POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 3, 1981
1

(Just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon

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Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

2

More Than I Can Say

Leo Sayer

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Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 2

3

Love On The Rocks

Neil Diamond

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Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 3

4

Lady

Kenny Rogers

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Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 4

5

Hungry Heart

Bruce Springsteen

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Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 5

6

Every Woman In The World

Air Supply

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Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 6

7

Guilty

Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

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Peak: 3 • 22 wks • Prev: 7

8

The Tide Is High

Blondie

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Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 8

9

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Pat Benatar

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Peak: 9 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

10

Tell It Like It Is

Heart

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Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

11

Passion

Rod Stewart

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Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 11

12

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

The Police

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Peak: 10 • 21 wks • Prev: 12

13

Master Blaster (Jammin')

Stevie Wonder

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Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 13

14

Another One Bites The Dust

Queen

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Peak: 1 • 31 wks • Prev: 14

15

It's My Turn

Diana Ross

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Peak: 9 • 21 wks • Prev: 15

16

I Made It Through The Rain

Barry Manilow

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Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

17

Celebration

Kool & The Gang

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Peak: 1 • 30 wks • Prev: 17

18

Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

The Korgis

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Peak: 18 • 19 wks • Prev: 18

19

I Love A Rainy Night

Eddie Rabbitt

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Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 19

20

Hey Nineteen

Steely Dan

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Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 20

21

Time Is Time

Andy Gibb

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Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 21

22

Woman In Love

Barbra Streisand

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 22

23

Suddenly

Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard

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Peak: 20 • 19 wks • Prev: 23

24

I Believe In You

Don Williams

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Peak: 24 • 20 wks • Prev: 24

25

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

Daryl Hall & John Oates

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Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 25

26

One Step Closer

The Doobie Brothers

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Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

27

Whip It

Devo

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Peak: 14 • 25 wks • Prev: 27

28

Giving It Up For Your Love

Delbert McClinton

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Peak: 8 • 19 wks • Prev: 28

29

Together

Tierra

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Peak: 18 • 21 wks • Prev: 29

30

Miss Sun

Boz Scaggs

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Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

31

Never Be The Same

Christopher Cross

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Peak: 15 • 19 wks • Prev: 31

33

9 To 5

Dolly Parton

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Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 33

34

I'm Coming Out

Diana Ross

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Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 34

35

Girls Can Get It

Dr. Hook

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Peak: 34 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

36

The Winner Takes It All

ABBA

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Peak: 8 • 26 wks • Prev: 36

37

Same Old Lang Syne

Dan Fogelberg

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Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 37

38

Sequel

Harry Chapin

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Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

39

Keep On Loving You

REO Speedwagon

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Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 39

40

Killin' Time

Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton

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Peak: 28 • 18 wks • Prev: 40

41

Cold Love

Donna Summer

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Peak: 33 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

42

Turn And Walk Away

The Babys

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Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

43

He Can't Love You

Michael Stanley Band

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Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 43

44

Need Your Loving Tonight

Queen

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Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

45

My Mother's Eyes

Bette Midler

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Peak: 39 • 13 wks • Prev: 45

46

Shine On

L.T.D.

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Peak: 40 • 16 wks • Prev: 46

47

Gotta Have More Love

Climax Blues Band

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Peak: 47 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

48

You

Earth, Wind & Fire

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Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 48

49

I Need Your Lovin'

Teena Marie

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Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 49

50

Smoky Mountain Rain

Ronnie Milsap

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Peak: 24 • 21 wks • Prev: 50

51

Heartbreak Hotel

The Jacksons

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Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 51

52

Love T.K.O.

Teddy Pendergrass

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Peak: 44 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

53

Teacher Teacher

Rockpile

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Peak: 51 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

54

Games People Play

The Alan Parsons Project

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Peak: 16 • 23 wks • Prev: 54

55

Seven Bridges Road

Eagles

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Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 55

56

I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

Stevie Wonder

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Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 56

57

This Time

John Cougar

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Peak: 27 • 17 wks • Prev: 57

58

Dreaming

Cliff Richard

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Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 58

59

Deep Inside My Heart

Randy Meisner

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Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 59

60

The Wanderer

Donna Summer

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Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 60

61

Fool That I Am

Rita Coolidge

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Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 61

62

Breakfast In America

Supertramp

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Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

63

He's So Shy

The Pointer Sisters

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Peak: 3 • 26 wks • Prev: 63

64

Who's Making Love

Blues Brothers

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Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

65

A Little In Love

Cliff Richard

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Peak: 17 • 22 wks • Prev: 65

66

Never Knew Love Like This Before

Stephanie Mills

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Peak: 6 • 25 wks • Prev: 66

67

The Horizontal Bop

Bob Seger

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Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 67

68

Could I Be Dreaming

The Pointer Sisters

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Peak: 52 • 11 wks • Prev: 68

69

What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?)

The Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir & Chorale

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Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

70

Ah! Leah!

Donnie Iris

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Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 70

71

Back In Black

AC/DC

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Peak: 37 • 15 wks • Prev: 71

72

Fashion

David Bowie

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Peak: 70 • 9 wks • Prev: 72

73

Set The Night On Fire

Oak

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Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

74

Easy Love

Dionne Warwick

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Peak: 62 • 10 wks • Prev: 74

75

Turning Japanese

The Vapors

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Peak: 36 • 17 wks • Prev: 75

76

Without Your Love

Roger Daltrey

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Peak: 20 • 19 wks • Prev: 76

77

Upside Down

Diana Ross

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Peak: 1 • 29 wks • Prev: 77

78

Lovely One

The Jacksons

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Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 78

79

Full Of Fire

Shalamar

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Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 79

80

Skateaway

Dire Straits

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Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 80

81

United Together

Aretha Franklin

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Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

82

Merry Christmas In The NFL

Willis "The Guard" & Vigorish

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Peak: 82 • 3 wks • Prev: 82

83

(Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Outlaws

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Peak: 31 • 15 wks • Prev: 83

84

Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On

The Kings

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Peak: 43 • 23 wks • Prev: 84

85

Let Me Be Your Angel

Stacy Lattisaw

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Peak: 21 • 24 wks • Prev: 85

86

Stop This Game

Cheap Trick

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Peak: 48 • 12 wks • Prev: 86

87

On The Road Again

Willie Nelson

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Peak: 20 • 20 wks • Prev: 87

88

Don't Want No-Body

J.D. Drews

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Peak: 79 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

89

Gypsy Spirit

Pendulum

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Peak: 89 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

90

Got To Rock On

Kansas

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Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

91

Spend The Night In Love

The 4 Seasons

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Peak: 91 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

92

Trickle Trickle

The Manhattan Transfer

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Peak: 73 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

93

One-Trick Pony

Paul Simon

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Peak: 40 • 11 wks • Prev: 93

94

Remote Control

The Reddings

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Peak: 89 • 13 wks • Prev: 94

95

I Can't Stop The Feelin'

Pure Prairie League

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Peak: 77 • 6 wks • Prev: 95

96

Once A Night

Jackie English

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Peak: 94 • 4 wks • Prev: 96

97

Help Me!

Marcy Levy & Robin Gibb

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Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 97

98

I'm Happy That Love Has Found You

Jimmy Hall

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Peak: 27 • 17 wks • Prev: 98

99

Out Here On My Own

Irene Cara

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Peak: 19 • 23 wks • Prev: 99

100

Jesse

Carly Simon

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Peak: 11 • 23 wks • Prev: 100

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