29. 1981: Oldsmobile Cutlass – 454,188 units sold
Two years in a row the Cutlass was the best-selling car in the U.S. and with good reason, as 1981 was another checker year for the personal luxury coupe. The car had a lot of unique features to it and its V8 engine was one of the smoothest in the industry. Consumers were fairly taken aback by the styling of the Brougham model, which was one of the most luxurious cars on the road at the time.

V8 personal luxury coupes were definitely some of the most popular cars for a long period of time. Almost as popular as the crossover movement is today, but back in the booming 1980s people wanted style and to be noticed in their rides. The 1981 Cutlass continued to flourish in the personal luxury coupe market.