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A Taste of Honey (band)
A Taste of Honey was an American recording act, formed in 1971 by associates Janice–Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble.
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A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" is a 1981 song recorded by American R&B vocalist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr., along with his group, Raydio.
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Being with You (song)
"Being with You" is a 1981 song recorded by American singer Smokey Robinson and is the title track from his Gold-certified album with the same name.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (styled as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries.
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Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
"Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band in 1980 and written by member Charlie Wilson and producer Lonnie Simmons.
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Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)
"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!.
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus.
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Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.
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Don't Stop the Music (Yarbrough and Peoples song)
"Don't Stop the Music" is a song by Yarbrough and Peoples, from the duo's 1980 debut album, The Two of Us.
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Double Dutch Bus
"Double Dutch Bus" is a hit 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the "izz" infix form of slang.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop.
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Endless Love (song)
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross.
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Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
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Fantastic Voyage (Lakeside song)
"Fantastic Voyage" is a song by Dayton, Ohio-based group, Lakeside.
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Four Tops
The Four Tops are a vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, USA, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s.
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Frankie Smith
For the football player of the same name see Frankie Smith. Franklyn Leon "Frankie" Smith (born 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American funk musician and R&B/soul songwriter.
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Give It to Me Baby
"Give It to Me Baby" is a song written by American singer Rick James.
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966.
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I'm in Love (Evelyn "Champagne" King song)
"I'm in Love" is a 1981 single by singer Evelyn "Champagne" King.
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Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang are an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West.
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Lakeside (band)
Lakeside is a funk band, best known for their 1980 number one R&B hit, "Fantastic Voyage".
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Let's Groove
"Let's Groove" is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire from their eleventh studio album Raise! (1981).
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Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.
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List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
These are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one hits of 1981.
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List of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits
Listed here are Billboard magazine's number-one rhythm and blues hits from 1942 to 1959.
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Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
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Never Too Much (song)
"Never Too Much" is a song written, composed, produced, and performed by Luther Vandross.
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Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White.
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Rick James
Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. February 1, 1948August 6, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.
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Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999), also known mononymously as Roger, was an American singer, composer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced west coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years.
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Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.
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Sukiyaki (song)
is a Japanese-language song that was performed by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, and written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura.
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Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" or "Take My Heart" is a 1981 single by Kool & the Gang from their album, Something Special.
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The Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s.
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (song)
"What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" is the title track of Chaka Khan's third solo-album from 1981.
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When She Was My Girl
"When She Was My Girl" is a 1981 single released by American vocal group the Four Tops.
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Yarbrough and Peoples
Yarbrough and Peoples was an American urban contemporary duo from Dallas, Texas.
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1981 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.
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R&B number-one hits of 1981 (USA).
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_R%26B_singles_of_1981_(U.S.)
