POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1981
1

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 1

2

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

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Peak: 2 • 27 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

Who's Crying Now

Journey

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Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 6

7

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

8

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 9

9

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

↓ 1

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 8

10

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 11

11

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

12

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 10

13

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

14

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 19

15

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 13

16

The Voice

The Moody Blues

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 18

17

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↑ 3

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 20

18

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 27

19

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↑ 6

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

20

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

21

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 22

22

Breaking Away

Balance

↑ 1

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

23

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 26

24

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 29

25

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

Joey Scarbury

↓ 10

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 15

26

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 31

27

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 33

28

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

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Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 28

29

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↓ 13

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

30

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 37

31

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↑ 14

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 45

32

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

Greg Kihn Band

↓ 15

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 17

33

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 38

34

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↑ 1

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 35

35

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

Carl Carlton

↑ 7

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 42

36

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↓ 12

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

37

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↓ 7

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

38

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↓ 2

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 36

39

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

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Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

40

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↑ 16

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

41

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↓ 1

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

42

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 47

43

Feels So Right

Alabama

↓ 2

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 41

44

Burnin' For You

Blue Oyster Cult

↑ 4

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 48

45

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↓ 13

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 32

46

Love All The Hurt Away

Aretha Franklin And George Benson

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

47

Backfired

Debbie Harry

↓ 4

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

48

Alien

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 7

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 55

49

Chloe

Elton John

↓ 15

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

50

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 6

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 44

51

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↑ 7

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 58

52

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

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Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 52

53

Silly

Deniece Williams

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Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

54

Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)

Air Supply

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 20 wks

55

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

↓ 9

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 46

56

Tempted

Squeeze

↓ 7

Peak: 49 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

57

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↓ 3

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 54

58

Working In The Coal Mine

Devo

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 12 wks • Prev: 68

59

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

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Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 59

60

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)

Marty Balin

↑ 17

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 77

61

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 57

62

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↑ 16

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 78

63

He's A Liar

Bee Gees

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 8 wks

64

You Saved My Soul

Burton Cummings

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 74

65

In The Dark

Billy Squier

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

66

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 19 wks

67

All I Have To Do Is Dream

Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal

↓ 16

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

68

Hearts

Marty Balin

↓ 8

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 60

69

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 61

70

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 72

71

Oh No

Commodores

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 20 wks

72

Just Be My Lady

Larry Graham

↓ 5

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

73

Stay Awake

Ronnie Laws

↑ 9

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 82

74

Aiming At Your Heart

The Temptations

↑ 9

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

75

No Time To Lose

The Tarney/Spencer Band

↑ 9

Peak: 74 • 10 wks • Prev: 84

76

More Stars

More Stars On 45

★ NEW

Peak: 55 • 7 wks

77

The House Of The Rising Sun

Dolly Parton

↑ 10

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 87

78

(Want You) Back In My Life Again

Carpenters

↑ 2

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

79

You've Got A Good Love Coming

Van Stephenson

↑ 2

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

80

At This Moment

Billy & The Beaters

↑ 10

Peak: 79 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

81

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 19 wks

82

Take Me Now

David Gates

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 7 wks

83

It's Now Or Never

John Schneider

↓ 20

Peak: 14 • 19 wks • Prev: 63

84

I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us

Meat Loaf

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

85

No Reply At All

Genesis

★ NEW

Peak: 29 • 18 wks

86

It's All I Can Do

Anne Murray

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 9 wks

87

Magic Man

Herb Alpert

↓ 8

Peak: 79 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

88

Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)

West Street Mob

↑ 1

Peak: 88 • 3 wks • Prev: 89

89

Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll

Freddy Cannon & The Belmonts

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 4 wks

90

Still

John Schneider

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 5 wks

91

A Heart In New York

Art Garfunkel

↓ 25

Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

92

Don't Give It Up

Robbie Patton

↓ 27

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 65

93

Falling In Love Again

Michael Stanley Band

↓ 29

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

94

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Nielsen/Pearson

↓ 32

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

95

The Stroke

Billy Squier

↓ 26

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 69

96

Dedicated To The One I Love

Bernadette Peters

↓ 26

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

97

Nicole

Point Blank

↓ 26

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 71

98

I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

The Crusaders With Joe Cocker

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 3 wks

99

You Don't Know Me

Mickey Gilley

↓ 26

Peak: 55 • 12 wks • Prev: 73

100

You're My Girl

Franke & The Knockouts

↓ 24

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 76

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