HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
“Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie finished No. 2 on the year-end Top 100 of 1981, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 21981
Year-end charts11981
ArtistDiana Ross16 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1981 was “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Diana Ross had 16 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Endless Love”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Endless Love | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Lady | Kenny Rogers | ▶♪ |
| 4 | (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield | ▶♪ |
More hits by Diana Ross
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Diana Ross | 1970 #6 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Touch Me In The Morning | Diana Ross | 1973 #10 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Love Hangover | Diana Ross | 1976 #15 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | 1980 #18 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Love Child | Diana Ross and The Supremes | 1968 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Reflections | Diana Ross and The Supremes | 1967 #41 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | It's My Turn | Diana Ross | 1981 #42 | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Theme From "Mahogany" | Diana Ross | 1976 #43 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Endless Love” by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey (1994)
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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.