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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/05 09/19 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	2	2	16	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
3	3	4	8	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
4	4	8	11	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
5	5	7	12	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
6	6	6	16	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	6
7	7	10	9	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	7
8	8	9	13	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
9	24	31	5	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	9
10	12	16	8	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	10
11	9	5	25	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
12	10	3	19	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
13	13	15	11	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
14	18	21	8	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	14
15	15	17	17	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
16	16	18	11	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
17	17	19	9	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
18	19	24	8	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	18
19	29	35	4	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones 21003/Atlantic	19
20	20	22	15	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
21	21	23	10	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21
22	22	25	6	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	22
23	23	29	8	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	23
24	25	30	7	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	24
25	28	34	6	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	25
26	26	28	13	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	26
27	30	33	10	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	27
28	40	48	4	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	28
29	33	43	6	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	29
30	32	36	6	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	30
31	11	11	14	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
32	47	—	2	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	32
33	37	39	8	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	33
34	54	68	3	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	34
35	36	42	8	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	35
36	43	65	4	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	36
37	38	41	14	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	37
38	42	44	8	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	38
39	44	51	7	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	39
40	45	49	8	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
41	49	60	5	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	41
42	46	50	6	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	42
43	50	66	5	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	43
44	48	55	5	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	44
45	58	72	3	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	45
46	14	12	17	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
47	27	13	17	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
48	64	77	4	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	48
49	51	52	7	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	49
50	52	54	8	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	55	61	5	All I Have To Do Is DreamANDY GIBB & VICTORIA PRINCIPAL RSO 1065/Polygram	51
52	60	67	5	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	52
53	31	14	18	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5
54	61	71	5	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	54
55	57	58	8	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	55
56	56	63	6	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine AnymoreNIELSEN/PEARSON Capitol 5032	56
57	63	76	4	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	57
58	69	89	3	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	58
59	34	20	16	It's Now Or NeverJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 6-02105/CBS	14
60	35	26	10	Don't Give It UpROBBIE PATTON Liberty 1420	26
61	NEW▶		1	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	61
62	62	38	18	The StrokeBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5005	17
63	75	88	3	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	63
64	66	74	6	Falling In Love AgainMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 500630	64
65	67	69	6	Dedicated To The One I LoveBERNADETTE PETERS MCA 51152	65
66	80	90	3	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	66
67	39	40	12	NicolePOINT BLANK MCA 51132	39
68	68	70	6	A Heart In New YorkART GARFUNKEL Columbia 18-02307	68
69	79	—	2	Just Be My LadyLARRY GRAHAM Warner Bros. 49744	69
70	NEW▶		1	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	70
71	41	27	11	You're My GirlFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11808/RCA	27
72	53	32	12	Everlasting LoveREX SMITH/RACHEL SWEET Columbia 18-02169	32
73	76	79	4	Not Fade AwayERIC HINE Montage 1200	73
74	59	37	16	In The Air TonightPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3824	19
75	77	80	10	You Don't Know MeMICKEY GILLEY Epic 14-02172	55
76	65	45	13	Touch Me When We're DancingCARPENTERS A&M 2344	16
77	87	—	2	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	77
78	70	73	6	Shake It Up TonightCHERYL LYNN Columbia 11-02102	70
79	71	46	18	The One That You LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 0604	1
80	84	—	2	Magic ManHERB ALPERT A&M 2356	80
81	72	47	18	Double Dutch BusFRANKIE SMITH WMOT 8-5351	30
82	NEW▶		1	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016	82
83	NEW▶		1	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	83
84	73	53	22	TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0598	15
85	NEW▶		1	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	85
86	NEW▶		1	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 96000	86
87	74	56	7	The Sensitive KindSANTANA Columbia 18-02178	56
88	NEW▶		1	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	88
89	NEW▶		1	You've Got A Good Love ComingVAN STEPHENSON Handshake 8-02140	89
90	NEW▶		1	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	90
91	NEW▶		1	(Let's Dance) Make Your Body MoveWEST STREET MOB Sugarhill 763	91
92	92	84	10	StrangerJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12275/RCA	48
93	78	57	25	Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	1
94	81	59	20	You Make My DreamsDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12217	5
95	82	62	7	We Can Get TogetherICEHOUSE Chrysalis 2530	62
96	83	64	20	Sweet BabySTANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE Epic 19-01052	19
97	85	75	16	Rock 'N Roll Dreams Come ThroughJIM STEINMAN Epic/Cleveland International 19-0211	32
98	89	82	15	Gemini DreamTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 601/Polygram	12
99	90	92	5	Very SpecialDEBRA LAWS Elektra 47142	90
100	91	83	14	Don't Let Him GoREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 19-02127	24

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