POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 26, 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

—

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 3

4

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

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 6

5

Young Turks

Rod Stewart

—

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 5

6

Harden My Heart

Quarterflash

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 8

7

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Diana Ross

—

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 7

8

Leather And Lace

Stevie Nicks With Don Henley

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 10

9

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

—

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

10

Trouble

Lindsey Buckingham

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 11

11

Centerfold

The J. Geils Band

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 23

12

Yesterday's Songs

Neil Diamond

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

13

Comin' In And Out Of Your Life

Barbra Streisand

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

14

Turn Your Love Around

George Benson

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 22 wks • Prev: 15

15

The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)

Juice Newton

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 24 wks • Prev: 16

16

Hooked On Classics

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 21

17

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

Kool & The Gang

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 17 wks • Prev: 18

18

Cool Night

Paul Davis

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 19

19

Oh No

Commodores

↓ 15

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

20

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

The Police

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

21

Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

22

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

Air Supply

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 17

23

I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World

Ronnie Milsap

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 27

24

Shake It Up

The Cars

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 28

25

Steal The Night

Stevie Woods

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 21 wks • Prev: 26

26

Waiting On A Friend

The Rolling Stones

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

27

Our Lips Are Sealed

Go-Go's

↓ 7

Peak: 20 • 30 wks • Prev: 20

28

She's Got A Way

Billy Joel

↑ 4

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 32

29

My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

Chilliwack

↓ 7

Peak: 22 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

30

Come Go With Me

The Beach Boys

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 34

31

Under Pressure

Queen & David Bowie

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

32

You Could Have Been With Me

Sheena Easton

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 40

33

Leader Of The Band

Dan Fogelberg

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 37

34

Heart Like A Wheel

The Steve Miller Band

↓ 10

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

35

Take It Easy On Me

Little River Band

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 41

36

Castles In The Air

Don McLean

↑ 2

Peak: 36 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

37

More Than Just The Two Of Us

Sneaker

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 15 wks • Prev: 39

38

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 29

39

Start Me Up

The Rolling Stones

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 24 wks • Prev: 31

40

Love Is Alright Tonite

Rick Springfield

↑ 9

Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 49

41

Working For The Weekend

Loverboy

↑ 3

Peak: 29 • 20 wks • Prev: 44

42

Sweet Dreams

Air Supply

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 53

43

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow

↓ 8

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 35

44

Love In The First Degree

Alabama

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 21 wks • Prev: 48

45

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 36

46

If I Were You

Lulu

↑ 4

Peak: 44 • 11 wks • Prev: 50

47

Key Largo

Bertie Higgins

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 29 wks • Prev: 51

48

Let Me Love You Once

Greg Lake

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

49

No Reply At All

Genesis

↓ 7

Peak: 29 • 18 wks • Prev: 42

50

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

↓ 3

Peak: 33 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

51

My Kinda Lover

Billy Squier

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

52

Wrack My Brain

Ringo Starr

↓ 9

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

53

Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

Bob Seger

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 46

54

All Our Tomorrows

Eddie Schwartz

↑ 13

Peak: 28 • 15 wks • Prev: 67

55

Poor Man's Son

Survivor

↓ 10

Peak: 33 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

56

Breakin' Away

Al Jarreau

↑ 7

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

57

The Theme From Hill Street Blues

Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton

↓ 3

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 54

58

Little Darlin'

Sheila

↑ 11

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 69

59

Falling In Love

Balance

↑ 6

Peak: 58 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

60

Could It Be Love

Jennifer Warnes

↑ 10

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 70

61

Sea Of Love

Del Shannon

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 12 wks • Prev: 71

62

Living Eyes

Bee Gees

↓ 7

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

63

Somewhere Down The Road

Barry Manilow

↑ 13

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 76

64

Anyone Can See

Irene Cara

—

Peak: 42 • 18 wks • Prev: 64

65

Wkrp In Cincinnati

Steve Carlisle

↑ 9

Peak: 65 • 10 wks • Prev: 74

66

Just Once

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↓ 10

Peak: 17 • 23 wks • Prev: 56

67

Feel Like A Number

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

↑ 12

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

68

Keeping Our Love Alive

Henry Paul Band

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

69

I've Done Everything For You

Rick Springfield

↓ 11

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 58

70

Closer To The Heart

Rush

↑ 10

Peak: 69 • 11 wks • Prev: 80

71

Abacab

Genesis

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 14 wks

72

Those Good Old Dreams

Carpenters

↑ 10

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

73

One Hundred Ways

Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram

↑ 10

Peak: 14 • 21 wks • Prev: 83

74

The Night Owls

Little River Band

↓ 15

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 59

75

Every Home Should Have One

Patti Austin

↑ 10

Peak: 62 • 15 wks • Prev: 85

76

The Woman In Me

Crystal Gayle

↑ 1

Peak: 76 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

77

Love Is Like A Rock

Donnie Iris

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 87

78

A World Without Heroes

KISS

↑ 10

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 88

79

When She Was My Girl

Four Tops

↓ 19

Peak: 11 • 22 wks • Prev: 60

80

Southern Pacific

Neil Young / Crazy Horse

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 5 wks

81

Sausalito Summernight

Diesel

↓ 20

Peak: 25 • 18 wks • Prev: 61

82

Through The Years

Kenny Rogers

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 15 wks

83

Crazy (Keep On Falling)

The John Hall Band

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 11 wks

84

Runaway Rita

Leif Garrett

—

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

85

Tonight Tonight

Bill Champlin

★ NEW

Peak: 55 • 8 wks

86

We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

↓ 24

Peak: 15 • 24 wks • Prev: 62

87

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

Carl Carlton

↓ 12

Peak: 22 • 21 wks • Prev: 75

88

Chariots Of Fire - Titles

Vangelis

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 92

89

Blaze Of Glory

Kenny Rogers

↓ 23

Peak: 66 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

90

For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

↓ 22

Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 68

91

Can't Hold Back (Your Loving)

Kano

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 5 wks

92

It's My Party

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

↑ 4

Peak: 72 • 8 wks • Prev: 96

93

Better Things

The Kinks

—

Peak: 92 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

94

Super Freak (Part I)

Rick James

↓ 22

Peak: 16 • 24 wks • Prev: 72

95

Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

↓ 22

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 73

96

Hard To Say

Dan Fogelberg

↓ 6

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 90

97

Controversy

Prince

↓ 16

Peak: 70 • 11 wks • Prev: 81

98

I Want You, I Need You

Chris Christian

↓ 12

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 86

99

Twilight

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 10

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 89

100

Sharing The Love

Rufus With Chaka Khan

↓ 9

Peak: 91 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

Billboard Hot 100 Historical Chart