POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 19, 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

Let's Groove

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 5

4

Oh No

Commodores

—

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

5

Young Turks

Rod Stewart

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 6

6

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

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 13

7

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Diana Ross

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 8

8

Harden My Heart

Quarterflash

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

9

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

10

Leather And Lace

Stevie Nicks With Don Henley

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 11

11

Trouble

Lindsey Buckingham

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

12

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

13

Yesterday's Songs

Neil Diamond

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

14

Comin' In And Out Of Your Life

Barbra Streisand

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

15

Turn Your Love Around

George Benson

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 16

16

The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)

Juice Newton

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 24 wks • Prev: 17

17

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

Air Supply

↓ 10

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 7

18

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

Kool & The Gang

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 17 wks • Prev: 19

19

Cool Night

Paul Davis

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 21

20

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

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Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 20

21

Hooked On Classics

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

↑ 2

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 23

22

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

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Peak: 22 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

23

Centerfold

The J. Geils Band

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 25

24

Heart Like A Wheel

The Steve Miller Band

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Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

25

Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

26

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

—

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 26

27

I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 3

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

28

Shake It Up

The Cars

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 32

29

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 11

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 18

30

Waiting On A Friend

The Rolling Stones

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 36

31

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 28

32

She's Got A Way

Billy Joel

↑ 5

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

33

Under Pressure

Queen & David Bowie

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 16 wks • Prev: 35

34

Come Go With Me

The Beach Boys

↑ 7

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

35

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

36

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 31

37

Leader Of The Band

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 16

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 53

38

Castles In The Air

Don McLean

↑ 2

Peak: 36 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

39

More Than Just The Two Of Us

Sneaker

↑ 3

Peak: 34 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

40

You Could Have Been With Me

Sheena Easton

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 48

41

Take It Easy On Me

Little River Band

↑ 8

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 49

42

No Reply At All

Genesis

↓ 8

Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 34

43

Wrack My Brain

Ringo Starr

↓ 5

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

44

Working For The Weekend

Loverboy

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 20 wks • Prev: 50

45

Poor Man's Son

Survivor

↓ 12

Peak: 33 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

46

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 39

47

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

↓ 4

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 43

48

Love In The First Degree

Alabama

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 21 wks • Prev: 56

49

Love Is Alright Tonite

Rick Springfield

↑ 11

Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 60

50

If I Were You

Lulu

↑ 9

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

51

Key Largo

Bertie Higgins

↑ 6

Peak: 8 • 29 wks • Prev: 57

52

Let Me Love You Once

Greg Lake

↑ 6

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

53

Sweet Dreams

Air Supply

↑ 21

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 74

54

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↓ 10

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 44

55

Living Eyes

Bee Gees

↓ 10

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

56

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↓ 10

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 46

57

My Kinda Lover

Billy Squier

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

58

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↓ 11

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 47

59

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↓ 8

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 51

60

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↓ 8

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 52

61

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↓ 7

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 54

62

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↓ 7

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 55

63

Breakin' Away

Al Jarreau

↑ 8

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 71

64

Anyone Can See

Irene Cara

↑ 8

Peak: 42 • 18 wks • Prev: 72

65

Falling In Love

Balance

↑ 2

Peak: 58 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

66

Blaze Of Glory

Kenny Rogers

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Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

67

All Our Tomorrows

Eddie Schwartz

↑ 13

Peak: 28 • 15 wks • Prev: 80

68

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↓ 7

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 61

69

Little Darlin'

Sheila

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 79

70

Could It Be Love

Jennifer Warnes

↑ 8

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

71

Sea Of Love

Del Shannon

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 12 wks • Prev: 81

72

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↓ 8

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 64

73

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↓ 11

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 62

74

Wkrp In Cincinnati

Steve Carlisle

↑ 8

Peak: 65 • 10 wks • Prev: 82

75

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

Carl Carlton

↓ 10

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 65

76

Somewhere Down The Road

Barry Manilow

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 15 wks

77

The Woman In Me

Crystal Gayle

—

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

78

Keeping Our Love Alive

Henry Paul Band

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

79

Feel Like A Number

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 8 wks

80

Closer To The Heart

Rush

↑ 10

Peak: 69 • 11 wks • Prev: 90

81

Controversy

Prince

↓ 5

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

82

Those Good Old Dreams

Carpenters

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 6 wks

83

One Hundred Ways

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 21 wks

84

Runaway Rita

Leif Garrett

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

85

Every Home Should Have One

Patti Austin

↑ 8

Peak: 62 • 15 wks • Prev: 93

86

I Want You, I Need You

Chris Christian

↓ 18

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 68

87

Love Is Like A Rock

Donnie Iris

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 14 wks

88

A World Without Heroes

KISS

↑ 4

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 92

89

Twilight

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 20

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 69

90

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↓ 20

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 70

91

Sharing The Love

Rufus With Chaka Khan

—

Peak: 91 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

92

Chariots Of Fire - Titles

Vangelis

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 94

93

Better Things

The Kinks

↑ 2

Peak: 92 • 8 wks • Prev: 95

94

Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt

↓ 21

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 73

95

Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Billy Joel

↓ 20

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 75

96

It's My Party

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 8 wks

97

I'm Just Too Shy

Jermaine Jackson

↓ 10

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

98

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 1)

Roger

↓ 15

Peak: 79 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

99

Walking Into Sunshine

Central Line

↓ 15

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

100

Talking Out Of Turn

The Moody Blues

↓ 14

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 86

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