POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 8, 1981
1

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

—

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 1

2

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 14

3

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

Joey Scarbury

—

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 3

4

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

—

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 4

5

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

—

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 5

6

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

—

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 6

7

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 8

8

Hearts

Marty Balin

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 9

9

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 10

10

The One That You Love

Air Supply

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 2

11

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 13

12

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 7

13

You Make My Dreams

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 2

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 11

14

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 17

15

Time

The Alan Parsons Project

—

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 15

16

Touch Me When We're Dancing

Carpenters

—

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

17

It's Now Or Never

John Schneider

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 19 wks • Prev: 20

18

The Stroke

Billy Squier

—

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 18

19

Sweet Baby

Stanley Clarke/George Duke

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Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 19

20

Urgent

Foreigner

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 22

21

In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

22

Who's Crying Now

Journey

↑ 8

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 30

23

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 28

24

Don't Let Him Go

REO Speedwagon

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Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

25

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↑ 13

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 38

26

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

27

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

Greg Kihn Band

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Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 27

28

Gemini Dream

The Moody Blues

↓ 16

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

29

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↑ 10

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

30

Feels So Right

Alabama

↑ 5

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 35

31

Double Dutch Bus

Frankie Smith

↑ 1

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

32

Don't Give It Up

Robbie Patton

↑ 2

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

33

Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through

Jim Steinman

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Peak: 32 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

34

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

↑ 2

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 36

35

Don't Want To Wait Anymore

The Tubes

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

36

You're My Girl

Franke & The Knockouts

↑ 4

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

37

Everlasting Love

Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

38

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 50

39

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 46

40

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↑ 9

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 49

41

Nightwalker

Gino Vannelli

↑ 4

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

42

All Those Years Ago

George Harrison

↓ 21

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

43

Fly Away

Blackfoot

↑ 4

Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

44

Medley

Stars On 45

↓ 19

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 25

45

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↑ 17

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 62

46

Breaking Away

Balance

↑ 7

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 53

47

Nicole

Point Blank

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 48

48

Stranger

Jefferson Starship

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

49

Modern Girl

Sheena Easton

↓ 23

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 26

50

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 21

Peak: 4 • 27 wks • Prev: 29

51

Seven Year Ache

Rosanne Cash

↓ 9

Peak: 22 • 20 wks • Prev: 42

52

This Little Girl

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 9

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 43

53

Tom Sawyer

Rush

↓ 9

Peak: 44 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

54

Nothing Ever Goes As Planned

Styx

—

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

55

America

Neil Diamond

↓ 4

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 51

56

The Voice

The Moody Blues

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 17 wks

57

I Love You

Climax Blues Band

↓ 2

Peak: 12 • 27 wks • Prev: 55

58

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↑ 11

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 69

59

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

↑ 12

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 71

60

You Don't Know Me

Mickey Gilley

↑ 6

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 66

61

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 12

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 73

62

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 72

63

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↑ 11

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 74

64

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

↑ 11

Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 75

66

Chloe

Elton John

↑ 14

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 80

67

Medley II

Stars On 45

↑ 1

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

68

You're Mine Tonight

Pure Prairie League

↑ 9

Peak: 68 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

69

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↑ 9

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 78

70

Pay You Back With Interest

Gary O'

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Peak: 70 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

71

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↑ 8

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 79

72

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 12 wks

73

Tempted

Squeeze

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

74

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 24 wks

75

The Sensitive Kind

Santana

↑ 10

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 85

76

Secrets

Mac Davis

—

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

77

We Can Get Together

Icehouse

↑ 9

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 86

78

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 88

79

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 11 wks

80

A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↑ 2

Peak: 79 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

81

Summer '81 medley

The Cantina Band (featuring Lou Christie)

—

Peak: 81 • 3 wks • Prev: 81

82

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 13 wks

83

A Heart In New York

Art Garfunkel

★ NEW

Peak: 66 • 9 wks

84

Falling In Love Again

Michael Stanley Band

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 8 wks

85

It's Just The Sun

Don McLean

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 2 wks

86

Just Like Paradise

Larry John McNally

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 2 wks

87

Dedicated To The One I Love

Bernadette Peters

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 8 wks

88

Shake It Up Tonight

Cheryl Lynn

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 7 wks

89

Hold Tight

Change

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

90

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Nielsen/Pearson

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 8 wks

91

Sukiyaki

A Taste Of Honey

↓ 35

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 56

92

Stronger Than Before

Carole Bayer Sager

↓ 35

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

93

Give It To Me Baby

Rick James

↓ 35

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 58

94

A Life Of Illusion

Joe Walsh

↓ 35

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 59

95

Winning

Santana

↓ 35

Peak: 17 • 18 wks • Prev: 60

96

Is It You

Lee Ritenour

↓ 35

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 61

97

Fantasy Girl

38 Special

↓ 34

Peak: 52 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

98

Suzi

Randy VanWarmer

↓ 34

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

99

What Are We Doin' In Love

Dottie West with Kenny Rogers

↓ 34

Peak: 14 • 20 wks • Prev: 65

100

Two Hearts

Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy Pendergrass

↓ 16

Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 84

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