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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · October 30, 1981

30 positions ← 10/23 11/06 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
2 2 1 1 10 Private Eyes DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 1
20 12 5 2 5 Waiting For A Girl Like You FOREIGNER 2
3 3 3 3 10 Hard To Say DAN FOGELBERG 3
1 1 2 4 12 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) CHRISTOPHER CROSS 1
17 8 7 5 7 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) AIR SUPPLY 5
4 4 4 6 11 The Night Owls LITTLE RIVER BAND 4
7 5 6 7 8 Tryin' To Live My Life Without You BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 5
22 17 12 8 6 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic THE POLICE 8
26 18 15 9 4 Physical OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 9
24 19 16 10 5 Oh No COMMODORES 10
12 6 9 11 8 I've Done Everything For You RICK SPRINGFIELD 6
11 7 8 12 7 We're In This Love Together AL JARREAU 7
15 13 10 13 7 Just Once QUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM 10
10 11 13 14 11 Start Me Up THE ROLLING STONES 9
16 15 11 15 7 When She Was My Girl THE FOUR TOPS 11
19 16 14 16 8 Say Goodbye To Hollywood BILLY JOEL 14
23 21 18 17 5 Sausalito Summernight DIESEL 17
29 24 22 18 4 The Old Songs BARRY MANILOW 18
25 22 20 19 5 The Theme From Hill Street Blues MIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON 19
21 20 19 20 6 Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) MARTY BALIN 19
- 26 23 21 3 Young Turks ROD STEWART 21
- 29 25 22 3 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? DIANA ROSS 22
- 30 28 23 3 Don't Stop Believin' JOURNEY 23
28 25 24 24 4 Alien ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 24
- - 30 25 2 No Reply At All GENESIS 25
- - 29 26 2 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) CHILLIWACK 26
30 28 27 27 4 Promises In The Dark PAT BENATAR 27
DEBUT 28 1 Harden My Heart QUARTERFLASH 28
DEBUT 29 1 Leather And Lace STEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY 29
DEBUT 30 1 Trouble LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM 30