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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 19, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/12 09/26 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	6	6	17	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
3	3	3	9	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
4	4	4	12	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
5	5	5	13	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
6	7	7	10	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	6
7	9	24	6	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	7
8	8	8	14	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
9	10	12	9	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	9
10	2	2	17	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
11	19	29	5	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	11
12	14	18	9	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	12
13	11	9	26	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
14	18	19	9	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	14
15	12	10	20	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
16	13	13	12	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
17	15	15	18	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
18	22	22	7	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	18
19	23	23	9	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	19
20	28	40	5	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	20
21	25	28	7	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	21
22	24	25	8	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	22
23	27	30	11	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	23
24	16	16	12	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
25	32	47	3	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	25
26	29	33	7	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	26
27	34	54	4	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	27
28	30	32	7	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	28
29	45	58	4	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	29
30	17	17	10	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
31	36	43	5	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	31
32	33	37	9	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	32
33	39	44	8	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	33
34	35	36	9	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	34
35	38	42	9	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	35
36	37	38	15	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	36
37	43	50	6	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	37
38	41	49	6	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	38
39	42	46	7	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	39
40	40	45	9	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
41	20	20	16	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
42	48	64	5	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	42
43	44	48	6	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	43
44	21	21	11	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21
45	61	—	2	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	45
46	26	26	14	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	26
47	57	63	5	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	47
48	52	60	6	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	48
49	49	51	8	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	49
50	58	69	4	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	55	6	All I Have To Do Is DreamANDY GIBB & VICTORIA PRINCIPAL RSO 1065/Polygram	51
52	55	57	9	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	52
53	54	61	6	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	53
54	50	52	9	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	50
55	63	75	4	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	55
56	70	—	2	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	56
57	31	11	15	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
58	66	80	4	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	58
59	46	14	18	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
60	47	27	18	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
61	53	31	19	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5
62	56	56	7	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine AnymoreNIELSEN/PEARSON Capitol 5032	56
63	59	34	17	It's Now Or NeverJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 6-02105/CBS	14
64	64	66	7	Falling In Love AgainMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 500630	64
65	60	35	11	Don't Give It UpROBBIE PATTON Liberty 1420	26
66	68	68	7	A Heart In New YorkART GARFUNKEL Columbia 18-02307	66
67	69	79	3	Just Be My LadyLARRY GRAHAM Warner Bros. 49744	67
68	77	87	3	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	68
69	62	62	19	The StrokeBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5005	17
70	65	67	7	Dedicated To The One I LoveBERNADETTE PETERS MCA 51152	65
71	67	39	13	NicolePOINT BLANK MCA 51132	39
72	82	—	2	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46018/Atlantic	72
73	75	77	11	You Don't Know MeMICKEY GILLEY Epic 14-02172	55
74	83	—	2	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	74
75	85	—	2	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	75
76	71	41	12	You're My GirlFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11808/RCA	27
77	NEW▶		1	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	77
78	86	—	2	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 96000/Atlantic	78
79	80	84	3	Magic ManHERB ALPERT A&M 2356	79
80	88	—	2	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	80
81	89	—	2	You've Got A Good Love ComingVAN STEPHENSON Handshake 8-02140	81
82	90	—	2	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	82
83	NEW▶		1	Aiming At Your HeartTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 7208F/Motown	83
84	NEW▶		1	No Time To LoseTHE TARNEY/SPENCER BAND A&M 2366	84
85	NEW▶		1	I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of UsMEAT LOAF Epic/Cleveland International 14-02490	85
86	72	53	13	Everlasting LoveREX SMITH/RACHEL SWEET Columbia 18-02169	32
87	NEW▶		1	The House Of The Rising SunDOLLY PARTON RCA 12282	87
88	73	76	5	Not Fade AwayERIC HINE Montage 1200	73
89	91	—	2	(Let's Dance) Make Your Body MoveWEST STREET MOB Sugarhill 763	89
90	NEW▶		1	At This MomentBILLY VERA & THE BEATERS Alfa 7005	90
91	74	59	17	In The Air TonightPHIL COLLINS Atlantic 3824	19
92	76	65	14	Touch Me When We're DancingCARPENTERS A&M 2344	16
93	78	70	7	Shake It Up TonightCHERYL LYNN Columbia 11-02102	70
94	79	71	19	The One That You LoveAIR SUPPLY Arista 0604	1
95	81	72	19	Double Dutch BusFRANKIE SMITH WMOT 8-5351	30
96	84	73	23	TimeTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0598	15
97	87	74	8	The Sensitive KindSANTANA Columbia 18-02178	56
98	92	92	11	StrangerJEFFERSON STARSHIP Grunt 12275/RCA	48
99	93	78	26	Bette Davis EyesKIM CARNES EMI-America 8077	1
100	94	81	21	You Make My DreamsDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12217	5

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