POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 19, 1981
1

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

—

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 1

2

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 6

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

Who's Crying Now

Journey

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 7

7

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

8

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

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Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 8

9

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 10

10

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 2

11

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 19

12

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 2

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 14

13

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 11

14

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 18

15

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

Joey Scarbury

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 12

16

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↓ 3

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 13

17

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

Greg Kihn Band

↓ 2

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 15

18

The Voice

The Moody Blues

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

19

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 23

20

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 28

21

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 25

22

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

↑ 2

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 24

23

Breaking Away

Balance

↑ 4

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 27

24

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↓ 8

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

25

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↑ 7

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

26

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 29

27

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 34

28

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

29

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 16

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 45

30

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↓ 13

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 17

31

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 36

32

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↑ 1

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 33

33

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 39

34

Chloe

Elton John

↑ 1

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

35

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↑ 3

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 38

36

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↑ 1

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 37

37

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 43

38

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 3

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 41

39

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 3

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

40

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

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Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

41

Feels So Right

Alabama

↓ 21

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 20

42

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

Carl Carlton

↑ 6

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 48

43

Backfired

Debbie Harry

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 44

44

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 23

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

45

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↑ 16

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 61

46

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

↓ 20

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 26

47

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↑ 10

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 57

48

Burnin' For You

Blue Oyster Cult

↑ 4

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

49

Tempted

Squeeze

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Peak: 49 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

50

Love All The Hurt Away

Aretha Franklin And George Benson

↑ 8

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

51

All I Have To Do Is Dream

Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal

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Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

52

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

↑ 3

Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 55

53

Silly

Deniece Williams

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 54

54

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↓ 4

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 50

55

Alien

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

56

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↑ 14

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 70

57

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

↓ 26

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 31

58

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↑ 8

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 66

59

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

↓ 13

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 46

60

Hearts

Marty Balin

↓ 13

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 47

61

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 53

62

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Nielsen/Pearson

↓ 6

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

63

It's Now Or Never

John Schneider

↓ 4

Peak: 14 • 19 wks • Prev: 59

64

Falling In Love Again

Michael Stanley Band

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Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

65

Don't Give It Up

Robbie Patton

↓ 5

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

66

A Heart In New York

Art Garfunkel

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

67

Just Be My Lady

Larry Graham

↑ 2

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 69

68

Working In The Coal Mine

Devo

↑ 9

Peak: 43 • 12 wks • Prev: 77

69

The Stroke

Billy Squier

↓ 7

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 62

70

Dedicated To The One I Love

Bernadette Peters

↓ 5

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

71

Nicole

Point Blank

↓ 4

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 67

72

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 10

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 82

73

You Don't Know Me

Mickey Gilley

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

74

You Saved My Soul

Burton Cummings

↑ 9

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

75

In The Dark

Billy Squier

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 85

76

You're My Girl

Franke & The Knockouts

↓ 5

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 71

77

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)

Marty Balin

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 13 wks

78

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↑ 8

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 86

79

Magic Man

Herb Alpert

↑ 1

Peak: 79 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

80

(Want You) Back In My Life Again

Carpenters

↑ 8

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

81

You've Got A Good Love Coming

Van Stephenson

↑ 8

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 89

82

Stay Awake

Ronnie Laws

↑ 8

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 90

83

Aiming At Your Heart

The Temptations

★ NEW

Peak: 67 • 5 wks

84

No Time To Lose

The Tarney/Spencer Band

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 10 wks

85

I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us

Meat Loaf

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 3 wks

86

Everlasting Love

Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet

↓ 14

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 72

87

The House Of The Rising Sun

Dolly Parton

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 4 wks

88

Not Fade Away

Eric Hine

↓ 15

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

89

Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)

West Street Mob

↑ 2

Peak: 88 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

90

At This Moment

Billy & The Beaters

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 3 wks

91

In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins

↓ 17

Peak: 19 • 17 wks • Prev: 74

92

Touch Me When We're Dancing

Carpenters

↓ 16

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 76

93

Shake It Up Tonight

Cheryl Lynn

↓ 15

Peak: 70 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

94

The One That You Love

Air Supply

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 79

95

Double Dutch Bus

Frankie Smith

↓ 14

Peak: 30 • 19 wks • Prev: 81

96

Time

The Alan Parsons Project

↓ 12

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 84

97

The Sensitive Kind

Santana

↓ 10

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

98

Stranger

Jefferson Starship

↓ 6

Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 92

99

Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 93

100

You Make My Dreams

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 6

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 94

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