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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · October 9, 1981

30 positions ← 10/02 10/16 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
3 1 1 1 9 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 1
11 7 4 2 7 Private Eyes DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 2
14 8 5 3 7 Hard To Say DAN FOGELBERG 3
10 10 8 4 8 The Night Owls LITTLE RIVER BAND 4
1 2 2 5 13 Who's Crying Now JOURNEY 1
5 5 3 6 10 For Your Eyes Only SHEENA EASTON 3
23 16 14 7 5 Tryin' To Live My Life Without You BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 7
16 12 11 8 6 Share Your Love With Me KENNY ROGERS 8
7 6 7 9 10 The Voice THE MOODY BLUES 6
9 9 10 10 8 Start Me Up THE ROLLING STONES 9
24 15 13 11 4 We're In This Love Together AL JARREAU 11
26 18 16 12 5 I've Done Everything For You RICK SPRINGFIELD 12
4 4 6 13 12 Step By Step EDDIE RABBITT 4
2 3 9 14 14 Endless Love DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE 1
25 19 17 15 4 Just Once QUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM 15
27 21 19 16 4 When She Was My Girl THE FOUR TOPS 16
30 26 21 17 4 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) AIR SUPPLY 17
6 11 12 18 12 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around STEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS 3
28 24 20 19 5 Say Goodbye To Hollywood BILLY JOEL 19
- - 27 20 2 Waiting For A Girl Like You FOREIGNER 20
- 29 22 21 3 Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) MARTY BALIN 21
- 30 26 22 3 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic THE POLICE 22
- - 28 23 2 Sausalito Summernight DIESEL 23
- - 30 24 2 Oh No COMMODORES 24
- - 29 25 2 The Theme From Hill Street Blues MIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON 25
DEBUT 26 1 Physical OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 26
DEBUT 27 1 You Saved My Soul BURTON CUMMINGS 27
DEBUT 28 1 Alien ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 28
DEBUT 29 1 The Old Songs BARRY MANILOW 29
DEBUT 30 1 Promises In The Dark PAT BENATAR 30