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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/19 10/03 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	2	6	18	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
3	3	3	10	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
4	4	4	13	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
5	5	5	14	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
6	6	7	11	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	6
7	7	9	7	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	7
8	9	10	10	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	8
9	8	8	15	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
10	11	19	6	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	10
11	12	14	10	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	11
12	10	2	18	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
13	14	18	10	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	13
14	19	23	10	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	14
15	13	11	27	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
16	18	22	8	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	16
17	20	28	6	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	17
18	27	34	5	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	18
19	25	32	4	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	19
20	21	25	8	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	20
21	22	24	9	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	21
22	23	27	12	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	22
23	26	29	8	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	23
24	29	45	5	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	24
25	15	12	21	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
26	31	36	6	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	26
27	33	39	9	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	27
28	28	30	8	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	28
29	16	13	13	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
30	37	43	7	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	30
31	45	61	3	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	31
32	17	15	19	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
33	38	41	7	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	33
34	35	38	10	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	34
35	42	48	6	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	35
36	24	16	13	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
37	30	17	11	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
38	36	37	16	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	36
39	39	42	8	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	39
40	56	70	3	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	40
41	40	40	10	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
42	47	57	6	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	42
43	41	20	17	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
44	48	52	7	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	44
45	32	33	10	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	32
46	50	58	5	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	46
47	43	44	7	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	43
48	55	63	5	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	48
49	34	35	10	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	34
50	44	21	12	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	58	66	5	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	51
52	52	55	10	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	52
53	53	54	7	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	53
54	NEW▶		1	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	54
55	46	26	15	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	26
56	49	49	9	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	49
57	54	50	10	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	50
58	68	77	4	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	58
59	59	46	19	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
60	77	—	2	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	60
61	57	31	16	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
62	78	86	3	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 96000/Atlantic	62
63	NEW▶		1	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	63
64	74	83	3	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	64
65	75	85	3	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	65
66	NEW▶		1	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	66
67	51	51	7	All I Have To Do Is DreamANDY GIBB & VICTORIA PRINCIPAL RSO 1065/Polygram	51
68	60	47	19	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
69	61	53	20	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5
70	72	82	3	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	70
71	NEW▶		1	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	71
72	67	69	4	Just Be My LadyLARRY GRAHAM Warner Bros. 49744	67
73	82	90	3	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	73
74	83	—	2	Aiming At Your HeartTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 7208F/Motown	74
75	84	—	2	No Time To LoseTHE TARNEY/SPENCER BAND A&M 2366	75
76	NEW▶		1	More Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3863/Atlantic	76
77	87	—	2	The House Of The Rising SunDOLLY PARTON RCA 12282	77
78	80	88	3	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	78
79	81	89	3	You've Got A Good Love ComingVAN STEPHENSON Handshake 8-02140	79
80	90	—	2	At This MomentBILLY VERA & THE BEATERS Alfa 7005	80
81	NEW▶		1	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	81
82	NEW▶		1	Take Me NowDAVID GATES Arista 0615	82
83	63	59	18	It's Now Or NeverJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 6-02105/CBS	14
84	85	—	2	I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of UsMEAT LOAF Epic/Cleveland International 14-02490	84
85	NEW▶		1	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	85
86	NEW▶		1	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	86
87	79	80	4	Magic ManHERB ALPERT A&M 2356	79
88	89	91	3	(Let's Dance) Make Your Body MoveWEST STREET MOB Sugarhill 763	88
89	NEW▶		1	Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock 'N RollFREDDY CANNON & THE BELMONTS Mia Sound 1002	89
90	NEW▶		1	StillJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 7-1289/Epic	90
91	66	68	8	A Heart In New YorkART GARFUNKEL Columbia 18-02307	66
92	65	60	12	Don't Give It UpROBBIE PATTON Liberty 1420	26
93	64	64	8	Falling In Love AgainMICHAEL STANLEY BAND EMI-America 500630	64
94	62	56	8	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine AnymoreNIELSEN/PEARSON Capitol 5032	56
95	69	62	20	The StrokeBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5005	17
96	70	65	8	Dedicated To The One I LoveBERNADETTE PETERS MCA 51152	65
97	71	67	14	NicolePOINT BLANK MCA 51132	39
98	NEW▶		1	I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here TodayCRUSADERS MCA 51177	98
99	73	75	12	You Don't Know MeMICKEY GILLEY Epic 14-02172	55
100	76	71	13	You're My GirlFRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS Millennium 11808/RCA	27

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