POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1981
1

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 1

2

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

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Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 2

3

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 3

4

Urgent

Foreigner

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Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 4

5

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

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Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

6

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

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Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 6

7

Who's Crying Now

Journey

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Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 7

8

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

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Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 8

9

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↑ 15

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 24

10

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 12

11

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 9

12

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

Joey Scarbury

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 10

13

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

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Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 13

14

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 18

15

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

Greg Kihn Band

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Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 15

16

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

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Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

17

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

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Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 17

18

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 19

19

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 29

20

Feels So Right

Alabama

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Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 20

21

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

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Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

22

The Voice

The Moody Blues

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Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

23

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

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Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 23

24

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

25

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

↑ 3

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

26

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

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Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 26

27

Breaking Away

Balance

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

28

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↑ 12

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 40

29

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↑ 4

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 33

30

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

31

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

↓ 20

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 11

32

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↑ 15

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

33

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

34

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 20

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 54

35

Chloe

Elton John

↑ 1

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

36

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 43

37

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↑ 1

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 38

38

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↑ 4

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 42

39

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 5

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 44

40

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↑ 5

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

41

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 8

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 49

42

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 4

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

43

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 50

44

Backfired

Debbie Harry

↑ 4

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

45

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 13

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 58

46

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

↓ 32

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 14

47

Hearts

Marty Balin

↓ 20

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 27

48

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

Carl Carlton

↑ 16

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 64

49

Tempted

Squeeze

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

50

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↑ 2

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

51

All I Have To Do Is Dream

Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal

↑ 4

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

52

Burnin' For You

Blue Oyster Cult

↑ 8

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

53

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

↓ 22

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 31

54

Silly

Deniece Williams

↑ 7

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

55

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

↑ 2

Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 57

56

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Nielsen/Pearson

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Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

57

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 63

58

Love All The Hurt Away

Aretha Franklin And George Benson

↑ 11

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

59

It's Now Or Never

John Schneider

↓ 25

Peak: 14 • 19 wks • Prev: 34

60

Don't Give It Up

Robbie Patton

↓ 25

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

61

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 19 wks

62

The Stroke

Billy Squier

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Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 62

63

Alien

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 12

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 75

64

Falling In Love Again

Michael Stanley Band

↑ 2

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 66

65

Dedicated To The One I Love

Bernadette Peters

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

66

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↑ 14

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 80

67

Nicole

Point Blank

↓ 28

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 39

68

A Heart In New York

Art Garfunkel

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Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

69

Just Be My Lady

Larry Graham

↑ 10

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

70

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 15 wks

71

You're My Girl

Franke & The Knockouts

↓ 30

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

72

Everlasting Love

Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet

↓ 19

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 53

73

Not Fade Away

Eric Hine

↑ 3

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

74

In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins

↓ 15

Peak: 19 • 17 wks • Prev: 59

75

You Don't Know Me

Mickey Gilley

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 77

76

Touch Me When We're Dancing

Carpenters

↓ 11

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 65

77

Working In The Coal Mine

Devo

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 12 wks • Prev: 87

78

Shake It Up Tonight

Cheryl Lynn

↓ 8

Peak: 70 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

79

The One That You Love

Air Supply

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 71

80

Magic Man

Herb Alpert

↑ 4

Peak: 79 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

81

Double Dutch Bus

Frankie Smith

↓ 9

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 72

82

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 21 wks

83

You Saved My Soul

Burton Cummings

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 11 wks

84

Time

The Alan Parsons Project

↓ 11

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 73

85

In The Dark

Billy Squier

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 12 wks

86

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 18 wks

87

The Sensitive Kind

Santana

↓ 13

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

88

(Want You) Back In My Life Again

Carpenters

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 8 wks

89

You've Got A Good Love Coming

Van Stephenson

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 4 wks

90

Stay Awake

Ronnie Laws

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 9 wks

91

Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)

West Street Mob

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 3 wks

92

Stranger

Jefferson Starship

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Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 92

93

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 78

94

You Make My Dreams

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 13

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 81

95

We Can Get Together

Icehouse

↓ 13

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 82

96

Sweet Baby

Stanley Clarke/George Duke

↓ 13

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 83

97

Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through

Jim Steinman

↓ 12

Peak: 32 • 16 wks • Prev: 85

98

Gemini Dream

The Moody Blues

↓ 9

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 89

99

Very Special

Debra Laws

↓ 9

Peak: 90 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

100

Don't Let Him Go

REO Speedwagon

↓ 9

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 91

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