POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 22, 1981
1

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 1

2

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

Joey Scarbury

—

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 2

3

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

—

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

4

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 6

5

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 4

6

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 21

7

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

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Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 7

8

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 9

9

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 10

10

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 11

11

Who's Crying Now

Journey

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 13

12

Hearts

Marty Balin

↓ 4

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 8

13

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 5

14

It's Now Or Never

John Schneider

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Peak: 14 • 19 wks • Prev: 14

15

Urgent

Foreigner

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 18

16

Touch Me When We're Dancing

Carpenters

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Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

17

The Stroke

Billy Squier

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Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 17

18

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↑ 2

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

19

In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins

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Peak: 19 • 17 wks • Prev: 19

20

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

Greg Kihn Band

↑ 5

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 25

21

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

22

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 24

23

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 27

24

Feels So Right

Alabama

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 26

25

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↑ 11

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 36

26

Don't Give It Up

Robbie Patton

↑ 2

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

27

You're My Girl

Franke & The Knockouts

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

28

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 33

29

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

↑ 2

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 31

30

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 37

31

The Voice

The Moody Blues

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

32

Everlasting Love

Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet

↑ 2

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

33

The One That You Love

Air Supply

↓ 21

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

34

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

↑ 12

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 46

35

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 12

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 47

36

Breaking Away

Balance

↑ 4

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 40

37

Time

The Alan Parsons Project

↓ 22

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 15

38

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

↓ 16

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 22

39

Double Dutch Bus

Frankie Smith

↓ 9

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 30

40

Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through

Jim Steinman

↓ 8

Peak: 32 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

41

Nicole

Point Blank

↑ 4

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

42

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

↑ 24

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 66

43

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

↑ 10

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 53

44

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

45

You Make My Dreams

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 38

46

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↑ 8

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 54

47

Sweet Baby

Stanley Clarke/George Duke

↓ 4

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 43

48

Chloe

Elton John

↑ 7

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 55

49

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↑ 7

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 56

50

Nightwalker

Gino Vannelli

↓ 9

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 41

51

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↑ 20

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 71

52

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↑ 12

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 64

53

Tempted

Squeeze

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 11 wks • Prev: 63

54

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↑ 7

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

55

You Don't Know Me

Mickey Gilley

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 57

56

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↑ 2

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

57

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 10

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

58

The Sensitive Kind

Santana

↑ 7

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

59

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

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Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 59

60

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 70

61

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 24 wks

62

We Can Get Together

Icehouse

↑ 7

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

63

Don't Let Him Go

REO Speedwagon

↓ 19

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

64

Gemini Dream

The Moody Blues

↓ 14

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

65

Backfired

Debbie Harry

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 75

66

Stranger

Jefferson Starship

↓ 18

Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

67

Fly Away

Blackfoot

↓ 25

Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

68

The Night Owls

Little River Band

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 21 wks

69

All I Have To Do Is Dream

Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal

↑ 12

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

70

Dedicated To The One I Love

Bernadette Peters

↑ 7

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

71

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Nielsen/Pearson

↑ 9

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

72

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 12

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 84

73

A Heart In New York

Art Garfunkel

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Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

74

Falling In Love Again

Michael Stanley Band

↑ 2

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 76

75

Shake It Up Tonight

Cheryl Lynn

↑ 3

Peak: 70 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

76

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 85

77

Burnin' For You

Blue Oyster Cult

↑ 10

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 87

78

Silly

Deniece Williams

↑ 10

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

79

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 22 wks

80

La-Di-Da

Sad Cafe

↑ 10

Peak: 78 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

81

All Those Years Ago

George Harrison

↓ 30

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 51

82

Don't Want To Wait Anymore

The Tubes

↓ 47

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 35

83

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 22 wks

84

Modern Girl

Sheena Easton

↓ 24

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 60

85

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 23

Peak: 4 • 27 wks • Prev: 62

86

She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)

Carl Carlton

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 21 wks

87

Seven Year Ache

Rosanne Cash

↓ 15

Peak: 22 • 20 wks • Prev: 72

88

A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↓ 9

Peak: 79 • 6 wks • Prev: 79

89

Not Fade Away

Eric Hine

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 5 wks

90

This Little Girl

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 16

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 74

91

Tom Sawyer

Rush

↓ 9

Peak: 44 • 13 wks • Prev: 82

92

Very Special

Debra Laws

↑ 2

Peak: 90 • 5 wks • Prev: 94

93

Nothing Ever Goes As Planned

Styx

↓ 2

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 91

94

Give It To Me Baby

Rick James

↓ 2

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 92

95

I Love You

Climax Blues Band

—

Peak: 12 • 27 wks • Prev: 95

96

I Love My Truck

Glen Campbell

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 3 wks

98

Medley II

Stars On 45

↓ 1

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 97

99

You're Mine Tonight

Pure Prairie League

↓ 31

Peak: 68 • 5 wks • Prev: 68

100

Medley

Stars On 45

↓ 48

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 52

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