The Year 1 9 8 1

The Year 1 9 8 1

What was happening in 1981?

France officially abolishes the death penalty and with it the guillotine
President Reagan shot in attempted assassination
Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles married
BMW develop first in car computer, to monitor engine performance
PacMan fever dominated video arcade games
IBM launches its first personal computer
NASA space shuttle makes maiden flight
Sandra Day O'Conner becomes first supreme court justice
Deloreans were introduced
MTV is born, along with the first test tube baby

What music was hot?

#1 Songs of 1981

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Kiss on My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
The One That You Love - Air Supply
Physical - Olivia Newton-John
Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Rapture - Blondie
Stars On 45 (Medley) - Stars On 45
The Tide Is High - Blondie

What TV shows were tops?

Top Shows: 1981

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The Dukes of Hazzard
The Love Boat
Private Benjamin
M*A*S*H
House Calls
The Jeffersons
(tie) The Two of Us
(tie) Little House on the Prairie
Alice
Real People
(tie) One Day at a Time
(tie) The Greatest American Hero
Three's Company
Magnum, P.I.
(tie) Too Close for Comfort
(tie) ABC Sunday Movie
Diff'rent Strokes
Archie Bunker's Place

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What Movies were tops?

FOR THE YEAR: 1981		Box Office
1	Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) Director: Steven Spielberg	$242.4
2	On Golden Pond (1981) Director: Mark Rydell	$118.7
3	Porky's (1981) Director: Bob Clark	$105.5
4	Arthur (1981) Director: Steve Gordon	$95.5
5	Stripes (1981) Director: Ivan Reitman	$85.3
6	For Your Eyes Only (1981) Director: John Glen	$62.3
7	The Cannonball Run (1981) Director: Hal Needham	$59.9
8	Chariots Of Fire (1981) Director: Hugh Hudson	$58.8
9	Time Bandits (1981) Director: Terry Gilliam	$42.4
10	Absence Of Malice (1981) Director: Sydney Pollack	$40.7