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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 11, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/04 04/18 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	4	9	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Kiss On My ListDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12142	1
2	1	1	11	RaptureBLONDIE Chrysalis 2485	1
3	3	3	12	The Best Of TimesSTYX A&M 2300	3
4	2	2	13	WomanJOHN LENNON Geffen 49644/Warner Bros.	2
5	7	8	9	Just The Two Of UsGROVER WASHINGTON JR. Elektra 47103	5
6	11	14	9	Morning Train (Nine To Five)SHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8071	6
7	5	5	12	CryingDON McLEAN Millennium 11799/RCA	5
8	9	11	10	While You See A ChanceSTEVE WINWOOD Island 49656/Warner Bros.	8
9	8	4	20	Keep On Loving YouREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-50953	1
10	12	13	10	Don't Stand So Close To MeTHE POLICE A&M 2301	10
11	13	16	7	I Can't Stand ItERIC CLAPTON AND HIS BAND RSO 1060	11
12	15	18	8	Angel Of The MorningJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4976	12
13	6	6	11	Hello AgainNEIL DIAMOND Capitol 4960	6
14	20	27	9	Being With YouSMOKEY ROBINSON Tamla 54321/Motown	14
15	18	23	5	Her Town TooJAMES TAYLOR & J. D. SOUTHER Columbia 11-60514	15
16	16	7	20	9 To 5DOLLY PARTON RCA 12133	1
17	19	21	13	Somebody's Knockin'TERRI GIBBS MCA 41309	17
18	10	10	11	What Kind Of FoolBARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB Columbia 11-11430	10
19	21	25	10	Don't Stop The MusicYARBROUGH & PEOPLES Mercury 76085/Polygram	19
20	14	12	21	The Winner Takes It AllABBA Atlantic 3776	8
21	32	59	4	Living Inside MyselfGINO VANNELLI Arista 0588	21
22	25	29	10	Just Between You And MeAPRIL WINE Capitol 4975	22
23	26	30	11	Ain't Even Done With The NightJOHN COUGAR Riva 207/Polygram	23
24	27	32	4	Take It On The RunREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-01054	24
25	28	34	5	Time Out Of MindSTEELY DAN MCA 51082	25
26	29	33	4	Too Much Time On My HandsSTYX A&M 2323	26
27	31	37	6	SweetheartFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11801/RCA	27
28	35	48	4	You Better You BetTHE WHO Warner Bros. 49698	28
29	33	36	9	It's A Love ThingTHE WHISPERS Solar 12154/RCA	29
30	17	17	25	CelebrationKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 807/Polygram	1
31	36	39	9	How 'Bout UsCHAMPAIGN Columbia 11-11433	31
32	38	41	8	I Love YouCLIMAX BLUES BAND Warner Bros. 49669	32
33	57	80	3	Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	33
34	43	52	6	SukiyakiA TASTE OF HONEY Capitol 4953	34
35	47	65	4	I Missed AgainPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3790	35
36	37	38	11	Turn Me LooseLOVERBOY Columbia 11-11421	36
37	39	42	7	The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)JOURNEY Columbia 11-60505	37
38	52	77	3	Watching The WheelsJOHN LENNON Geffen 49695/Warner Bros.	38
39	42	44	7	Mister SandmanEMMYLOU HARRIS Warner Bros. 49684	39
40	41	43	5	Me Without YouANDY GIBB RSO 1056	40
41	44	47	8	Wasn't That A PartyTHE ROVERS Cleveland International 19-51007/Epic	41
42	45	51	7	Hold On LooselyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2316	42
43	53	72	3	Love You Like I Never Loved BeforeJOHN O'BANION Elektra 47125	43
44	48	54	6	A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0592	44
45	51	58	5	Lonely TogetherBARRY MANILOW Arista 0596	45
46	23	15	23	I Love A Rainy NightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47066	1
47	22	22	12	Precious To MePHIL SEYMOUR Boardwalk 8-5703/CBS	22
48	24	20	18	A Little In LoveCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8068	17
49	30	24	13	Treat Me RightPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2487	18
50	34	19	12	Hearts On FireRANDY MEISNER Epic 19-50964	19

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	40	40	8	Who Do You Think You're Foolin'DONNA SUMMER Geffen 49664/Warner Bros.	40
52	49	31	19	Games People PlayTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0573	16
53	67	78	3	What Are We Doin' In LoveDOTTIE WEST Liberty 1404	53
54	64	74	3	Say You'll Be MineCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49705	54
55	55	61	5	LimelightRUSH Mercury 76095/Polygram	55
56	46	46	8	GamesPHOEBE SNOW Mirage 3800/Atlantic	46
57	50	50	6	Running ScaredTHE FOOLS EMI-America 8072	50
58	59	67	5	I Loved 'Em Every OneT.G. SHEPPARD Warner/Curb 49690	58
59	54	55	7	Lovers After AllMELISSA MANCHESTER & PEABO BRYSON Arista 0587	54
60	56	35	10	Fade AwayBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Columbia 11-11431	20
61	72	81	3	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	61
62	62	70	5	MemoriesTIERRA Boardwalk 8-70073/CBS	62
63	73	83	3	Blessed Are The BelieversANNE MURRAY Capitol 4987	63
64	58	60	6	Walking On Thin IceYOKO ONO Geffen 49683/Warner Bros.	58
65	63	64	5	Right AwayHAWKS Columbia 11-60500	63
66	81	—	2	Find Your Way BackJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12213/RCA	66
67	65	28	12	Guitar ManELVIS PRESLEY RCA 12158	28
68	76	84	3	LoverMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 8064	68
69	77	87	3	Somebody Send My Baby HomeLENNY LEBLANC Capitol/MSS 4979	69
70	80	89	3	Shotgun RiderDELBERT McCLINTON Capitol/MSS 4984	70
71	NEW▶		1	Since I Don't Have YouDON McLEAN Millennium 11804/RCA	71
72	82	—	2	But You Know I Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 12200	72
73	60	26	18	I Ain't Gonna Stand For ItSTEVIE WONDER Tamla 54320/Motown	11
74	84	—	2	I Don't Need YouRUPERT HOLMES MCA 51092	74
75	61	62	6	I Have The SkillSHERBS Atco 7325/Atlantic	61
76	NEW▶		1	Medley: Intro Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want To Know A Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You're Going To Lose That Girl/Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3810/Atlantic	76
77	66	66	5	96 TearsGARLAND JEFFREYS Epic 19-51008	66
78	88	—	2	Super TrouperABBA Atlantic 3806	78
79	71	71	4	Somebody SpecialROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49686	71
80	90	—	2	Playing With LightningSHOT IN THE DARK RSO 1061	80
81	NEW▶		1	Ai No CorridaQUINCY JONES A&M 2309	81
82	75	45	22	The Tide Is HighBLONDIE Chrysalis 2465	1
83	NEW▶		1	That Didn't Hurt Too BadDR. HOOK Casablanca 2325/Polygram	83
84	85	86	7	Burn RubberGAP BAND Mercury 76091/Polygram	84
85	NEW▶		1	One More ChanceDIANA ROSS Motown 1508	85
86	NEW▶		1	LatelySTEVIE WONDER Tamla 54323/Motown	86
87	NEW▶		1	WinningSANTANA Columbia 11-01050	87
88	89	90	3	Don't Know MuchBILL MEDLEY Liberty 1402	88
89	NEW▶		1	SeducedLEON REDBONE Emerald City 7326/Atlantic	89
90	79	79	4	All American GirlsSISTER SLEDGE Cotillion 46007/Atlantic	79
91	78	69	20	Smoky Mountain RainRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12084	24
92	70	56	7	Hold OnBADFINGER Radio Records 3793/Atlantic	56
93	NEW▶		1	Heaven In Your ArmsDAN HARTMAN Blue Sky 6-70053/Epic	93
94	68	49	19	Giving It Up For Your LoveDELBERT McCLINTON Capitol/MSS 4948	8
95	69	57	8	It's My JobJIMMY BUFFETT MCA 51061	57
96	74	63	8	Bon Bon VieT.S. MONK Mirage 3780/Atlantic	63
97	83	85	3	Unchained MelodyHEART Epic 19-51010	83
98	93	93	18	Ah! Leah!DONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51025	29
99	86	76	18	Same Old Lang SyneDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon 19-50961/Epic	9
100	87	73	12	Living In A FantasyLEO SAYER Warner Bros. 49657	23

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