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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 7, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 10/31 11/14 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	6	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
2	2	3	12	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
3	1	1	13	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
4	4	4	16	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
5	6	11	9	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
6	8	9	12	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
7	7	8	11	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
8	9	10	12	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
9	11	15	7	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	9
10	15	21	5	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	10
11	12	13	13	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
12	13	17	12	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	12
13	5	2	18	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
14	23	26	6	PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	14
15	17	18	15	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
16	20	23	7	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	16
17	18	19	9	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
18	19	20	13	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	18
19	21	24	7	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	19
20	26	31	5	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	20
21	28	38	4	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	21
22	10	5	16	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
23	14	14	10	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
24	16	16	14	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
25	30	41	4	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	25
26	22	22	12	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
27	27	27	8	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
28	31	33	9	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	28
29	36	48	6	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	29
30	55	74	3	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	30
31	50	73	3	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	31
32	24	7	16	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
33	49	63	4	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	33
34	40	44	7	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	34
35	39	40	11	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	35
36	41	47	7	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	36
37	42	56	4	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	37
38	38	42	6	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	38
39	51	65	4	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	39
40	56	—	2	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	40
41	46	52	5	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	41
42	25	12	17	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
43	47	51	9	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	43
44	48	54	6	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	44
45	29	29	11	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	29
46	32	25	19	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
47	54	59	5	One More NightSTREEK Columbia/Badland 18-02529	47
48	58	68	4	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	48
49	52	61	5	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	49
50	74	—	2	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	NEW▶		1	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	51
52	33	28	16	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
53	35	35	9	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	35
54	60	67	6	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	54
55	67	79	3	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	55
56	43	32	15	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
57	59	66	5	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	57
58	44	34	24	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
59	45	36	14	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
60	37	37	9	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	37
61	57	39	16	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
62	76	86	3	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	62
63	71	83	3	Mistaken IdentityKIM CARNES EMI-America 8098	63
64	61	43	10	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	43
65	75	85	3	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	65
66	53	53	7	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	53
67	72	76	4	Snake EyesTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0635	67
68	68	75	5	Run To MeSAVOY BROWN Townhouse 1055/Accord	68
69	81	—	2	Pay The DevilTHE KNACK Capitol 5054	69
70	NEW▶		1	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	70
71	73	80	4	I SurrenderARLAN DAY Pasha 5-02480/Epic	71
72	82	—	2	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	72
73	85	—	2	The Cowboy And The LadyJOHN DENVER RCA 12345	73
74	90	—	2	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12306	74
75	78	78	4	Slip AwayPABLO CRUISE A&M 2373	75
76	79	89	3	La La Means I Love YouTIERRA Boardwalk 7-11-129	76
77	80	90	3	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	77
78	88	—	2	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	78
79	NEW▶		1	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	79
80	NEW▶		1	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	80
81	89	—	2	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	81
82	84	—	2	The Jam Was MovingDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2554	82
83	NEW▶		1	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	83
84	NEW▶		1	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	84
85	62	45	13	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	40
86	34	30	7	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	30
87	91	—	2	Sweet MerileeDONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51198	87
88	NEW▶		1	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	88
89	63	46	21	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
90	92	—	2	DestroyerTHE KINKS Arista 0619	90
91	NEW▶		1	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	91
92	64	64	6	A Lucky GuyRICKIE LEE JONES Warner Bros. 49816	64
93	65	49	16	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	43
94	98	99	3	Snap ShotSLAVE Cotillion 46022/Atlantic	94
95	66	50	20	(There's) No Gettin' Over MeRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12264	5
96	69	55	7	More Stars On 45STARS ON 45 Radio Records 3863/Atlantic	55
97	70	57	24	Slow HandPOINTER SISTERS Planet 47929/Elektra	2
98	77	58	16	General Hospi-TaleTHE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS MCA 51148	33
99	83	60	9	Stay AwakeRONNIE LAWS Liberty 1424	60
100	86	62	7	Take Me NowDAVID GATES Arista 0615	62

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