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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 29, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/22 09/05 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	4	6	14	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
3	2	2	17	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
4	6	21	6	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	4
5	5	4	23	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
6	8	9	14	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	6
7	9	10	10	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	7
8	15	18	9	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	8
9	10	11	11	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	9
10	11	13	7	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	10
11	3	3	12	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
12	7	7	15	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
13	12	8	15	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
14	13	5	16	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5
15	18	20	9	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	15
16	23	27	6	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	16
17	20	25	15	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	17
18	21	23	9	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	18
19	22	24	7	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	19
20	14	14	14	It's Now Or NeverJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 6-02105/CBS	14
21	28	33	6	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	21
22	24	26	13	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	22
23	25	36	8	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	23
24	30	37	6	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	24
25	31	39	4	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	25
26	26	28	8	Don't Give It UpROBBIE PATTON Liberty 1420	26
27	27	29	9	You're My GirlFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11808/RCA	27
28	29	31	11	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	28
29	35	47	6	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	29
30	34	46	5	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	30
31	51	71	3	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	31
32	32	34	10	Everlasting LoveREX SMITH/RACHEL SWEET Columbia 18-02169	32
33	36	40	8	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	33
34	42	66	4	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	34
35	61	—	2	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones 21003/Atlantic	35
36	43	53	4	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	36
37	19	19	14	In The Air TonightPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3824	19
38	17	17	16	The StrokeBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5005	17
39	44	49	6	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	39
40	41	45	10	NicolePOINT BLANK MCA 51132	40
41	46	54	12	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	41
42	48	55	6	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	42
43	52	64	4	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	43
44	49	56	6	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	44
45	16	16	11	Touch Me When We're DancingCARPENTERS A&M 2344	16
46	33	12	16	The One That You LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 0604	1
47	39	30	16	Double Dutch BusFRANKIE SMITH WMOT 8-5351	30
48	68	—	2	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	48
49	54	61	6	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	49
50	57	67	4	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	60	70	5	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	51
52	53	63	5	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	52
53	37	15	20	TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0598	15
54	56	58	6	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	54
55	65	75	3	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	55
56	58	65	5	The Sensitive KindSANTANA Columbia 18-02178	56
57	38	22	23	Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	1
58	59	59	6	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	58
59	45	38	18	You Make My DreamsDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12217	5
60	72	84	3	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	60
61	69	81	3	All I Have To Do Is DreamANDY GIBB & VICTORIA PRINCIPAL RSO 1065/Polygram	61
62	62	69	5	We Can Get TogetherICEHOUSE Chrysalis 2530	62
63	71	80	4	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine AnymoreNIELSEN/PEARSON Capitol 5032	63
64	47	43	18	Sweet BabySTANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE Epic 19-01052	19
65	79	—	2	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	65
66	76	85	3	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	66
67	77	87	3	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	67
68	NEW▶		1	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	68
69	70	77	4	Dedicated To The One I LoveBERNADETTE PETERS MCA 51152	69
70	73	73	4	A Heart In New YorkART GARFUNKEL Columbia 18-02307	70
71	78	88	3	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	71
72	NEW▶		1	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	72
73	75	78	4	Shake It Up TonightCHERYL LYNN Columbia 11-02102	73
74	74	76	4	Falling In Love AgainMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 500630	74
75	40	32	14	Rock 'N Roll Dreams Come ThroughJIM STEINMAN Epic/Cleveland International 19-0211	32
76	83	—	2	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	76
77	86	—	2	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	77
78	80	90	3	La-Di-DaSAD CAFE Swan Song 72002/Atlantic	78
79	89	—	2	Not Fade AwayERIC HINE Montage 1200	79
80	55	57	8	You Don't Know MeMICKEY GILLEY Epic 14-02172	55
81	50	41	9	NightwalkerGINO VANNELLI Arista 0613	41
82	64	50	13	Gemini DreamTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 601/Polygram	12
83	63	44	12	Don't Let Him GoREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-02127	24
84	66	48	8	StrangerJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12275/RCA	48
85	67	42	11	Fly AwayBLACKFOOT Atco 7331/Atlantic	42
86	82	35	11	Don't Want To Wait AnymoreTHE TUBES Capitol 5007	35
87	81	51	15	All Those Years AgoGEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse 49725/Warner Bros.	2
88	NEW▶		1	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	88
89	NEW▶		1	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	89
90	NEW▶		1	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	90
91	84	60	17	Modern GirlSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8080	18
92	92	94	3	Very SpecialDEBRA LAWS Elektra 47142	92
93	85	62	26	A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0592	4
94	96	—	2	I Love My TruckGLEN CAMPBELL Mirage 3845/Atlantic	94
95	87	72	19	Seven Year AcheROSANNE CASH Columbia 11-11426	22
96	88	79	5	A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Backstreet 51136/MCA	79
97	91	82	13	Tom SawyerRUSH Mercury 76109/Polygram	44
98	94	92	14	Give It To Me BabyRICK JAMES Gordy 7197/Motown	40
99	93	91	8	Nothing Ever Goes As PlannedSTYX A&M 2348	54
100	100	52	21	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	1

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