POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 5, 1981
1

Physical

Olivia Newton-John

—

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 1

2

Waiting For A Girl Like You

Foreigner

—

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 2

3

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 4

4

Oh No

Commodores

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 6

5

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

Air Supply

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Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

6

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 3

7

Let's Groove

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 11

8

Young Turks

Rod Stewart

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

9

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Diana Ross

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 10

10

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

11

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

↑ 9

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 20

12

Leather And Lace

Stevie Nicks With Don Henley

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 18

13

Trouble

Lindsey Buckingham

↑ 3

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 16

14

Harden My Heart

Quarterflash

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 17

15

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow

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Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

16

Yesterday's Songs

Neil Diamond

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 19

17

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

18

I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 22

19

Comin' In And Out Of Your Life

Barbra Streisand

↑ 11

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

20

The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)

Juice Newton

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 24 wks • Prev: 25

21

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 23

22

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

Kool & The Gang

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

23

Turn Your Love Around

George Benson

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 27

24

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 19 wks • Prev: 26

25

Cool Night

Paul Davis

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 34

26

Heart Like A Wheel

The Steve Miller Band

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

27

Hooked On Classics

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 32

28

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 31

29

No Reply At All

Genesis

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Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 29

30

Centerfold

The J. Geils Band

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 35

31

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↓ 23

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 8

32

Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 12

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 44

33

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

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Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

34

Poor Man's Son

Survivor

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 14 wks • Prev: 36

35

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↓ 22

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 13

36

I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 40

37

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↓ 23

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 14

38

Twilight

Electric Light Orchestra

—

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

39

Wrack My Brain

Ringo Starr

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

40

Under Pressure

Queen & David Bowie

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 16 wks • Prev: 46

41

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↓ 20

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 21

42

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↓ 1

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 41

43

Shake It Up

The Cars

↑ 15

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 58

44

Castles In The Air

Don McLean

↑ 5

Peak: 36 • 14 wks • Prev: 49

45

Living Eyes

Bee Gees

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

46

More Than Just The Two Of Us

Sneaker

↑ 6

Peak: 34 • 15 wks • Prev: 52

47

I Want You, I Need You

Chris Christian

↓ 10

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

48

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↓ 9

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 39

49

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↓ 7

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 42

50

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↓ 5

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 45

51

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 47

52

She's Got A Way

Billy Joel

↑ 12

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 64

53

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↓ 5

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 48

54

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 50

55

Working For The Weekend

Loverboy

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 20 wks • Prev: 61

56

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↓ 1

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 55

57

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↓ 4

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 53

58

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

Carl Carlton

↓ 2

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 56

59

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 54

60

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)

Marty Balin

↓ 3

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

61

I'm Just Too Shy

Jermaine Jackson

↓ 1

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

62

Come Go With Me

The Beach Boys

↑ 15

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 77

63

Love In The First Degree

Alabama

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 21 wks • Prev: 71

64

Key Largo

Bertie Higgins

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 29 wks • Prev: 72

65

Talking Out Of Turn

The Moody Blues

—

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

66

Let Me Love You Once

Greg Lake

↑ 7

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

67

If I Were You

Lulu

↑ 8

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 75

68

Blaze Of Glory

Kenny Rogers

↑ 8

Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

69

You Could Have Been With Me

Sheena Easton

↑ 9

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 78

70

Waiting On A Friend

The Rolling Stones

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 15 wks

71

Leader Of The Band

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 10

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 81

72

Falling In Love

Balance

↑ 8

Peak: 58 • 11 wks • Prev: 80

73

My Kinda Lover

Billy Squier

↑ 9

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 82

74

Promises In The Dark

Pat Benatar

↓ 12

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 62

75

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↓ 12

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

76

Controversy

Prince

↓ 6

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 70

77

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↓ 18

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 59

78

The Cowboy And The Lady

John Denver

↓ 12

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

79

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 1)

Roger

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Peak: 79 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

80

Anyone Can See

Irene Cara

↑ 10

Peak: 42 • 18 wks • Prev: 90

81

Breakin' Away

Al Jarreau

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 10 wks

82

Take It Easy On Me

Little River Band

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 19 wks

83

Magic Power

Triumph

↓ 16

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

84

Love Is Alright Tonite

Rick Springfield

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 16 wks

85

Wkrp In Cincinnati

Steve Carlisle

—

Peak: 65 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

86

Walking Into Sunshine

Central Line

—

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

87

The Woman In Me

Crystal Gayle

★ NEW

Peak: 76 • 6 wks

88

Could It Be Love

Jennifer Warnes

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 10 wks

89

Little Darlin'

Sheila

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 9 wks

90

Runaway Rita

Leif Garrett

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 6 wks

91

Who's Crying Now

Journey

↓ 23

Peak: 4 • 21 wks • Prev: 68

92

Sharing The Love

Rufus With Chaka Khan

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 5 wks

93

I'm Your Superman

All Sports Band

↑ 1

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 94

94

Bet Your Heart On Me

Johnny Lee

↓ 25

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

95

Alien

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↓ 11

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 84

96

Urgent

Foreigner

↓ 9

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 87

97

Better Things

The Kinks

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

98

Snap Shot

Slave

↓ 7

Peak: 91 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

99

When She Dances

Joey Scarbury

↓ 25

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

100

Sweet Merilee

Donnie Iris

↓ 17

Peak: 80 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

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