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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/26 10/10 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	7	7	8	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	2
3	3	3	11	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
4	6	6	12	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
5	5	5	15	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
6	2	2	19	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
7	8	9	11	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	7
8	4	4	14	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
9	10	11	7	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	9
10	11	12	11	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
11	14	19	11	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	11
12	13	14	11	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
13	18	27	6	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	13
14	17	20	7	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	14
15	16	18	9	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
16	9	8	16	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
17	19	25	5	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	17
18	24	29	6	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	18
19	21	22	10	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	19
20	20	21	9	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	20
21	23	26	9	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	21
22	22	23	13	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	22
23	26	31	7	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	23
24	27	33	10	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	24
25	30	37	8	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	25
26	31	45	4	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	26
27	12	10	19	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
28	33	38	8	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	28
29	35	42	7	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	29
30	40	56	4	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	30
31	15	13	28	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
32	25	15	22	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
33	34	35	11	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	33
34	28	28	9	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	28
35	29	16	14	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
36	42	47	7	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	36
37	54	—	2	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	37
38	32	17	20	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
39	36	24	14	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
40	44	48	8	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	40
41	37	30	12	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
42	48	55	6	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	42
43	60	77	3	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	43
44	66	—	2	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	44
45	51	58	6	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	45
46	46	50	6	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	46
47	38	36	17	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	36
48	52	52	11	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	48
49	63	—	2	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	49
50	58	68	5	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	43	41	18	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
52	62	78	4	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 96000/Atlantic	52
53	39	39	9	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	39
54	64	74	4	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	54
55	65	75	4	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	55
56	41	40	11	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
57	47	43	8	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	43
58	50	44	13	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21
59	45	32	11	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	32
60	49	34	11	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	34
61	71	—	2	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	61
62	53	53	8	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	53
63	57	54	11	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	50
64	70	72	4	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	64
65	55	46	16	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	26
66	NEW▶		1	PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	66
67	74	83	3	Aiming At Your HeartTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 7208F/Motown	67
68	76	—	2	More Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3863/Atlantic	68
69	59	59	20	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
70	81	—	2	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	70
71	NEW▶		1	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	71
72	82	—	2	Take Me NowDAVID GATES Arista 0615	72
73	73	82	4	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	73
74	75	84	3	No Time To LoseTHE TARNEY/SPENCER BAND A&M 2366	74
75	85	—	2	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	75
76	86	—	2	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	76
77	77	87	3	The House Of The Rising SunDOLLY PARTON RCA 12282	77
78	78	80	4	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	78
79	80	90	3	At This MomentBILLY VERA & THE BEATERS Alfa 7005	79
80	90	—	2	StillJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 7-1289/Epic	80
81	89	—	2	Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock 'N RollFREDDY CANNON & THE BELMONTS Mia Sound 1002	81
82	NEW▶		1	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	82
83	NEW▶		1	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02538	83
84	NEW▶		1	A Lucky GuyRICKIE LEE JONES Warner Bros. 49816	84
85	NEW▶		1	LeilaZZ TOP Warner Bros. 49782	85
86	NEW▶		1	Fire In The SkyNITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Liberty 1429	86
87	61	57	17	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
88	56	49	10	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	49
89	NEW▶		1	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	89
90	68	60	20	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
91	69	61	21	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5
92	67	51	8	All I Have To Do Is DreamANDY GIBB & VICTORIA PRINCIPAL RSO 1065/Polygram	51
93	72	67	5	Just Be My LadyLARRY GRAHAM Warner Bros. 49744	67
94	87	79	5	Magic ManHERB ALPERT A&M 2356	79
95	79	81	4	You've Got A Good Love ComingVAN STEPHENSON Handshake 8-02140	79
96	83	63	19	It's Now Or NeverJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 6-02105/CBS	14
97	98	—	2	I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here TodayCRUSADERS MCA 51177	97
98	84	85	3	I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of UsMEAT LOAF Epic/Cleveland International 14-02490	84
99	91	66	9	A Heart In New YorkART GARFUNKEL Columbia 18-02307	66
100	92	65	13	Don't Give It UpROBBIE PATTON Liberty 1420	26

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