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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 10/03 10/17 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	14	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
2	2	7	9	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	2
3	3	3	12	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
4	4	6	13	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
5	11	14	12	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	5
6	7	8	12	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	6
7	9	10	8	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	7
8	13	18	7	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	8
9	8	4	15	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
10	10	11	12	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
11	14	17	8	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	11
12	12	13	12	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
13	18	24	7	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	13
14	6	2	20	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
15	15	16	10	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
16	17	19	6	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	16
17	23	26	8	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	17
18	19	21	11	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
19	21	23	10	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	19
20	24	27	11	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	20
21	25	30	9	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	21
22	26	31	5	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	22
23	28	33	9	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	23
24	5	5	16	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
25	30	40	5	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	25
26	29	35	8	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	26
27	37	54	3	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	27
28	16	9	17	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
29	36	42	8	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	29
30	27	12	20	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
31	20	20	10	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	20
32	22	22	14	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	22
33	33	34	12	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	33
34	43	60	4	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	34
35	32	25	23	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
36	44	66	3	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	36
37	49	63	3	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	37
38	42	48	7	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	38
39	61	71	3	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	39
40	40	44	9	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	40
41	45	51	7	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	41
42	NEW▶		1	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	42
43	52	62	5	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 96000/Atlantic	43
44	48	52	12	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	44
45	50	58	6	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	45
46	55	65	5	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	46
47	66	—	2	PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	47
48	54	64	5	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	48
49	34	28	10	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	28
50	38	32	21	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	46	46	7	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	46
52	35	29	15	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
53	39	36	15	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
54	31	15	29	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
55	41	37	13	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
56	47	38	18	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	36
57	NEW▶		1	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	57
58	71	—	2	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	58
59	51	43	19	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
60	70	81	3	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	60
61	68	76	3	More Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3863/Atlantic	61
62	57	47	9	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	43
63	64	70	5	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	63
64	72	82	3	Take Me NowDAVID GATES Arista 0615	64
65	75	85	3	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	65
66	73	73	5	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	66
67	67	74	4	Aiming At Your HeartTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 7208F/Motown	67
68	76	86	3	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	68
69	83	—	2	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	69
70	80	90	3	StillJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 7-1289/Epic	70
71	56	41	12	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
72	82	—	2	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	72
73	63	57	12	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	50
74	84	—	2	A Lucky GuyRICKIE LEE JONES Warner Bros. 49816	74
75	78	78	5	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	75
76	86	—	2	Fire In The SkyNITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Liberty 1429	76
77	85	—	2	LeilaZZ TOP Warner Bros. 49782	77
78	NEW▶		1	One More NightSTREEK Columbia/Badland 18-02529	78
79	58	50	14	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21
80	NEW▶		1	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	80
81	81	89	3	Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock 'N RollFREDDY CANNON & THE BELMONTS Mia Sound 1002	81
82	89	—	2	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	82
83	NEW▶		1	Wired For SoundCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8095	83
84	NEW▶		1	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	84
85	NEW▶		1	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	85
86	60	49	12	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	34
87	53	39	10	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	39
88	59	45	12	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	32
89	NEW▶		1	Back To The 60'sTIGHT FIT Arista 0638	89
90	NEW▶		1	Run To MeSAVOY BROWN Townhouse 1055/Accord	90
91	62	53	9	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	53
92	65	55	17	Love On A Two Way StreetSTACY LATTISAW Cotillion 46015/Atlantic	26
93	69	59	21	Boy From New York CityMANHATTAN TRANSFER Atlantic 3816	7
94	74	75	4	No Time To LoseTHE TARNEY/SPENCER BAND A&M 2366	74
95	77	77	4	The House Of The Rising SunDOLLY PARTON RCA 12282	77
96	87	61	18	I Don't Need YouKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1415	3
97	97	98	3	I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here TodayCRUSADERS MCA 51177	97
98	88	56	11	TemptedSQUEEZE A&M 2345	49
99	90	68	21	HeartsMARTY BALIN EMI-America 8084	8
100	91	69	22	ElviraOAK RIDGE BOYS MCA 51084	5

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