HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar
“Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar finished No. 46 on the year-end Top 100 of 1981, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 461981
Year-end charts11981
ArtistPat Benatar5 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1981 was “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Pat Benatar had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | You Make My Dreams | Daryl Hall and John Oates | ▶♪ |
| 44 | I Don't Need You | Kenny Rogers | ▶♪ |
| 45 | How 'Bout Us | Champaign | ▶♪ |
| 46 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | Pat Benatar | ▶♪ |
| 47 | The Breakup Song | Greg Kihn Band | ▶♪ |
| 48 | Time | Alan Parsons Project | ▶♪ |
| 49 | Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen | ▶♪ |
More hits by Pat Benatar
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Belong | Pat Benatar | 1985 #39 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Love Is A Battlefield | Pat Benatar | 1984 #57 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Heartbreaker | Pat Benatar | 1980 #83 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Treat Me Right | Pat Benatar | 1981 #83 | ▶♪ |
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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.