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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 5, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/29 09/12 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	2	4	15	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
3	4	6	7	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
4	8	15	10	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
5	7	9	11	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
6	6	8	15	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	6
7	10	11	8	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	7
8	9	10	12	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
9	5	5	24	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
10	3	2	18	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
11	11	3	13	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
12	16	23	7	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	12
13	15	18	10	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
14	12	7	16	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
15	17	20	16	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
16	18	21	10	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
17	19	22	8	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
18	21	28	7	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	18
19	24	30	7	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	19
20	22	24	14	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
21	23	25	9	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21
22	25	31	5	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	22
23	29	35	7	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	23
24	31	51	4	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	24
25	30	34	6	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	25
26	28	29	12	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	26
27	13	12	16	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
28	34	42	5	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	28
29	35	61	3	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones 21003/Atlantic	29
30	33	36	9	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	30
31	14	13	17	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5
32	36	43	5	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	32
33	43	52	5	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	33
34	20	14	15	It's Now Or NeverJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 6-02105/CBS	14
35	26	26	9	Don't Give It UpROBBIE PATTON Liberty 1420	26
36	42	48	7	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	36
37	39	44	7	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	37
38	41	46	13	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	38
39	40	41	11	NicolePOINT BLANK MCA 51132	39
40	48	68	3	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	40
41	27	27	10	You're My GirlFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11808/RCA	27
42	44	49	7	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	42
43	65	79	3	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	43
44	51	60	6	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	44
45	49	54	7	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	45
46	50	57	5	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	46
47	NEW▶		1	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	47
48	55	65	4	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	48
49	60	72	4	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	49
50	66	76	4	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	52	53	6	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	51
52	54	56	7	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	52
53	32	32	11	Everlasting LoveREX SMITH/RACHEL SWEET Columbia 18-02169	32
54	68	—	2	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	54
55	61	69	4	All I Have To Do Is DreamANDY GIBB & VICTORIA PRINCIPAL RSO 1065/Polygram	55
56	63	71	5	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine AnymoreNIELSEN/PEARSON Capitol 5032	56
57	58	59	7	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	57
58	72	—	2	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	58
59	37	19	15	In The Air TonightPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3824	19
60	67	77	4	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	60
61	71	78	4	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	61
62	38	17	17	The StrokeBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5005	17
63	76	83	3	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	63
64	77	86	3	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	64
65	45	16	12	Touch Me When We're DancingCARPENTERS A&M 2344	16
66	74	74	5	Falling In Love AgainMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 500630	66
67	69	70	5	Dedicated To The One I LoveBERNADETTE PETERS MCA 51152	67
68	70	73	5	A Heart In New YorkART GARFUNKEL Columbia 18-02307	68
69	89	—	2	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	69
70	73	75	5	Shake It Up TonightCHERYL LYNN Columbia 11-02102	70
71	46	33	17	The One That You LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 0604	1
72	47	39	17	Double Dutch BusFRANKIE SMITH WMOT 8-5351	30
73	53	37	21	TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0598	15
74	56	58	6	The Sensitive KindSANTANA Columbia 18-02178	56
75	88	—	2	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	75
76	79	89	3	Not Fade AwayERIC HINE Montage 1200	76
77	80	55	9	You Don't Know MeMICKEY GILLEY Epic 14-02172	55
78	57	38	24	Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	1
79	NEW▶		1	Just Be My LadyLARRY GRAHAM Warner Bros. 49744	79
80	90	—	2	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	80
81	59	45	19	You Make My DreamsDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12217	5
82	62	62	6	We Can Get TogetherICEHOUSE Chrysalis 2530	62
83	64	47	19	Sweet BabySTANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE Epic 19-01052	19
84	NEW▶		1	Magic ManHERB ALPERT A&M 2356	84
85	75	40	15	Rock 'N Roll Dreams Come ThroughJIM STEINMAN Epic/Cleveland International 19-0211	32
86	78	80	4	La-Di-DaSAD CAFE Swan Song 72002/Atlantic	78
87	NEW▶		1	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	87
88	81	50	10	NightwalkerGINO VANNELLI Arista 0613	41
89	82	64	14	Gemini DreamTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 601/Polygram	12
90	92	92	4	Very SpecialDEBRA LAWS Elektra 47142	90
91	83	63	13	Don't Let Him GoREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-02127	24
92	84	66	9	StrangerJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12275/RCA	48
93	85	67	12	Fly AwayBLACKFOOT Atco 7331/Atlantic	42
94	86	82	12	Don't Want To Wait AnymoreTHE TUBES Capitol 5007	35
95	87	81	16	All Those Years AgoGEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse 49725/Warner Bros.	2
96	91	84	18	Modern GirlSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8080	18
97	93	85	27	A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0592	4
98	94	96	3	I Love My TruckGLEN CAMPBELL Mirage 3845/Atlantic	94
99	95	87	20	Seven Year AcheROSANNE CASH Columbia 11-11426	22
100	96	88	6	A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Backstreet 51136/MCA	79

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