POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 23, 1981
1

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

—

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 1

2

Being With You

Smokey Robinson

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 3

3

Just The Two Of Us

Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 2

4

Angel Of The Morning

Juice Newton

—

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 4

5

Medley

Stars On 45

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 14

6

Take It On The Run

REO Speedwagon

—

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 6

7

Living Inside Myself

Gino Vannelli

—

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 7

8

Sukiyaki

A Taste Of Honey

—

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 8

9

Too Much Time On My Hands

Styx

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 10

10

Watching The Wheels

John Lennon

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

11

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 27 wks • Prev: 15

12

Sweetheart

Franke & The Knockouts

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 13

13

Morning Train (Nine To Five)

Sheena Easton

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 5

14

How 'bout Us

Champaign

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 23 wks • Prev: 16

15

America

Neil Diamond

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

16

Kiss On My List

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 9

17

I Love You

Climax Blues Band

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 27 wks • Prev: 19

18

You Better You Bet

The Who

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Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

19

I Missed Again

Phil Collins

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

20

Say You'll Be Mine

Christopher Cross

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

21

What Are We Doin' In Love

Dottie West with Kenny Rogers

↑ 2

Peak: 14 • 20 wks • Prev: 23

22

I Can't Stand It

Eric Clapton And His Band

↓ 10

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 12

23

This Little Girl

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

24

Love You Like I Never Loved Before

John O'Banion

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Peak: 24 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

25

Since I Don't Have You

Don McLean

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

26

Ain't Even Done With The Night

John Cougar

↓ 9

Peak: 17 • 21 wks • Prev: 17

27

Hold On Loosely

38 Special

—

Peak: 27 • 17 wks • Prev: 27

28

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 33

29

Find Your Way Back

Jefferson Starship

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

30

Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da)

Quincy Jones

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

31

You Make My Dreams

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 38

32

The Waiting

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↑ 7

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

33

All Those Years Ago

George Harrison

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 16 wks

34

Blessed Are The Believers

Anne Murray

—

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

35

Is It You

Lee Ritenour

↑ 13

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 48

36

Winning

Santana

↑ 4

Peak: 17 • 18 wks • Prev: 40

37

I Loved 'em Every One

T.G. Sheppard

—

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

38

The One That You Love

Air Supply

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 59

39

Still Right Here In My Heart

Pure Prairie League

↑ 5

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

40

Just So Lonely

Get Wet

↑ 3

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

41

Fool In Love With You

Jim Photoglo

↑ 4

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 45

42

Somebody's Knockin'

Terri Gibbs

↓ 14

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 28

43

Say What

Jesse Winchester

↑ 10

Peak: 32 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

44

Time

The Alan Parsons Project

↑ 3

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 47

45

Super Trouper

ABBA

↑ 1

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

46

Give A Little Bit More

Cliff Richard

↑ 4

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 50

47

I Can Take Care Of Myself

Billy & The Beaters

↑ 5

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

48

I've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life

Paul Anka

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

49

Nobody Wins

Elton John

↑ 8

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

50

Seven Year Ache

Rosanne Cash

↑ 6

Peak: 22 • 20 wks • Prev: 56

51

Her Town Too

James Taylor & J.D. Souther

↓ 22

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

52

Rapture

Blondie

↓ 21

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 31

53

You Like Me Don't You

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 7

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

54

Wasn't That A Party

The Rovers

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Peak: 37 • 17 wks • Prev: 54

55

Modern Girl

Sheena Easton

↑ 12

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 67

56

While You See A Chance

Steve Winwood

↓ 21

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 35

57

Don't Stand So Close To Me

The Police

↓ 21

Peak: 10 • 18 wks • Prev: 36

58

Sweet Baby

Stanley Clarke/George Duke

↑ 8

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 66

59

But You Know I Love You

Dolly Parton

↓ 18

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 41

60

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Phoebe Snow

↑ 10

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

61

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

↑ 10

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 71

62

Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)

Joey Scarbury

↑ 11

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 73

63

Make That Move

Shalamar

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

64

Keep On Loving You

REO Speedwagon

↓ 22

Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 42

65

Woman

John Lennon

↓ 14

Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 51

66

You're So Easy To Love

Tommy James

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

67

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 78

68

One Day In Your Life

Michael Jackson

↓ 13

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

69

Hurry Up And Wait

The Isley Brothers

↓ 11

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

70

Lovin' The Night Away

The Dillman Band

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

71

Almost Saturday Night

Dave Edmunds

↑ 8

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

72

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 21 wks

73

Stronger Than Before

Carole Bayer Sager

↑ 10

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 83

74

Shaddap You Face

Joe Dolce

↑ 7

Peak: 53 • 14 wks • Prev: 81

75

The Stroke

Billy Squier

↑ 9

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 84

76

Double Dutch Bus

Frankie Smith

↑ 10

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 86

77

Can You Feel It

The Jacksons

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Peak: 77 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

78

Two Hearts

Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy Pendergrass

↑ 10

Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 88

79

What Cha' Gonna Do For Me

Chaka Khan

↑ 8

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

80

Jones Vs. Jones

Kool & The Gang

↑ 9

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 89

81

Rain In May

Max Werner

↑ 9

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

82

Next Time You'll Know

Sister Sledge

—

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

83

Promises

Barbra Streisand

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 9 wks

84

A Life Of Illusion

Joe Walsh

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 12 wks

85

The Best Of Times

Styx

↓ 24

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 61

86

Hearts

Marty Balin

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 21 wks

87

Brooklyn Girls

Robbie Dupree

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 7 wks

88

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

Greg Kihn Band

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 23 wks

89

Yearning For Your Love

The Gap Band

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 7 wks

90

I Can't Say Goodbye To You

Helen Reddy

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 3 wks

91

Crying

Don McLean

↓ 29

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 62

92

Just Between You And Me

April Wine

↓ 29

Peak: 21 • 16 wks • Prev: 63

93

Lately

Stevie Wonder

↓ 29

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

94

Time Out Of Mind

Steely Dan

↓ 26

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 68

95

Don't Stop The Music

Yarbrough & Peoples

↓ 26

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 69

96

It's A Love Thing

The Whispers

↓ 24

Peak: 28 • 15 wks • Prev: 72

97

Turn Me Loose

Loverboy

↓ 23

Peak: 35 • 17 wks • Prev: 74

98

Mister Sandman

Emmylou Harris

↓ 23

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 75

99

The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)

Journey

↓ 14

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 85

100

9 To 5

Dolly Parton

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 91

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