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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 10/10 10/24 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	2	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
2	1	1	15	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
3	7	9	9	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	3
4	5	11	13	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
5	6	7	13	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
6	8	13	8	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	6
7	3	3	13	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
8	4	4	14	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
9	13	18	8	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	9
10	11	14	9	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	10
11	9	8	16	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
12	17	23	9	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	12
13	10	10	13	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
14	22	26	6	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	14
15	16	17	7	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	15
16	21	25	10	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	16
17	19	21	11	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	17
18	18	19	12	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
19	20	24	12	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	19
20	25	30	6	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	20
21	23	28	10	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	21
22	29	36	9	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	22
23	27	37	4	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	23
24	26	29	9	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	24
25	42	—	2	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	25
26	14	6	21	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
27	39	61	4	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	27
28	36	44	4	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	28
29	34	43	5	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	29
30	15	15	11	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
31	47	66	3	PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	31
32	37	49	4	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	32
33	38	42	8	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	33
34	12	12	13	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
35	24	5	17	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
36	28	16	18	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
37	43	52	6	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	37
38	57	—	2	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	38
39	46	55	6	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	39
40	40	40	10	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	40
41	41	45	8	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	41
42	48	54	6	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	42
43	44	48	13	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	43
44	45	50	7	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	44
45	30	27	21	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
46	33	33	13	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	33
47	31	20	11	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	20
48	58	71	3	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	48
49	32	22	15	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	22
50	60	70	4	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	35	32	24	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
52	49	34	11	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	28
53	51	46	8	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	46
54	65	75	4	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	54
55	61	68	4	More Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3863/Atlantic	55
56	NEW▶		1	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	56
57	63	64	6	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	57
58	69	83	3	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	58
59	68	76	4	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	59
60	66	73	6	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	60
61	NEW▶		1	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	61
62	72	82	3	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	62
63	64	72	4	Take Me NowDAVID GATES Arista 0615	63
64	54	31	30	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
65	85	—	2	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	65
66	56	47	19	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	36
67	NEW▶		1	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	67
68	78	—	2	One More NightSTREEK Columbia/Badland 18-02529	68
69	70	80	4	StillJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 7-1289/Epic	69
70	80	—	2	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	70
71	74	84	3	A Lucky GuyRICKIE LEE JONES Warner Bros. 49816	71
72	75	78	6	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	72
73	83	—	2	Wired For SoundCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8095	73
74	84	—	2	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	74
75	82	89	3	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	75
76	76	86	3	Fire In The SkyNITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Liberty 1429	76
77	77	85	3	LeilaZZ TOP Warner Bros. 49782	77
78	NEW▶		1	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	78
79	NEW▶		1	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	79
80	NEW▶		1	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	80
81	71	56	13	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
82	90	—	2	Run To MeSAVOY BROWN Townhouse 1055/Accord	82
83	59	51	20	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
84	55	41	14	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
85	52	35	16	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
86	NEW▶		1	Snake EyesTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0635	86
87	50	38	22	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
88	NEW▶		1	Slip AwayPABLO CRUISE A&M 2373	88
89	89	—	2	Back To The 60'sTIGHT FIT Arista 0638	89
90	NEW▶		1	I SurrenderARLAN DAY Pasha 5-02480/Epic	90
91	53	39	16	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
92	62	57	10	BackfiredDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2526	43
93	91	62	10	SillyDENIECE WILLIAMS ARC/Columbia 18-02406	53
94	73	63	13	Square BizTEENA MARIE Gordy 7202/Motown	50
95	67	67	5	Aiming At Your HeartTHE TEMPTATIONS Gordy 7208F/Motown	67
96	79	58	15	That Old SongRAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO Arista 0616	21
97	87	53	11	Straight From The HeartTHE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Arista 0618	39
98	86	60	13	ChloeELTON JOHN Geffen 49788/Warner Bros.	34
99	81	81	4	Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock 'N RollFREDDY CANNON & THE BELMONTS Mia Sound 1002	81
100	88	59	13	You Could Take My Heart AwaySILVER CONDOR Columbia 18-02268	32

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