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Kim Carnes

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BIRTHDAY: July 20, 1945

BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Bette Davis Eyes" (1981)

GRAMMY AWARDS: 2

# 26 Singles Artist of the Year

April 12: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kenny Rogers.
from the Kenny Rogers LP Gideon
ARC chart run: 22 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 14 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 46

May 3: Carnes hit the Top 10 with "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kenny Rogers.

June 14: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "More Love."
from the LP Romance Dance
ARC chart run: 35 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 9 - 25 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 43

July 26: Carnes hit the Top 10 with "More Love."

November 8: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Cry Like A Baby."
from the LP Romance Dance
ARC chart run: 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 248

# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

February 25: Carnes was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" with Kenny Rogers).

April 4: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bette Davis Eyes."
from the LP Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 40 - 28 - 19 - 12 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 35 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 2

May 2: Carnes hit the Top 10 with "Bette Davis Eyes."
May 16: Carnes hit #1 for 9 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bette Davis Eyes."
May 16: Carnes topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 9 weeks with "Bette Davis Eyes."

June 27: Carnes topped the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart for 4 weeks with Mistaken Identity.

August 29: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Draw Of The Cards."
from the LP Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 154

November 7: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Mistaken Identity."
from the LP Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 239

December 31: Carnes topped the Billboard 1981 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Pop Singles Artist - Female and with the Top Pop Single ("Bette Davis Eyes").

January 25: Carnes was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Bette Davis Eyes").

February 24: Carnes won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Bette Davis Eyes") and was nominated for Album of the Year (Mistaken Identity) and Best Vocal Performance - Female ("Bette Davis Eyes").

September 11: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Voyeur."
from the LP Voyeur
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 20 - off

December 25: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Does It Make You Remember."
from the LP Voyeur
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 33 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 189

February 23: Carnes was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female ("Voyeur").

November 19: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Invisible Hands."
from the LP Cafe Racers
ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 206

February 28: Carnes was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Female ("Invisible Hands").

September 29: Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "What About Me" with Kenny Rogers and James Ingram.
from the Kenny Rogers LP What About Me?
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 28 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 22 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 113

November 3: Carnes topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 2 weeks helping out Kenny Rogers and James Ingram with "What About Me."
November 17: Carnes hit the Top 10 with "What About Me" with Kenny Rogers and James Ingram.

# 69 Singles Artist of the Year

Carnes hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)."
Year-End Chart Position: # 135

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Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.