POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1981
1

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 2

2

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 1

3

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

4

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 5

5

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 6

6

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 8

7

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 3

8

Who's Crying Now

Journey

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

9

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 13

10

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 11

11

Urgent

Foreigner

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 9

12

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 17

13

Hold On Tight

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 3

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 10

14

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

15

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

16

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↑ 5

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 21

17

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 19

18

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Lulu

—

Peak: 18 • 18 wks • Prev: 18

19

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 20

20

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

21

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 23

22

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 29

23

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

Air Supply

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 27

24

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

Carl Carlton

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 26

25

Waiting For A Girl Like You

Foreigner

↑ 17

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 42

26

Queen Of Hearts

Juice Newton

↓ 12

Peak: 2 • 27 wks • Prev: 14

27

Oh No

Commodores

↑ 12

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 39

28

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 36

29

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)

Marty Balin

↑ 5

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

30

The Voice

The Moody Blues

↓ 15

Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 15

31

Physical

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 16

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 47

32

He's A Liar

Bee Gees

↑ 5

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 37

33

Alien

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 38

34

The Beach Boys Medley

The Beach Boys

↓ 22

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

35

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Ronnie Milsap

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 24

36

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

↓ 8

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 28

37

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 43

38

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow

↑ 19

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 57

39

In The Dark

Billy Squier

↑ 7

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 46

40

Burnin' For You

Blue Oyster Cult

—

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

41

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

—

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 41

42

You Saved My Soul

Burton Cummings

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

43

Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)

Don Felder

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 17 wks • Prev: 44

44

Working In The Coal Mine

Devo

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

45

Slow Hand

The Pointer Sisters

↓ 15

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 30

46

General Hospi-tale

The Afternoon Delights

↓ 13

Peak: 33 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

47

In Your Letter

REO Speedwagon

↓ 16

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 31

48

Promises In The Dark

Pat Benatar

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

49

Breaking Away

Balance

↓ 17

Peak: 22 • 17 wks • Prev: 32

50

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 19 wks • Prev: 60

51

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

Joey Scarbury

↓ 16

Peak: 2 • 26 wks • Prev: 35

52

Draw Of The Cards

Kim Carnes

↓ 3

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

53

Love All The Hurt Away

Aretha Franklin And George Benson

↓ 2

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

54

No Reply At All

Genesis

↑ 11

Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 65

55

More Stars

More Stars On 45

↑ 6

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

56

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Diana Ross

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 20 wks

57

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 63

58

Let's Groove

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 69

59

It's All I Can Do

Anne Murray

↑ 9

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

60

Stay Awake

Ronnie Laws

↑ 6

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

61

Young Turks

Rod Stewart

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 19 wks

62

I Want You, I Need You

Chris Christian

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 72

63

Take Me Now

David Gates

↑ 1

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

64

Jessie's Girl

Rick Springfield

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 32 wks • Prev: 54

65

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

↑ 20

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 85

66

Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)

John Denver

↓ 10

Peak: 36 • 20 wks • Prev: 56

67

Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)

Kool & The Gang

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 17 wks

68

One More Night

Streek

↑ 10

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

69

Still

John Schneider

↑ 1

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

70

When She Dances

Joey Scarbury

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

71

A Lucky Guy

Rickie Lee Jones

↑ 3

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 74

72

(Want You) Back In My Life Again

Carpenters

↑ 3

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

73

Wired For Sound

Cliff Richard

↑ 10

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

74

Bet Your Heart On Me

Johnny Lee

↑ 10

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 84

75

Magic Power

Triumph

↑ 7

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 82

76

Fire In The Sky

The Dirt Band

—

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 76

77

Leila

ZZ Top

—

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 77

78

Poor Man's Son

Survivor

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 14 wks

79

The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)

Juice Newton

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 24 wks

80

Harden My Heart

Quarterflash

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 24 wks

81

I'm In Love

Evelyn King

↓ 10

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 71

82

Run To Me

Savoy Brown

↑ 8

Peak: 68 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

83

Feels So Right

Alabama

↓ 24

Peak: 20 • 22 wks • Prev: 59

84

Fire And Ice

Pat Benatar

↓ 29

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 55

85

Cool Love

Pablo Cruise

↓ 33

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 52

86

Snake Eyes

The Alan Parsons Project

★ NEW

Peak: 67 • 5 wks

87

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

Greg Kihn Band

↓ 37

Peak: 15 • 23 wks • Prev: 50

88

Slip Away

Pablo Cruise

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 5 wks

89

Back To The 60's

Tight Fit

—

Peak: 89 • 3 wks • Prev: 89

90

I Surrender

Arlan Day

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 7 wks

91

Really Wanna Know You

Gary Wright

↓ 38

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 53

92

Backfired

Debbie Harry

↓ 30

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

93

Silly

Deniece Williams

↓ 2

Peak: 53 • 10 wks • Prev: 91

94

Square Biz

Teena Marie

↓ 21

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 73

95

Aiming At Your Heart

The Temptations

↓ 28

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

96

That Old Song

Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio

↓ 17

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 79

97

Straight From The Heart

The Allman Brothers Band

↓ 10

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 87

98

Chloe

Elton John

↓ 12

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 86

99

Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll

Freddy Cannon & The Belmonts

↓ 18

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

100

You Could Take My Heart Away

Silver Condor

↓ 12

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 88

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