POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 12, 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

—

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

4

Oh No

Commodores

—

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

5

Let's Groove

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

6

Young Turks

Rod Stewart

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 8

7

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

Air Supply

↓ 2

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

8

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Diana Ross

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 9

9

Harden My Heart

Quarterflash

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 14

10

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

11

Leather And Lace

Stevie Nicks With Don Henley

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

12

Trouble

Lindsey Buckingham

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 13

13

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

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 18

14

Yesterday's Songs

Neil Diamond

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

15

Comin' In And Out Of Your Life

Barbra Streisand

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

16

Turn Your Love Around

George Benson

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 23

17

The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)

Juice Newton

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 24 wks • Prev: 20

18

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 6

19

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

Kool & The Gang

↑ 3

Peak: 17 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

20

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 21

21

Cool Night

Paul Davis

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 25

22

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 19 wks • Prev: 24

23

Hooked On Classics

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 27

24

Heart Like A Wheel

The Steve Miller Band

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

25

Centerfold

The J. Geils Band

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 30

26

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 28

27

Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 5

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

28

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↓ 18

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 10

29

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow

↓ 14

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

30

I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 6

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 36

31

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↓ 14

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 17

32

Shake It Up

The Cars

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 43

33

Poor Man's Son

Survivor

↑ 1

Peak: 33 • 14 wks • Prev: 34

34

No Reply At All

Genesis

↓ 5

Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 29

35

Under Pressure

Queen & David Bowie

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 16 wks • Prev: 40

36

Waiting On A Friend

The Rolling Stones

↑ 34

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 70

37

She's Got A Way

Billy Joel

↑ 15

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

38

Wrack My Brain

Ringo Starr

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

39

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 31

40

Castles In The Air

Don McLean

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

41

Come Go With Me

The Beach Boys

↑ 21

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 62

42

More Than Just The Two Of Us

Sneaker

↑ 4

Peak: 34 • 15 wks • Prev: 46

43

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

↓ 10

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

44

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↓ 7

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 37

45

Living Eyes

Bee Gees

—

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

46

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↓ 4

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 42

47

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↓ 6

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 41

48

You Could Have Been With Me

Sheena Easton

↑ 21

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 69

49

Take It Easy On Me

Little River Band

↑ 33

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 82

50

Working For The Weekend

Loverboy

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 20 wks • Prev: 55

51

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↓ 16

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 35

52

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↓ 4

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 48

53

Leader Of The Band

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 18

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 71

54

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↓ 4

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 50

55

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 49

56

Love In The First Degree

Alabama

↑ 7

Peak: 15 • 21 wks • Prev: 63

57

Key Largo

Bertie Higgins

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 29 wks • Prev: 64

58

Let Me Love You Once

Greg Lake

↑ 8

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 66

59

If I Were You

Lulu

↑ 8

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

60

Love Is Alright Tonite

Rick Springfield

↑ 24

Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 84

61

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↓ 10

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 51

62

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 54

63

My Kinda Lover

Billy Squier

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

64

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↓ 8

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 56

65

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

Carl Carlton

↓ 7

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 58

66

Blaze Of Glory

Kenny Rogers

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

67

Falling In Love

Balance

↑ 5

Peak: 58 • 11 wks • Prev: 72

68

I Want You, I Need You

Chris Christian

↓ 21

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

69

Twilight

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 31

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

70

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↓ 17

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 53

71

Breakin' Away

Al Jarreau

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 81

72

Anyone Can See

Irene Cara

↑ 8

Peak: 42 • 18 wks • Prev: 80

73

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↓ 14

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 59

74

Sweet Dreams

Air Supply

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 20 wks

75

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↓ 18

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 57

76

Controversy

Prince

—

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

77

The Woman In Me

Crystal Gayle

↑ 10

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 87

78

Could It Be Love

Jennifer Warnes

↑ 10

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

79

Little Darlin'

Sheila

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 89

80

All Our Tomorrows

Eddie Schwartz

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 15 wks

81

Sea Of Love

Del Shannon

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 12 wks

82

Wkrp In Cincinnati

Steve Carlisle

↑ 3

Peak: 65 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

83

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 1)

Roger

↓ 4

Peak: 79 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

84

Walking Into Sunshine

Central Line

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

85

Runaway Rita

Leif Garrett

↑ 5

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

86

Talking Out Of Turn

The Moody Blues

↓ 21

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

87

I'm Just Too Shy

Jermaine Jackson

↓ 26

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

88

Keeping Our Love Alive

Henry Paul Band

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 10 wks

89

Share Your Love With Me

Kenny Rogers

↓ 14

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 75

90

Closer To The Heart

Rush

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 11 wks

91

Sharing The Love

Rufus With Chaka Khan

↑ 1

Peak: 91 • 5 wks • Prev: 92

92

A World Without Heroes

KISS

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 9 wks

93

Every Home Should Have One

Patti Austin

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 15 wks

94

Chariots Of Fire - Titles

Vangelis

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 28 wks

95

Better Things

The Kinks

↑ 2

Peak: 92 • 8 wks • Prev: 97

96

Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)

Marty Balin

↓ 36

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

97

Promises In The Dark

Pat Benatar

↓ 23

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 74

98

The Cowboy And The Lady

John Denver

↓ 20

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

99

Magic Power

Triumph

↓ 16

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 83

100

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

↓ 23

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 77

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