HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Crying” by Don Mclean
“Crying” by Don Mclean finished No. 40 on the year-end Top 100 of 1981, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 401981
Year-end charts11981
ArtistDon Mclean3 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1981 was “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Don Mclean had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Crying”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Urgent | Foreigner | ▶♪ |
| 38 | Passion | Rod Stewart | ▶♪ |
| 39 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | Commodores | ▶♪ |
| 40 | Crying | Don Mclean | ▶♪ |
| 41 | Hearts | Marty Balin | ▶♪ |
| 42 | It's My Turn | Diana Ross | ▶♪ |
| 43 | You Make My Dreams | Daryl Hall and John Oates | ▶♪ |
More hits by Don Mclean
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Pie | Don McLean | 1972 #3 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Vincent / Castles In The Air | Don Mclean | 1972 #94 | ▶♪ |
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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.