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“Boy From New York City” by Manhattan Transfer finished No. 36 on the year-end Top 100 of 1981, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 361981
Year-end charts11981
ArtistManhattan Transfer1 year-end hit
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1981 was “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes.
Play “Boy From New York City”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1981 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1981 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | No Gettin' Over Me | Ronnie Milsap | ▶♪ |
| 34 | Living Inside Myself | Gino Vannelli | ▶♪ |
| 35 | Woman In Love | Barbra Streisand | ▶♪ |
| 36 | Boy From New York City | Manhattan Transfer | ▶♪ |
| 37 | Urgent | Foreigner | ▶♪ |
| 38 | Passion | Rod Stewart | ▶♪ |
| 39 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | Commodores | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“The Boy From New York City” by Ad Libs (1965)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.