
- Title: Making Your Mind Up
- Artist: Bucks Fizz
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 March 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 12 April 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Champaign - How 'Bout Us
- Title: How 'Bout Us
- Artist: Champaign
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 14 June 1981)
- US First Charted: 14 February 1981
- US Peak: #12
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound
- Title: Wired For Sound
- Artist: Cliff Richard
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 August 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 6 September 1981)
- US First Charted: 10 October 1981
- US Peak: #71
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Coast To Coast - (Do) The Hucklebuck
- Title: (Do) The Hucklebuck
- Artist: Coast To Coast
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 January 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 8 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Department S - Is Vic There?
- Title: Is Vic There?
- Artist: Department S
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 March 1981
- UK Peak: #22 (Peak Date: 10 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
- Title: Endless Love
- Artist: Lionel Richie, Diana Ross
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 September 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 20 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Dollar - Hand Held in Black and White
- Title: Hand Held in Black and White
- Artist: Dollar
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 August 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 20 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Duran Duran - Girls on Film
- Title: Girls On Film
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 July 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 16 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
- Title: Planet Earth
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove
- Title: Let's Groove
- Artist: Earth, Wind and Fire
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 November 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 22 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 3 October 1981
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Elaine Paige - Memory
- Title: Memory
- Artist: Elaine Paige
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 May 1981
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 28 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
- Title: Hold On Tight
- Artist: Electric Light Orchestra
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 July 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 30 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 25 July 1981
- US Peak: #10
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Good Year For The Roses
- Title: Good Year For The Roses
- Artist: Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 October 1981
- UK Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Four Tops - When She Was My Girl
- Title: When She Was My Girl
- Artist: Four Tops
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 October 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 8 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 15 August 1981
- US Peak: #11
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Freeez - Southern Freeez
- Title: Southern Freeez
- Artist: Freeez
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 February 1981
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 1 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
- Title: The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
- Artist: Fun Boy Three
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 November 1981
- UK Peak: #20 (Peak Date: 29 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Gary Numan - She's Got Claws
- Title: She's Got Claws
- Artist: Gary Numan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 August 1981
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 30 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Girlschool/Motörhead - Please Don't Touch
- Title: Please Don't Touch
- Artist: Motörhead, Girlschool
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 February 1981
- UK Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Godley and Creme - Under Your Thumb
- Title: Under Your Thumb
- Artist: Godley and Creme
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 September 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 11 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
- Title: Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
- Artist: Haircut 100
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 October 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 15 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Hazel O'Connor - Will You?
- Title: Will You?
- Artist: Hazel O'Connor
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 May 1981
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 14 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know
- Title: You'll Never Know
- Artist: Hi-Gloss
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 20 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
- Title: Don't You Want Me
- Artist: The Human League
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 November 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 6 December 1981)
- US First Charted: 6 March 1982
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 21
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Title: Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Artist: The Human League
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 16 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Imagination - Body Talk
- Title: Body Talk
- Artist: Imagination
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 May 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 12 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
The Jam - That's Entertainment
- Title: That's Entertainment
- Artist: The Jam
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 February 1981
- UK Peak: #21 (Peak Date: 22 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Japan - Quiet Life
- Title: Quiet Life
- Artist: Japan
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 September 1981
- UK Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 4 October 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
John Lennon - Imagine
- Title: Imagine
- Artist: John Lennon
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 October 1975
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 4 January 1981)
- US First Charted: 23 October 1971
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 9
John Lennon - Woman
- Title: Woman
- Artist: John Lennon
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 January 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 1 February 1981)
- US First Charted: 17 January 1981
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Julio Iglesias - Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)
- Title: Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)
- Artist: Julio Iglesias
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 October 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 29 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Kate Robbins and Beyond - More Than In Love
- Title: More Than In Love
- Artist: Kate Robbins and Beyond
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 May 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 7 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Kiki Dee - Star
- Title: Star
- Artist: Kiki Dee
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #13 (Peak Date: 15 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
- Title: Bette Davis Eyes
- Artist: Kim Carnes
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1981
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 17 May 1981)
- US First Charted: 28 March 1981
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
- Title: Kids In America
- Artist: Kim Wilde
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- US First Charted: 22 May 1982
- US Peak: #25
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
- Title: Einstein A Go-Go
- Artist: Landscape
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 February 1981
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 5 April 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Look - I Am The Beat
- Title: I Am The Beat
- Artist: The Look
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 December 1980
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 18 January 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Madness - It Must Be Love
- Title: It Must Be Love
- Artist: Madness
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 November 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 3 January 1982)
- US First Charted: 20 August 1983
- US Peak: #33
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life
- Title: One Day In Your Life
- Artist: Michael Jackson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 May 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 June 1981)
- US First Charted: 18 April 1981
- US Peak: #55
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Modern Romance - Everybody Salsa
- Title: Everybody Salsa
- Artist: Modern Romance
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 August 1981
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 6 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
The Nolans - Attention To Me
- Title: Attention To Me
- Artist: The Nolans
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 March 1981
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 3 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots
- Title: Going Back To My Roots
- Artist: Odyssey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 May 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 28 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
- Title: Physical
- Artist: Olivia Newton-John
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 October 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 15 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 3 October 1981
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Souvenir
- Title: Souvenir
- Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 August 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
- Title: I'm In Love With A German Film Star
- Artist: The Passions
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 January 1981
- UK Peak: #25
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl
- Title: Yellow Pearl
- Artist: Phil Lynott
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 March 1981
- UK Peak: #14 (Peak Date: 17 January 1982)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Title: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Artist: The Police
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 October 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 8 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 26 September 1981
- US Peak: #3
- UK Now Appearances: 4
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Pretenders - I Go to Sleep
- Title: I Go To Sleep
- Artist: Pretenders
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 November 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 29 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
- Title: Under Pressure
- Artist: David Bowie, Queen
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 November 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 15 November 1981)
- US First Charted: 7 November 1981
- US Peak: #29
- UK Now Appearances: 8
REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
- Title: Keep On Loving You
- Artist: REO Speedwagon
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 April 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 10 May 1981)
- US First Charted: 29 November 1980
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Rainbow - I Surrender
- Title: I Surrender
- Artist: Rainbow
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 January 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 22 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia
- Title: Rainy Night In Georgia
- Artist: Randy Crawford
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #18 (Peak Date: 6 September 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
- Title: Jealous Guy
- Artist: Roxy Music
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 February 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 8 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Shakin' Stevens - Green Door
- Title: Green Door
- Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 July 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 26 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House
- Title: This Ole House
- Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 February 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 22 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
- Title: For Your Eyes Only
- Artist: Sheena Easton
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 June 1981
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 2 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 25 July 1981
- US Peak: #4
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
- Title: Spellbound
- Artist: Siouxsie and the Banshees
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 May 1981
- UK Peak: #22 (Peak Date: 21 June 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Smokey Robinson - Being With You
- Title: Being With You
- Artist: Smokey Robinson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 7 June 1981)
- US First Charted: 14 February 1981
- US Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Title: Tainted Love
- Artist: Soft Cell
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 July 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 August 1981)
- US First Charted: 16 January 1982
- US Peak: #8
- UK Now Appearances: 28
Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
- Title: Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
- Artist: Spandau Ballet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 July 1981
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 26 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
The Specials - Ghost Town
- Title: Ghost Town
- Artist: The Specials
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 June 1981
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 5 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Squeeze - Labelled With Love
- Title: Labelled With Love
- Artist: Squeeze
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 October 1981
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 1 November 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Stars On 45 - Stars On 45
- Title: Stars On 45
- Artist: Stars On 45
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 3
Status Quo - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
- Title: Something 'Bout You Baby I Like
- Artist: Status Quo
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 February 1981
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 1 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
- Title: Rock This Town
- Artist: Stray Cats
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 February 1981
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 15 February 1981)
- US First Charted: 18 September 1982
- US Peak: #9
- UK Now Appearances: 1
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
- Title: Reward
- Artist: The Teardrop Explodes
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 25 January 1981
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 15 March 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
- Title: Swords Of A Thousand Men
- Artist: Tenpole Tudor
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 19 April 1981
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 17 May 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
- Title: Wordy Rappinghood
- Artist: Tom Tom Club
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 June 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 12 July 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Toyah - It's A Mystery
- Title: It's A Mystery
- Artist: Toyah
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 February 1981
- UK Peak: #4
- UK Now Appearances: 1
U2 - Fire
- Title: Fire
- Artist: U2
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #35 (Peak Date: 23 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
UB40 - One In Ten
- Title: One In Ten
- Artist: UB40
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1981
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 30 August 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Ultravox - Vienna
- Title: Vienna
- Artist: Ultravox
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 January 1981
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 8 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Visage - Fade to Grey
- Title: Fade To Grey
- Artist: Visage
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 14 December 1980
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 1 February 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
The Whispers - It's A Love Thing
- Title: It's A Love Thing
- Artist: The Whispers
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 March 1981
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 5 April 1981)
- US First Charted: 14 February 1981
- US Peak: #28
- UK Now Appearances: 2
The Who - You Better You Bet
- Title: You Better You Bet
- Artist: The Who
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 March 1981
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 15 March 1981)
- US First Charted: 21 March 1981
- US Peak: #18
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Yarbrough and Peoples - Don't Stop The Music
- Title: Don't Stop The Music
- Artist: Yarbrough and Peoples
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 4
