HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Stroke” by Billy Squier
“The Stroke” by Billy Squier finished No. 76 on the year-end Top 100 of 1981, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 761981
Year-end charts11981
ArtistBilly Squier2 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1981 was “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Billy Squier had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “The Stroke”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | Stevie Wonder | ▶♪ |
| 74 | All Those Years Ago | George Harrison | ▶♪ |
| 75 | Step By Step | Eddie Rabbitt | ▶♪ |
| 76 | The Stroke | Billy Squier | ▶♪ |
| 77 | Feels So Right | Alabama | ▶♪ |
| 78 | Sweet Baby | Stanley Clarke and George Duke | ▶♪ |
| 79 | Same Old Lang Syne | Dan Fogelberg | ▶♪ |
More hits by Billy Squier
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Me Tonite | Billy Squier | 1984 #99 | ▶♪ |
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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.