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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 23, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/16 05/30 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	5	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	1
2	3	3	15	Being With YouSMOKEY ROBINSON Tamla 54321/Motown	2
3	2	2	15	Just The Two Of UsGROVER WASHINGTON JR. Elektra 47103	2
4	4	4	14	Angel Of The MorningJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4976	4
5	14	21	7	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	5
6	6	7	10	Take It On The RunREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-01054	6
7	7	8	10	Living Inside MyselfGINO VANNELLI Arista 0588	7
8	8	9	12	SukiyakiA TASTE OF HONEY Capitol 4953	8
9	10	12	10	Too Much Time On My HandsSTYX A&M 2323	9
10	11	13	9	Watching The WheelsJOHN LENNON Geffen 49695/Warner Bros.	10
11	15	20	12	A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0592	11
12	13	16	12	SweetheartFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11801/RCA	12
13	5	1	15	Morning Train (Nine To Five)SHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8071	1
14	16	19	15	How 'Bout UsCHAMPAIGN Columbia 11-11433	14
15	20	27	5	AmericaNEIL DIAMOND Capitol 4994	15
16	9	6	18	Kiss On My ListDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12142	1
17	19	22	14	I Love YouCLIMAX BLUES BAND Warner Bros. 49669	17
18	18	18	10	You Better You BetTHE WHO Warner Bros. 49698	18
19	21	23	10	I Missed AgainPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3790	19
20	22	24	9	Say You'll Be MineCHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49705	20
21	23	25	9	What Are We Doin' In LoveDOTTIE WEST Liberty 1404	21
22	12	10	13	I Can't Stand ItERIC CLAPTON AND HIS BAND RSO 1060	10
23	25	31	5	This Little GirlGARY U.S. BONDS EMI-America 8079	23
24	24	26	9	Love You Like I Never Loved BeforeJOHN O'BANION Elektra 47125	24
25	26	30	7	Since I Don't Have YouDON McLEAN Millennium 11804/RCA	25
26	17	17	17	Ain't Even Done With The NightJOHN COUGAR Riva 207/Polygram	17
27	27	28	13	Hold On LooselyTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2316	27
28	33	38	9	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	28
29	30	32	8	Find Your Way BackJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12213/RCA	29
30	32	39	7	Ai No CorridaQUINCY JONES A&M 2309	30
31	38	67	4	You Make My DreamsDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12217	31
32	39	48	4	The WaitingTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Backstreet 51100/MCA	32
33	NEW▶		1	All Those Years AgoGEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse 49725/Warner Bros.	33
34	34	36	9	Blessed Are The BelieversANNE MURRAY Capitol 4987	34
35	48	65	5	Is It YouLEE RITENOUR Elektra 47124	35
36	40	45	7	WinningSANTANA Columbia 11-01050	36
37	37	41	11	I Loved 'Em Every OneT.G. SHEPPARD Warner/Curb 49690	37
38	59	—	2	The One That You LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 0604	38
39	44	55	6	Still Right Here In My HeartPURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE Casablanca 2332/Polygram	39
40	43	57	5	Just So LonelyGET WET Boardwalk 8-02018/CBS	40
41	45	54	6	Fool In Love With YouJIM PHOTOGLO 20th Century 2487/RCA	41
42	28	29	19	Somebody's Knockin'TERRI GIBBS MCA 41309	13
43	53	66	5	Say WhatJESSE WINCHESTER Bearsville 49711/Warner Bros.	43
44	47	56	6	TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0598	44
45	46	46	8	Super TrouperABBA Atlantic 3806	45
46	50	60	5	Give A Little Bit MoreCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8076	46
47	52	62	5	I Can Take Care Of MyselfBILLY & THE BEATERS Alfa 7002	47
48	49	59	6	I've Been Waiting For You All Of My LifePAUL ANKA RCA 12225	48
49	57	71	3	Nobody WinsELTON JOHN Geffen 49722/Warner Bros.	49
50	56	68	5	Seven Year AcheROSANNE CASH Columbia 11-11426	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	29	11	11	Her Town TooJAMES TAYLOR & J. D. SOUTHER Columbia 11-60514	11
52	31	14	17	RaptureBLONDIE Chrysalis 2485	1
53	60	70	6	You Like Me Don't YouJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1503	53
54	54	37	14	Wasn't That A PartyTHE ROVERS Cleveland International 19-51007/Epic	37
55	67	81	3	Modern GirlSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8080	55
56	35	15	16	While You See A ChanceSTEVE WINWOOD Island 49656/Warner Bros.	7
57	36	33	16	Don't Stand So Close To MeTHE POLICE A&M 2301	10
58	66	73	4	Sweet BabySTANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE Epic 19-01052	58
59	41	43	8	But You Know I Love YouDOLLY PARTON RCA 12200	41
60	70	80	4	Mercy, Mercy, MercyPHOEBE SNOW Mirage 3818/Atlantic	60
61	71	82	3	Arc Of A DiverSTEVE WINWOOD Island 49726/Warner Bros.	61
62	73	85	3	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	62
63	65	69	5	Make That MoveSHALAMAR Solar 12192/RCA	63
64	42	35	26	Keep On Loving YouREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-50953	1
65	51	34	19	WomanJOHN LENNON Geffen 49644/Warner Bros.	2
66	76	86	3	You're So Easy To LoveTOMMY JAMES Millennium 11802/RCA	66
67	78	—	2	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	67
68	55	58	6	One Day In Your LifeMICHAEL JACKSON Motown 1512	55
69	58	63	6	Hurry Up And WaitTHE ISLEY BROTHERS T-Neck 60-02033/Epic	58
70	80	88	3	Lovin' The Night AwayTHE DILLMAN BAND RCA 12206	70
71	79	87	3	Almost Saturday NightDAVE EDMUNDS Swan Song 72000/Atlantic	71
72	NEW▶		1	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	72
73	83	—	2	Stronger Than BeforeCAROLE BAYER SAGER Boardwalk 8-02054/CBS	73
74	81	89	4	Shaddap You FaceJOE DOLCE MCA 51053	74
75	84	—	2	The StrokeBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5005	75
76	86	—	2	Double Dutch BusFRANKIE SMITH WMOT 8-5351	76
77	77	79	4	Can You Feel ItTHE JACKSONS Epic 19-01032	77
78	88	—	2	Two HeartsSTEPHANIE MILLS 20th Century 2492/RCA	78
79	87	—	2	What Cha' Gonna Do For MeCHAKA KHAN Warner Bros. 49692	79
80	89	—	2	Jones Vs. JonesKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 813/Polygram	80
81	90	—	2	Rain In MayMAX WERNER Radio Records 3821/Atlantic	81
82	82	90	3	Next Time You'll KnowSISTER SLEDGE Cotillion 46012/Atlantic	82
83	NEW▶		1	PromisesBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 11-02065	83
84	NEW▶		1	A Life Of IllusionJOE WALSH Asylum 47144/Elektra	84
85	61	42	18	The Best Of TimesSTYX A&M 2300	3
86	NEW▶		1	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	86
87	NEW▶		1	Brooklyn GirlsROBBIE DUPREE Elektra 47145	87
88	NEW▶		1	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	88
89	NEW▶		1	Yearning For Your LoveGAP BAND Mercury 76101/Polygram	89
90	NEW▶		1	I Can't Say Goodbye To YouHELEN REDDY MCA 51106	90
91	62	44	18	CryingDON McLEAN Millennium 11799/RCA	5
92	63	47	16	Just Between You And MeAPRIL WINE Capitol 4975	21
93	64	64	7	LatelySTEVIE WONDER Tamla 54323/Motown	64
94	68	40	11	Time Out Of MindSTEELY DAN MCA 51082	22
95	69	50	16	Don't Stop The MusicYARBROUGH & PEOPLES Mercury 76085/Polygram	19
96	72	49	15	It's A Love ThingTHE WHISPERS Solar 12154/RCA	28
97	74	51	17	Turn Me LooseLOVERBOY Columbia 11-11421	35
98	75	52	13	Mister SandmanEMMYLOU HARRIS Warner Bros. 49684	37
99	85	53	13	The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)JOURNEY Columbia 11-60505	34
100	91	61	26	9 To 5DOLLY PARTON RCA 12133	1

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