POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1981
1

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 3

2

The One That You Love

Air Supply

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 1

3

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

Joey Scarbury

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 4

4

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

5

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

—

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 5

6

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

7

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 2

8

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 9

9

Hearts

Marty Balin

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 10

10

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 14

11

You Make My Dreams

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 8

12

Gemini Dream

The Moody Blues

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

13

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 16

14

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 24

15

Time

The Alan Parsons Project

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 17

16

Touch Me When We're Dancing

Carpenters

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

17

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 25

18

The Stroke

Billy Squier

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

19

Sweet Baby

Stanley Clarke/George Duke

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 21

20

It's Now Or Never

John Schneider

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 19 wks • Prev: 23

21

All Those Years Ago

George Harrison

↓ 10

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

22

Urgent

Foreigner

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 27

23

In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 17 wks • Prev: 28

24

Don't Let Him Go

REO Speedwagon

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

25

Medley

Stars On 45

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 12

26

Modern Girl

Sheena Easton

↓ 8

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 18

27

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

Greg Kihn Band

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 29

28

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 34

29

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 14

Peak: 4 • 27 wks • Prev: 15

30

Who's Crying Now

Journey

↑ 26

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 56

31

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↑ 13

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 44

32

Double Dutch Bus

Frankie Smith

↑ 1

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 33

33

Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through

Jim Steinman

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 16 wks • Prev: 37

34

Don't Give It Up

Robbie Patton

↑ 11

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 45

35

Feels So Right

Alabama

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 39

36

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

↑ 6

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 42

37

Don't Want To Wait Anymore

The Tubes

↑ 4

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

38

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↑ 19

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 57

39

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↑ 10

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 49

40

You're My Girl

Franke & The Knockouts

↑ 10

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 50

41

Everlasting Love

Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet

↑ 6

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 47

42

Seven Year Ache

Rosanne Cash

↓ 20

Peak: 22 • 20 wks • Prev: 22

43

This Little Girl

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 13

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 30

44

Tom Sawyer

Rush

↑ 2

Peak: 44 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

45

Nightwalker

Gino Vannelli

↑ 6

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

46

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 21

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 67

47

Fly Away

Blackfoot

↑ 5

Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 52

48

Nicole

Point Blank

↑ 6

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 54

49

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↑ 12

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 61

50

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 15

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 65

51

America

Neil Diamond

↓ 19

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 32

52

Stranger

Jefferson Starship

↑ 6

Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

53

Breaking Away

Balance

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 63

54

Nothing Ever Goes As Planned

Styx

↑ 8

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

55

I Love You

Climax Blues Band

↓ 20

Peak: 12 • 27 wks • Prev: 35

56

Sukiyaki

A Taste Of Honey

↓ 20

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 36

57

Stronger Than Before

Carole Bayer Sager

↓ 19

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

58

Give It To Me Baby

Rick James

↓ 18

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

59

A Life Of Illusion

Joe Walsh

↓ 16

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

60

Winning

Santana

↓ 29

Peak: 17 • 18 wks • Prev: 31

61

Is It You

Lee Ritenour

↓ 13

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 48

62

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↑ 14

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 76

63

Fantasy Girl

38 Special

↓ 10

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

64

Suzi

Randy VanWarmer

↓ 9

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

65

What Are We Doin' In Love

Dottie West with Kenny Rogers

↓ 6

Peak: 14 • 20 wks • Prev: 59

66

You Don't Know Me

Mickey Gilley

↑ 8

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

68

Medley II

Stars On 45

↑ 4

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

69

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↑ 9

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 78

70

Pay You Back With Interest

Gary O'

↑ 10

Peak: 70 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

71

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 18 wks

72

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 82

73

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 83

74

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 84

75

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 85

76

Secrets

Mac Davis

↑ 3

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 79

77

You're Mine Tonight

Pure Prairie League

↑ 9

Peak: 68 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

78

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↑ 9

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 87

79

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↑ 9

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 88

80

Chloe

Elton John

↑ 9

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 89

81

Summer '81 medley

The Cantina Band (featuring Lou Christie)

↑ 9

Peak: 81 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

82

A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 6 wks

83

Tempted

Squeeze

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 11 wks

84

Two Hearts

Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy Pendergrass

↓ 24

Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

85

The Sensitive Kind

Santana

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 8 wks

86

We Can Get Together

Icehouse

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 7 wks

87

Fool In Love With You

Jim Photoglo

↓ 21

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 66

88

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 24 wks

89

Being With You

Smokey Robinson

↓ 25

Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 64

90

Living Inside Myself

Gino Vannelli

↓ 21

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 69

91

Nobody Wins

Elton John

↓ 21

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 70

92

Take It On The Run

REO Speedwagon

↓ 19

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 73

93

The Real Thing

The Brothers Johnson

—

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

94

It Didn't Take Long

Spider

↓ 26

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 68

95

The Kid Is Hot Tonite

Loverboy

↓ 20

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

96

Love Light

Yutaka

↓ 15

Peak: 81 • 3 wks • Prev: 81

97

Shaddap You Face

Joe Dolce

↓ 6

Peak: 53 • 14 wks • Prev: 91

98

Under The Covers

Janis Ian

↓ 27

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

99

On And On And On

ABBA

↓ 5

Peak: 90 • 6 wks • Prev: 94

100

You Are Forever

Smokey Robinson

↓ 8

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 92

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