(Finished September 6th, 2025) Part 2 of The Top 30 Rock Songs From August 1st, 1981

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Let’s see what rock songs for firing up teenagers back at this time of year in 1981. There are a few obscure songs on this list, but overall this is a great list. There are a lot of classic songs on this countdown. Special thanks to the always reliable Billboard and the always interesting Charlie’s 80s Attic Radio Station.

15) The Moody Blues “Gemini Dream”:

14) The Tubes “Talk To Ya Later”:

13) Joe Walsh “A Life of Illusion”:

12) Phil Collins “In The Air Tonight”:

11) Squeeze “Tempted”:

Bonus song by Squeeze, from later in the 80s. This song is a star on my iPod, “Hourglass”:

10) Blackfoot “Fly Away”:

9) Billy Squier “The Stroke”:

8) Journey “Who’s Crying Now”:

7) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “A Woman In Love”:

6) Blue Oyster Cult “Burnin’ For You”:

5) The Greg Kihn Band “The Break Up Song (They Don’t Write Em)”:

4) Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”:

3) The Moody Blues “The Voice”:

2) Pat Benatar “Fire and Ice”:

This song kicks some butt!! 1) Foreigner “Urgent”:

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