POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1981
1

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 1

2

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

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Peak: 1 • 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

Who's Crying Now

Journey

—

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

5

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 11

6

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 7

7

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

8

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 13

9

Urgent

Foreigner

↓ 1

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 8

10

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

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Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 10

11

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↑ 3

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 14

12

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

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Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

13

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 18

14

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 6

15

The Voice

The Moody Blues

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Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 15

16

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 17

17

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↑ 6

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 23

18

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 19

19

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 21

20

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 24

21

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 25

22

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 26

23

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 28

24

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

↓ 19

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

25

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

26

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

Carl Carlton

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 29

27

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

Air Supply

↑ 10

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 37

28

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

↓ 12

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 16

29

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 36

30

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 27

31

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

↓ 11

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

32

Breaking Away

Balance

↓ 10

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

33

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

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Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

34

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)

Marty Balin

↑ 9

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

35

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

Joey Scarbury

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 32

36

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 44

37

He's A Liar

Bee Gees

↑ 12

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

38

Alien

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 4

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

39

Oh No

Commodores

↑ 22

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 61

40

Burnin' For You

Blue Oyster Cult

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Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

41

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 45

42

Waiting For A Girl Like You

Foreigner

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 23 wks

43

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↑ 9

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 52

44

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

↑ 4

Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 48

45

Working In The Coal Mine

Devo

↑ 5

Peak: 43 • 12 wks • Prev: 50

46

In The Dark

Billy Squier

↑ 9

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 55

47

Physical

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 66

48

You Saved My Soul

Burton Cummings

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

49

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

↓ 15

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

50

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

Greg Kihn Band

↓ 12

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 38

51

Love All The Hurt Away

Aretha Franklin And George Benson

↓ 5

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

52

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↓ 17

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 35

53

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↓ 14

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

54

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↓ 23

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 31

55

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↓ 14

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

56

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↓ 9

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 47

57

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 16 wks

58

Promises In The Dark

Pat Benatar

↑ 13

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 71

59

Feels So Right

Alabama

↓ 8

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 51

60

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 19 wks • Prev: 70

61

More Stars

More Stars On 45

↑ 7

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

62

Backfired

Debbie Harry

↓ 5

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

63

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 64

64

Take Me Now

David Gates

↑ 8

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

65

No Reply At All

Genesis

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 75

66

Stay Awake

Ronnie Laws

↑ 7

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

67

Aiming At Your Heart

The Temptations

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Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

68

It's All I Can Do

Anne Murray

↑ 8

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

69

Let's Groove

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 14

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 83

70

Still

John Schneider

↑ 10

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

71

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↓ 15

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 56

72

I Want You, I Need You

Chris Christian

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 82

73

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↓ 10

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 63

74

A Lucky Guy

Rickie Lee Jones

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 84

75

(Want You) Back In My Life Again

Carpenters

↑ 3

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

76

Fire In The Sky

The Dirt Band

↑ 10

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

77

Leila

ZZ Top

↑ 8

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

78

One More Night

Streek

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 7 wks

79

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 21

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 58

80

When She Dances

Joey Scarbury

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 9 wks

81

Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll

Freddy Cannon & The Belmonts

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Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

82

Magic Power

Triumph

↑ 7

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 89

83

Wired For Sound

Cliff Richard

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 4 wks

84

Bet Your Heart On Me

Johnny Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 9 wks

85

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 15 wks

86

Chloe

Elton John

↓ 26

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

87

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

↓ 34

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 53

88

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↓ 29

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 59

89

Back To The 60's

Tight Fit

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 3 wks

90

Run To Me

Savoy Brown

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 5 wks

91

Silly

Deniece Williams

↓ 29

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

92

Love On A Two Way Street

Stacy Lattisaw

↓ 27

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 65

93

Boy From New York City

The Manhattan Transfer

↓ 24

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 69

94

No Time To Lose

The Tarney/Spencer Band

↓ 20

Peak: 74 • 10 wks • Prev: 74

95

The House Of The Rising Sun

Dolly Parton

↓ 18

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 77

96

I Don't Need You

Kenny Rogers

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 87

97

I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

The Crusaders With Joe Cocker

—

Peak: 97 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

98

Tempted

Squeeze

↓ 10

Peak: 49 • 11 wks • Prev: 88

99

Hearts

Marty Balin

↓ 9

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 90

100

Elvira

The Oak Ridge Boys

↓ 9

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 91

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