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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 9, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/02 05/16 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Morning Train (Nine To Five)SHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8071	1
2	2	4	13	Just The Two Of UsGROVER WASHINGTON JR. Elektra 47103	2
3	3	3	13	Being With YouSMOKEY ROBINSON Tamla 54321/Motown	3
4	4	5	12	Angel Of The MorningJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4976	4
5	7	18	7	Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	5
6	5	1	16	Kiss On My ListDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12142	1
7	12	17	8	Take It On The RunREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-01054	7
8	9	16	8	Living Inside MyselfGINO VANNELLI Arista 0588	8
9	18	30	10	SukiyakiA TASTE OF HONEY Capitol 4953	9
10	10	11	11	I Can't Stand ItERIC CLAPTON AND HIS BAND RSO 1060	10
11	11	12	9	Her Town TooJAMES TAYLOR & J. D. SOUTHER Columbia 11-60514	11
12	15	19	8	Too Much Time On My HandsSTYX A&M 2323	12
13	17	25	7	Watching The WheelsJOHN LENNON Geffen 49695/Warner Bros.	13
14	6	6	15	RaptureBLONDIE Chrysalis 2485	1
15	8	7	14	While You See A ChanceSTEVE WINWOOD Island 49656/Warner Bros.	7
16	20	23	10	SweetheartFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11801/RCA	16
17	19	20	15	Ain't Even Done With The NightJOHN COUGAR Riva 207/Polygram	17
18	21	24	8	You Better You BetTHE WHO Warner Bros. 49698	18
19	23	26	13	How 'Bout UsCHAMPAIGN Columbia 11-11433	19
20	25	38	10	A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0592	20
21	32	48	5	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	21
22	24	27	12	I Love YouCLIMAX BLUES BAND Warner Bros. 49669	22
23	27	29	8	I Missed AgainPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3790	23
24	31	40	7	Say You'll Be MineCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49705	24
25	29	36	7	What Are We Doin' In LoveDOTTIE WEST Liberty 1404	25
26	28	32	7	Love You Like I Never Loved BeforeJOHN O'BANION Elektra 47125	26
27	39	76	3	AmericaNEIL DIAMOND Capitol 4994	27
28	30	33	11	Hold On LooselyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2316	28
29	13	13	17	Somebody's Knockin'TERRI GIBBS MCA 41309	13
30	35	49	5	Since I Don't Have YouDON McLEAN Millennium 11804/RCA	30
31	40	67	3	This Little GirlGARY U.S. BONDS EMI-America 8079	31
32	36	42	6	Find Your Way BackJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12213/RCA	32
33	14	10	14	Don't Stand So Close To MeTHE POLICE A&M 2301	10
34	16	8	17	WomanJOHN LENNON Geffen 49644/Warner Bros.	2
35	26	14	24	Keep On Loving YouREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-50953	1
36	38	44	7	Blessed Are The BelieversANNE MURRAY Capitol 4987	36
37	37	39	12	Wasn't That A PartyTHE ROVERS Cleveland International 19-51007/Epic	37
38	42	47	7	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	38
39	48	61	5	Ai No CorridaQUINCY JONES A&M 2309	39
40	22	22	9	Time Out Of MindSTEELY DAN MCA 51082	22
41	45	50	9	I Loved 'Em Every OneT.G. SHEPPARD Warner/Curb 49690	41
42	33	9	16	The Best Of TimesSTYX A&M 2300	3
43	47	54	6	But You Know I Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 12200	43
44	34	15	16	CryingDON McLEAN Millennium 11799/RCA	5
45	53	65	5	WinningSANTANA Columbia 11-01050	45
46	52	59	6	Super TrouperABBA Atlantic 3806	46
47	41	21	14	Just Between You And MeAPRIL WINE Capitol 4975	21
48	61	—	2	The WaitingTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Backstreet 51100/MCA	48
49	43	28	13	It's A Love ThingTHE WHISPERS Solar 12154/RCA	28
50	44	31	14	Don't Stop The MusicYARBROUGH & PEOPLES Mercury 76085/Polygram	19

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	46	35	15	Turn Me LooseLOVERBOY Columbia 11-11421	35
52	49	37	11	Mister SandmanEMMYLOU HARRIS Warner Bros. 49684	37
53	50	34	11	The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)JOURNEY Columbia 11-60505	34
54	64	74	4	Fool In Love With YouJIM PHOTOGLO 20th Century 2487/RCA	54
55	65	77	4	Still Right Here In My HeartPURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE Casablanca 2332/Polygram	55
56	63	73	4	TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0598	56
57	69	80	3	Just So LonelyGET WET Boardwalk 8-02018/CBS	57
58	62	70	4	One Day In Your LifeMICHAEL JACKSON Motown 1512	58
59	68	78	4	I've Been Waiting For You All Of My LifePAUL ANKA RCA 12225	59
60	70	81	3	Give A Little Bit MoreCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8076	60
61	51	41	24	9 To 5DOLLY PARTON RCA 12133	1
62	74	84	3	I Can Take Care Of MyselfBILLY & THE BEATERS Alfa 7002	62
63	67	75	4	Hurry Up And WaitTHE ISLEY BROTHERS T-Neck 60-02033/Epic	63
64	66	66	5	LatelySTEVIE WONDER Tamla 54323/Motown	64
65	80	90	3	Is It YouLEE RITENOUR Elektra 47124	65
66	77	87	3	Say WhatJESSE WINCHESTER Bearsville 49711/Warner Bros.	66
67	82	—	2	You Make My DreamsDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12217	67
68	79	89	3	Seven Year AcheROSANNE CASH Columbia 11-11426	68
69	78	88	3	Make That MoveSHALAMAR Solar 12192/RCA	69
70	81	91	4	You Like Me Don't YouJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1503	70
71	NEW▶		1	Nobody WinsELTON JOHN Geffen 49722/Warner Bros.	71
72	54	46	29	CelebrationKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 807/Polygram	1
73	83	—	2	Sweet BabySTANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE Epic 19-01052	73
74	58	45	15	What Kind Of FoolBARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB Columbia 11-11430	10
75	60	53	27	I Love A Rainy NightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47066	1
76	57	43	15	Hello AgainNEIL DIAMOND Capitol 4960	6
77	56	58	6	I Don't Need YouRUPERT HOLMES MCA 51092	56
78	55	57	7	Somebody Send My Baby HomeLENNY LEBLANC Capitol/MSS 4979	55
79	89	—	2	Can You Feel ItTHE JACKSONS Epic 19-01032	79
80	90	—	2	Mercy, Mercy, MercyPHOEBE SNOW Mirage 3818/Atlantic	80
81	NEW▶		1	Modern GirlSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8080	81
82	NEW▶		1	Arc Of A DiverSTEVE WINWOOD Island 49726/Warner Bros.	82
83	59	51	9	Lonely TogetherBARRY MANILOW Arista 0596	45
84	71	55	17	Treat Me RightPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2487	18
85	NEW▶		1	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	85
86	NEW▶		1	You're So Easy To LoveTOMMY JAMES Millennium 11802/RCA	86
87	NEW▶		1	Almost Saturday NightDAVE EDMUNDS Swan Song 72000/Atlantic	87
88	NEW▶		1	Lovin' The Night AwayTHE DILLMAN BAND RCA 12206	88
89	94	—	2	Shaddap You FaceJOE DOLCE MCA 51053	89
90	NEW▶		1	Next Time You'll KnowSISTER SLEDGE Cotillion 46012/Atlantic	90
91	72	72	5	SeducedLEON REDBONE Emerald City 7326/Atlantic	72
92	73	52	25	The Winner Takes It AllABBA Atlantic 3776	8
93	75	62	22	A Little In LoveCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8068	17
94	76	60	16	Precious To MePHIL SEYMOUR Boardwalk 8-5703/CBS	22
95	86	86	5	Heaven In Your ArmsDAN HARTMAN Blue Sky 6-70053/Epic	86
96	87	64	23	Games People PlayTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0573	16
97	92	79	5	One More ChanceDIANA ROSS Motown 1508	79
98	93	68	9	LimelightRUSH Mercury 76095/Polygram	55
99	95	83	10	Walking On Thin IceYOKO ONO Geffen 49683/Warner Bros.	58
100	99	96	26	The Tide Is HighBLONDIE Chrysalis 2465	1

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