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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 21, 1981

30 positions ← 08/14 08/28 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
5 2 1 1 7 Endless Love DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE 1
17 9 3 2 6 Who's Crying Now JOURNEY 2
1 1 2 3 11 Slow Hand POINTER SISTERS 1
9 6 4 4 8 Lady (You Bring Me Up) COMMODORES 4
15 11 9 5 7 Cool Love PABLO CRUISE 5
10 8 8 6 9 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me RONNIE MILSAP 6
7 5 6 7 11 Queen Of Hearts JUICE NEWTON 5
22 16 11 8 5 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around STEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 8
16 12 10 9 8 Urgent FOREIGNER 9
3 4 7 10 12 I Don't Need You KENNY ROGERS 3
20 17 12 11 6 Really Wanna Know You GARY WRIGHT 11
26 22 16 12 5 Hold On Tight ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 12
28 24 18 13 5 Step By Step EDDIE RABBITT 13
21 19 14 14 7 Fire And Ice PAT BENATAR 14
2 3 5 15 12 The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero" JOEY SCARBURY 1
29 25 20 16 4 That Old Song RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO 16
- 30 23 17 3 For Your Eyes Only SHEENA EASTON 17
- 28 24 18 3 The Voice THE MOODY BLUES 18
30 27 26 19 4 The Beach Boys Medley THE BEACH BOYS 19
4 7 13 20 15 The One That You Love AIR SUPPLY 1
25 23 22 21 6 Don't Give It Up ROBBIE PATTON 21
19 18 21 22 7 Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) GREG KIHN BAND 18
- 29 27 23 3 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) LULU 23
- - 28 24 2 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 24
27 26 25 25 5 You're My Girl FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS 25
- - 29 26 2 Draw Of The Cards KIM CARNES 26
- - 30 27 2 In Your Letter REO SPEEDWAGON 27
DEBUT 28 1 Start Me Up THE ROLLING STONES 28
DEBUT 29 1 The Night Owls LITTLE RIVER BAND 29
DEBUT 30 1 Chloe ELTON JOHN 30