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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 3, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/27/80 01/10 →

Billboard printed no chart dated January 3, 1981. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/27/1980 and 1/3/1981 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/27 chart standing a second week — every rank, bullet and label as printed there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. Billboard’s own chart history counts the frozen week the same way: the 1/10/1981 issue’s LAST WEEK column points at it, and weeks on chart and weeks at No. 1 both include it.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ (Just Like) Starting OverJOHN LENNON Geffen 49604/Warner Bros.	1
2	2	2	15	More Than I Can SayLEO SAYER Warner Bros. 49565	2
3	3	4	10	Love On The RocksNEIL DIAMOND Capitol 4939	3
4	4	1	14	LadyKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1380	1
5	5	6	9	Hungry HeartBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Columbia 11-11391	5
6	6	10	11	Every Woman In The WorldAIR SUPPLY Arista 0564	6
7	7	8	10	GuiltyBARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB Columbia 11-11390	7
8	8	11	8	The Tide Is HighBLONDIE Chrysalis 2465	8
9	9	9	14	Hit Me With Your Best ShotPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2464	9
10	10	12	7	Tell It Like It IsHEART Epic 19-50950	10
11	11	16	7	PassionROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49617	11
12	12	14	11	De Do Do Do, De Da Da DaTHE POLICE A&M 2275	12
13	13	5	16	Master BlasterSTEVIE WONDER Tamla 54317/Motown	5
14	14	7	21	Another One Bites The DustQUEEN Elektra 47031	1
15	15	17	11	It's My TurnDIANA ROSS Motown 1496	15
16	16	22	7	I Made It Through The RainBARRY MANILOW Arista 0566	16
17	17	20	11	CelebrationKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 807/Mercury	17
18	18	19	13	Everybody's Got To Learn SometimeTHE KORGIS Asylum 47055/Elektra	18
19	19	26	9	I Love A Rainy NightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47066	19
20	20	27	6	Hey NineteenSTEELY DAN MCA 41036	20
21	21	29	7	Time Is TimeANDY GIBB RSO 1059	21
22	22	13	18	Woman In LoveBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 1-11364	1
23	23	25	11	SuddenlyOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & CLIFF RICHARD MCA 51007	23
24	24	24	15	I Believe In YouDON WILLIAMS MCA 41304	24
25	25	15	15	You've Lost That Lovin' FeelingDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12103	12
26	26	28	7	One Step CloserTHE DOOBIE BROTHERS Warner Bros. 49622	26
27	27	18	19	Whip ItDEVO Warner Bros. 49550	14
28	28	38	5	Giving It Up For Your LoveDELBERT McCLINTON MMS/Capitol 4948	28
29	29	33	9	TogetherTIERRA Boardwalk 8-5702/CBS	29
30	30	45	6	Miss SunBOZ SCAGGS Columbia 11-11406	30
31	31	31	13	Never Be The SameCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49580	15
32	32	21	17	Theme From The Dukes Of HazzardWAYLON JENNINGS RCA 12067	21
33	33	39	6	9 To 5DOLLY PARTON RCA 12133	33
34	34	30	18	I'm Coming OutDIANA ROSS Motown 1491	5
35	35	34	10	Girls Can Get ItDR. HOOK Casablanca 2314	34
36	36	44	7	The Winner Takes It AllABBA Atlantic 3776	36
37	37	59	4	Same Old Lang SyneDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon 19-50961/CBS	37
38	38	23	10	SequelHARRY CHAPIN Boardwalk 8-5700/CBS	23
39	39	53	6	Keep On Loving YouREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-50953	39
40	40	46	7	Killin' TimeFRED KNOBLOCK & SUSAN ANTON Scotti Brothers 609/Atlantic	40
41	41	54	6	Cold LoveDONNA SUMMER Geffen 49634/Warner Bros.	41
42	42	43	8	Turn And Walk AwayTHE BABYS Chrysalis 2467	42
43	43	47	7	He Can't Love YouMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 8063	43
44	44	52	6	Need Your Loving TonightQUEEN Elektra 47086	44
45	45	51	7	My Mother's EyesBETTE MIDLER Atlantic 3771	45
46	46	50	8	Shine OnL.T.D. A&M 2283	46
47	47	49	8	Gotta Have More LoveCLIMAX BLUES BAND Warner Bros. 49605	47
48	48	48	7	YouEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 11-11407	48
49	49	55	7	I Need Your Lovin'TEENA MARIE Gordy 7189/Motown	49
50	50	57	6	Smoky Mountain RainRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12084	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	60	5	Heartbreak HotelTHE JACKSONS Epic 19-50959	51
52	52	58	6	Love T.K.O.TEDDY PENDERGRASS P.I.R. 9-3116/CBS	52
53	53	56	7	Teacher TeacherROCKPILE Columbia 1-11388	53
54	54	63	5	Games People PlayTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0573	54
55	55	64	3	Seven Bridges RoadEAGLES Asylum 47100/Elektra	55
56	56	67	4	I Ain't Gonna Stand For ItSTEVIE WONDER Tamla 54320/Motown	56
57	57	32	15	This TimeJOHN COUGAR Riva 205/Mercury	27
58	58	35	17	DreamingCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8057	10
59	59	36	12	Deep Inside My HeartRANDY MEISNER Epic 9-50939	22
60	60	37	16	The WandererDONNA SUMMER Geffen 49563/Warner Bros.	3
61	61	71	4	Fool That I AmRITA COOLIDGE A&M 2281	61
62	62	72	4	Breakfast In AmericaSUPERTRAMP A&M 2292	62
63	63	40	24	He's So ShyPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47916/Elektra	3
64	64	76	3	Who's Making LoveBLUES BROTHERS Atlantic 3785	64
65	65	78	4	A Little In LoveCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8068	65
66	66	41	22	Never Knew Love Like This BeforeSTEPHANIE MILLS 20th Century 2460/RCA	6
67	67	42	9	The Horizontal BopBOB SEGER Capitol 4951	42
68	68	61	9	Could I Be DreamingPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47920/Elektra	52
69	69	81	4	What Can You Get A Wookiee For ChristmasTHE STAR WARS INTERGALACTIC DROID CHOIR & CHORALE RSO 1058	69
70	70	80	4	Ah! Leah!DONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51025	70
71	71	82	3	Back In BlackAC/DC Atlantic 3787	71
72	72	74	5	FashionDAVID BOWIE RCA 12134	72
73	73	75	4	Set The Night On FireOAK Mercury 76087	73
74	74	62	7	Easy LoveDIONNE WARWICK Arista 0572	62
75	75	65	15	Turning JapaneseTHE VAPORS United Artists 1364	36
76	76	66	17	Without Your LoveROGER DALTREY Polydor 2121	20
77	77	68	26	Upside DownDIANA ROSS Motown 1494	1
78	78	69	15	Lovely OneTHE JACKSONS Epic 9-50938	12
79	79	89	3	Full Of FireSHALAMAR Solar 12152/RCA	79
80	80	90	3	SkateawayDIRE STRAITS Warner Bros. 49632	80
81	81	—	2	United TogetherARETHA FRANKLIN Arista 0569	81
82	82	—	2	Merry Christmas In The NflWILLIS VIGORISH Handshake 8-5308/CBS	82
83	83	—	2	(Ghost) Riders In The SkyOUTLAWS Arista 0582	83
84	84	70	20	Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes OnTHE KINGS Elektra 47052	43
85	85	79	22	Let Me Be Your AngelSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 4601/Atlantic	21
86	86	83	9	Stop This GameCHEAP TRICK Epic 19-50942	48
87	87	85	18	On The Road AgainWILLIE NELSON Columbia 1-11351	20
88	88	—	2	Don't Want No-BodyJ.D. DREWS Unicorn 95000/MCA	88
89	89	91	6	Gypsy SpiritPENDULUM Venture 131	89
90	90	—	2	Got To Rock OnKANSAS Kirshner 6-4292/CBS	90
91	91	93	4	Spend The Night In LoveFOUR SEASONS Warner/Curb 49597	91
92	92	73	6	Trickle TrickleMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3772	73
93	93	86	11	One-Trick PonyPAUL SIMON Warner Bros. 49601	40
94	94	96	8	Remote ControlTHE REDDINGS Believe In A Dream 9-5600/CBS	89
95	95	77	5	I Can't Stop The Feelin'PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE Casablanca 2319	77
96	96	97	3	Once A NightJACKIE ENGLISH Venture 135	96
97	97	84	9	Help MeMARCY LEVY & ROBIN GIBB RSO 1047	50
98	98	87	15	I'm Happy That Love Has Found YouJIMMY HALL Epic 9-50931	27
99	99	88	21	Out Here On My OwnIRENE CARA RSO 1048	19
100	100	100	23	JesseCARLY SIMON Warner Bros. 49518	11

Superstars: products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week. Stars: other products demonstrating significant gains.