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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · May 8, 1981

30 positions ← 05/01 05/15 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
5 2 1 1 10 Being With You SMOKEY ROBINSON 1
18 12 5 2 6 Bette Davis Eyes KIM CARNES 2
9 7 3 3 8 Take It On The Run REO SPEEDWAGON 3
10 8 7 4 7 Watching The Wheels JOHN LENNON 4
11 9 8 5 7 Living Inside Myself GINO VANNELLI 5
1 1 2 6 12 Just The Two Of Us GROVER WASHINGTON JR. 1
6 4 4 7 10 Her Town Too JAMES TAYLOR & J. D. SOUTHER 4
12 11 10 8 8 I Love You CLIMAX BLUES BAND 8
3 3 6 9 13 Morning Train (Nine To Five) SHEENA EASTON 3
15 13 12 10 8 Too Much Time On My Hands STYX 10
24 19 13 11 5 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO 11
19 15 14 12 8 Sweetheart FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS 12
21 17 15 13 7 I Missed Again PHIL COLLINS 13
4 5 9 14 11 Angel Of The Morning JUICE NEWTON 4
- - 21 15 2 Sukiyaki A TASTE OF HONEY 15
30 26 19 16 4 Medley: Intro Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want To Know A Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You're Going To Lose That Girl/Stars On 45 STARS ON 45 16
29 20 18 17 4 How 'Bout Us CHAMPAIGN 17
20 16 16 18 8 You Better You Bet THE WHO 16
28 24 20 19 4 Say You'll Be Mine CHRISTOPHER CROSS 19
27 25 22 20 5 What Are We Doin' In Love DOTTIE WEST 20
2 6 11 21 13 While You See A Chance STEVE WINWOOD 1
- 28 24 22 3 America NEIL DIAMOND 22
25 23 23 23 6 Love You Like I Never Loved Before JOHN O'BANION 23
- 27 25 24 3 This Little Girl GARY U.S. BONDS 24
- 29 26 25 3 Since I Don't Have You DON McLEAN 25
- 30 27 26 3 Find Your Way Back JEFFERSON STARSHIP 26
DEBUT 27 1 The Waiting TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 27
DEBUT 28 1 Is It You LEE RITENOUR 28
DEBUT 29 1 You Make My Dreams DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 29
DEBUT 30 1 Jessie's Girl RICK SPRINGFIELD 30