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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · October 16, 1981

30 positions ← 10/09 10/23 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
1 1 1 1 10 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 1
7 4 2 2 8 Private Eyes DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 2
8 5 3 3 8 Hard To Say DAN FOGELBERG 3
10 8 4 4 9 The Night Owls LITTLE RIVER BAND 4
16 14 7 5 6 Tryin' To Live My Life Without You BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 5
18 16 12 6 6 I've Done Everything For You RICK SPRINGFIELD 6
15 13 11 7 5 We're In This Love Together AL JARREAU 7
26 21 17 8 5 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) AIR SUPPLY 8
2 2 5 9 14 Who's Crying Now JOURNEY 1
12 11 8 10 7 Share Your Love With Me KENNY ROGERS 8
9 10 10 11 9 Start Me Up THE ROLLING STONES 9
- 27 20 12 3 Waiting For A Girl Like You FOREIGNER 12
19 17 15 13 5 Just Once QUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM 13
5 3 6 14 11 For Your Eyes Only SHEENA EASTON 3
21 19 16 15 5 When She Was My Girl THE FOUR TOPS 15
24 20 19 16 6 Say Goodbye To Hollywood BILLY JOEL 16
30 26 22 17 4 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic THE POLICE 17
- - 26 18 2 Physical OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 18
- 30 24 19 3 Oh No COMMODORES 19
29 22 21 20 4 Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) MARTY BALIN 20
- 28 23 21 3 Sausalito Summernight DIESEL 21
- 29 25 22 3 The Theme From Hill Street Blues MIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON 22
6 7 9 23 11 The Voice THE MOODY BLUES 6
- - 29 24 2 The Old Songs BARRY MANILOW 24
- - 28 25 2 Alien ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 25
DEBUT 26 1 Young Turks ROD STEWART 26
- - 27 27 2 You Saved My Soul BURTON CUMMINGS 27
- - 30 28 2 Promises In The Dark PAT BENATAR 28
DEBUT 29 1 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? DIANA ROSS 29
DEBUT 30 1 Don't Stop Believin' JOURNEY 30