HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“A Woman Needs Love” by Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
“A Woman Needs Love” by Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio finished No. 16 on the year-end Top 100 of 1981, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 161981
Year-end charts11981
ArtistRay Parker Jr.4 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1981 was “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Ray Parker Jr. had 4 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “A Woman Needs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson | ▶♪ |
| 14 | Queen Of Hearts | Juice Newton | ▶♪ |
| 15 | Rapture | Blondie | ▶♪ |
| 16 | A Woman Needs Love | Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio | ▶♪ |
| 17 | The Tide Is High | Blondie | ▶♪ |
| 18 | Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington Jr. | ▶♪ |
| 19 | Slow Hand | The Pointer Sisters | ▶♪ |
More hits by Ray Parker Jr.
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. | 1984 #9 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | The Other Woman | Ray Parker Jr. | 1982 #26 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | I Still Can't Get Over Loving You | Ray Parker Jr. | 1984 #77 | ▶♪ |
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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.