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   1981, a year when "The Best Of Times" by Styx was considered rockin', is not my favorite.

I can bear it only because I was 13 and was deeply engrossed in following chart progress on American Top 40.  "Physical" logged 10 weeks at #1!  "Endless Love" logged 9 weeks at #1!  "Bette Davis Eyes" logged 9 non-consecutive weeks at #1, ruined only by a one-week stay at #1 for Stars On 45!  And "Waiting For A Girl Like You" spent 10 weeks at #2, never making it to #1!  Such drama!

Some of the songs from 1981 have held up nicely, but on the whole, pop radio in the US was just a little off.  When Charlene can hit the top 5, but "Super Freak" can't, something's amiss.

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	1981, a year when "The Best Of Times" by Styx was considered rockin', is not my favorite. I can bear it only because I was 13 and was deeply engrossed in following chart progress on American Top 40. "Physical" logged 10 weeks at #1! "Endless Love" logged 9 weeks at #1! "Bette Davis Eyes" logged 9 non-consecutive weeks at #1, ruined only by a one-week stay at #1 for Stars On 45! And "Waiting For A Girl Like You" spent 10 weeks at #2, never making it to #1! Such drama! Some of the songs from 1981 have held up nicely, but on the whole, pop radio in the US was just a little off. When Charlene can hit the top 5, but "Super Freak" can't, something's amiss.
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.