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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 28, 1981

30 positions ← 08/21 09/04 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
2 1 1 1 8 Endless Love DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE 1
9 3 2 2 7 Who's Crying Now JOURNEY 2
6 4 4 3 9 Lady (You Bring Me Up) COMMODORES 3
16 11 8 4 6 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around STEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 4
11 9 5 5 8 Cool Love PABLO CRUISE 5
1 2 3 6 12 Slow Hand POINTER SISTERS 1
8 8 6 7 10 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me RONNIE MILSAP 6
24 18 13 8 6 Step By Step EDDIE RABBITT 8
22 16 12 9 6 Hold On Tight ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 9
12 10 9 10 9 Urgent FOREIGNER 9
17 12 11 11 7 Really Wanna Know You GARY WRIGHT 11
5 6 7 12 12 Queen Of Hearts JUICE NEWTON 5
30 23 17 13 4 For Your Eyes Only SHEENA EASTON 13
28 24 18 14 4 The Voice THE MOODY BLUES 14
25 20 16 15 5 That Old Song RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO 15
19 14 14 16 8 Fire And Ice PAT BENATAR 14
- 28 24 17 3 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 17
27 26 19 18 5 The Beach Boys Medley THE BEACH BOYS 18
3 5 15 19 13 The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero" JOEY SCARBURY 1
4 7 10 20 13 I Don't Need You KENNY ROGERS 3
29 27 23 21 4 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) LULU 21
- - 28 22 2 Start Me Up THE ROLLING STONES 22
- 30 27 23 3 In Your Letter REO SPEEDWAGON 23
23 22 21 24 7 Don't Give It Up ROBBIE PATTON 21
- 29 26 25 3 Draw Of The Cards KIM CARNES 25
- - 29 26 2 The Night Owls LITTLE RIVER BAND 26
- - 30 27 2 Chloe ELTON JOHN 27
DEBUT 28 1 Private Eyes DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 28
DEBUT 29 1 Hard To Say DAN FOGELBERG 29
DEBUT 30 1 Breaking Away BALANCE 30