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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 24, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 10/17 10/31 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
2	2	1	16	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
3	3	7	10	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	3
4	4	5	14	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
5	5	6	14	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
6	6	8	9	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	6
7	7	3	14	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
8	9	13	9	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	8
9	10	11	10	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	9
10	12	17	10	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	10
11	14	22	7	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	11
12	8	4	15	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
13	16	21	11	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	13
14	15	16	8	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
15	23	27	5	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	15
16	17	19	12	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
17	22	29	10	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	17
18	19	20	13	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	18
19	20	25	7	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	19
20	21	23	11	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	20
21	25	42	3	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	21
22	24	26	10	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
23	27	39	5	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	23
24	28	36	5	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	24
25	11	9	17	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
26	31	47	4	PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	26
27	29	34	6	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
28	13	10	14	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
29	33	38	9	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	29
30	32	37	5	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	30
31	38	57	3	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	31
32	18	18	13	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
33	37	43	7	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	33
34	26	14	22	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
35	39	46	7	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	35
36	30	15	12	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
37	42	48	7	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	37
38	56	—	2	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	38
39	34	12	14	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
40	41	41	9	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	40
41	61	—	2	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	41
42	48	58	4	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	42
43	44	45	8	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	43
44	50	60	5	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	44
45	40	40	11	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	40
46	36	28	19	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
47	54	65	5	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	47
48	58	69	4	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	48
49	43	44	14	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	43
50	35	24	18	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	57	63	7	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	51
52	65	85	3	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	52
53	59	68	5	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	53
54	62	72	4	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	54
55	55	61	5	More Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3863/Atlantic	55
56	67	—	2	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	56
57	45	30	22	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
58	46	33	14	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	33
59	68	78	3	One More NightSTREEK Columbia/Badland 18-02529	59
60	60	66	7	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	60
61	70	80	3	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	61
62	63	64	5	Take Me NowDAVID GATES Arista 0615	62
63	80	—	2	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	63
64	71	74	4	A Lucky GuyRICKIE LEE JONES Warner Bros. 49816	64
65	79	—	2	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	65
66	74	84	3	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	66
67	75	82	4	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	67
68	78	—	2	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	68
69	69	70	5	StillJOHN SCHNEIDER Scotti Bros. 7-1289/Epic	69
70	64	54	31	Jessie's GirlRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12201	1
71	73	83	3	Wired For SoundCLIFF RICHARD EMI-America 8095	71
72	72	75	7	(Want You) Back In My Life AgainCARPENTERS A&M 2370	72
73	NEW▶		1	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	73
74	NEW▶		1	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	74
75	82	90	3	Run To MeSAVOY BROWN Townhouse 1055/Accord	75
76	86	—	2	Snake EyesTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0635	76
77	49	32	16	Breaking AwayBALANCE Portrait 24-02177/Epic	22
78	88	—	2	Slip AwayPABLO CRUISE A&M 2373	78
79	NEW▶		1	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	79
80	90	—	2	I SurrenderARLAN DAY Pasha 5-02480/Epic	80
81	53	51	9	Love All The Hurt AwayARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE BENSON Arista 0624	46
82	51	35	25	The Theme From The "Greatest American Hero"JOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47147	2
83	NEW▶		1	Mistaken IdentityKIM CARNES EMI-America 8098	83
84	47	31	12	In Your LetterREO SPEEDWAGON Epic 14-02457	20
85	NEW▶		1	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	85
86	NEW▶		1	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	86
87	52	49	12	Draw Of The CardsKIM CARNES EMI-America 8087	28
88	83	59	21	Feels So RightALABAMA RCA 12236	20
89	NEW▶		1	La La Means I Love YouTIERRA Boardwalk 7-11-129	89
90	NEW▶		1	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	90
91	66	56	20	Some Days Are DiamondsJOHN DENVER RCA 12246	36
92	84	55	15	Fire And IcePAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2529	17
93	87	50	23	Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)GREG KIHN BAND Beserkley 47149/Elektra	15
94	85	52	17	Cool LovePABLO CRUISE A&M 2349	13
95	81	71	14	I'm In LoveEVELYN KING RCA 12243	40
96	91	53	17	Really Wanna Know YouGARY WRIGHT Warner Bros. 49769	16
97	77	77	4	LeilaZZ TOP Warner Bros. 49782	77
98	76	76	4	Fire In The SkyNITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND Liberty 1429	76
99	NEW▶		1	Snap ShotSLAVE Cotillion 46022/Atlantic	99
100	89	89	3	Back To The 60'sTIGHT FIT Arista 0638	89

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