1981
Billboard Top 10
1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes  
2. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield  
3. One That You Love, The - Air Supply  
4. Tide Is High, The - Blondie  
5. Physical - Olivia Newton-John  
6. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton  
7. Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton  
8. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall And John Oates  
9. Being With You - Smokey Robinson  
10. Celebration - Kool And The Gang  

Top Albums  
Back in Black - AC/DC
Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar
Hi Infidelity - Reo Speedwagon  
Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers   
Paradise Theater - Styx  
Voices - Daryl Hall & John Oates      
Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police  

Grammy Awards  
Album of the Year:  Double Fantasy, John Lennon and Yoko
Ono      
Best New Artist:   Sheena Easton      
Best Pop Duo or Group:  “Boy From New York City,”
Manhattan Transfer      
Best Pop Female Vocal:  Lena Horne: The Lady and Her
Music Live On Broadway, Lena Horne      
Best Pop Male Vocal:  Breakin Away, Al Jarreau      
Best Rock Duo or Group:  “Don't Stand So Close to Me,”
Police      
Best Rock Female Vocal:  “Fire and Ice,” Pat Benatar      
Best Rock Male Vocal:  “Jessie's Girl,” Rick Springfield      
Record of the Year:  “Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes      
Song of the Year:  “Bette Davis Eyes”   
Economy / Prices     

President:  Ronald W. Reagan  
Vice President:  George Bush  

Population:  229,465,714  
Life expectancy:  74.1 years  

Dow-Jones    
High:  1024  
Low:  824  

Federal spending:  $678.25 billion  
Federal debt:  $994.8 billion  
Inflation:  10.2%  
Consumer Price Index:  90.9  
Unemployment:  7.1%  


Prices  
Cost of a new home:  $83,000.00  
Median Household Income:  $19,074.00  

Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.15 ($0.18
as of 3/22/81; $0.20 as of 11/1/81)  
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $1.38  
Cost of a dozen eggs:  $0.90  
Cost of a gallon of Milk:  $2.22  
Sports                        

Football  
Superbowl  XVI  :  SAN FRANCISCO  26  
-  Cincinnati  21  

Pro MVP:  Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, QB  

College Football:  Clemson  

Heisman Trophy:  Marcus Allen, USC, RB  

Rose Bowl:  Washington 28, Iowa 0  
Orange Bowl:  Clemson 22, Nebraska 15  
Cotton Bowl:  Texas 14, Alabama 12  
Sugar Bowl:  Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20  

Basketball  
NBA Championship  
Winner:  BOSTON  4-2 (WLWLWW)  -
Coach:  Bill Fitch  
Opposing Team:  Houston  - Coach:  Del
Harris  

NBA MVP:  Julius Erving, Philadelphia, F  
Ave Score:  24.6  

NCAA National Champions:  Indiana  26-9  -
Coach:  Bob Knight  

Baseball  
World Series  
Winner:   LA DODGERS  4-2 (LLWWWW)
 - Coach:  Tommy Lasorda  
Opposing Team:  NY Yankees  - Coach:  
Bob Lemon  

National League  
MVP:  Mike Schmidt, Phi  -   3B  
Rookie of the Year:  Fernando Valenzuela,
LA  -   P  

American League  
MVP:  Rollie Fingers, Mil  -   P  
Rookie of the Year:  Dave Righetti, NY  -   P  
Movies

Raiders of the Lost Ark          $242,374,454
On Golden Pond                    $119,285,432
Porky's                                   $105,500,000
Arthur                                    $95,461,682
Stripes                                   $85,300,000  

Best Actor:   Henry Fonda: On Golden Pond
Best Actress:   Katharine Hepburn: On Golden Pond     
Best Director:   Warren Beatty: Reds
Best Picture:   David Puttnam: Chariots of Fire
Best Supporting Actor:   John Gielgud: Arthur
Best Supporting Actress:   Maureen Stapleton: Reds
Television Top 20

1  ) Dallas      
2  ) 60 Minutes      
3  ) Three's Company      
4  ) CBS NFL FootBall      
5  ) The Jeffersons      
6  ) Joanie Loves Chachi      
7  ) The Dukes of Hazzard      
8  ) Alice      
9  ) The ABC Monday Night Movie      
10  ) Too Close for Comfort      
11  ) M*A*S*H      
12  ) One Day at a Time      
13  ) NFL Monday Night Football      
14  ) Falcon Crest      
15  ) Archie Bunker's Place      
16  ) The Love Boat      
17  ) Hart to Hart      
18  ) Trapper John M.D.      
19  ) Diff'rent Strokes      
20  ) Private Benjamin  
News Headlines  

Ronald Reagan Inaugurated As 40 President  

Iran Releases 52 Hostages  

President Shot In Chest, Brady Suffers Head Wound  

John Hinkley Captured, Charged With Attempted Assassination OF President Reagan  

Israel Bombs Iraqi Nuclear Reactor  

Walkway At Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Collapses, 111 Die  

Prince Charles And Lady Diana Spencer Marry  

Reagan Fires Striking Air Controllers  

In The News  

Robert Crippen and John Young orbit moon 36 Times on Columbia  

Reagan lifts grain embargo  

Pope Paul II is wounded in assassination attempt  

Sandra Day O'Conner become first Supreme Court Justice  

A seven week baseball strike, longest in history causes a "split" season  

John MacEnroe, The "Ugly America" wins his third straight Wimbledon  

The largest merger in history occurred when DuPont aquires Conoco for 7.9 Billion  

First test tube baby is born