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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 14, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/07 11/21 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
2	2	2	13	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
3	14	23	7	PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	3
4	10	15	6	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	4
5	5	6	10	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
6	6	8	13	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
7	9	11	8	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	7
8	8	9	13	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
9	3	1	14	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
10	12	13	13	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
11	11	12	14	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
12	19	21	8	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	12
13	16	20	8	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	13
14	21	28	5	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	14
15	15	17	16	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
16	4	4	17	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
17	18	19	14	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
18	20	26	6	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	18
19	25	30	5	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	19
20	7	7	12	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
21	13	5	19	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
22	17	18	10	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
23	29	36	7	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	23
24	30	55	4	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	24
25	31	50	4	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	25
26	28	31	10	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	26
27	33	49	5	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	27
28	40	56	3	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	28
29	37	42	5	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	29
30	35	39	12	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	30
31	34	40	8	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	31
32	36	41	8	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	32
33	39	51	5	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	33
34	51	—	2	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	34
35	22	10	17	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
36	50	74	3	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	36
37	41	46	6	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	37
38	23	14	11	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
39	43	47	10	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	39
40	44	48	7	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	40
41	24	16	15	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
42	26	22	13	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
43	27	27	9	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
44	48	58	5	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	44
45	32	24	17	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
46	38	38	7	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	38
47	47	54	6	One More NightSTREEK Columbia/Badland 18-02529	47
48	55	67	4	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	48
49	62	76	4	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	49
50	70	—	2	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	54	60	7	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	51
52	65	75	4	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	52
53	42	25	18	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
54	57	59	6	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	54
55	49	52	6	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	49
56	45	29	12	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	29
57	46	32	20	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
58	52	33	17	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
59	NEW▶		1	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	59
60	63	71	4	Mistaken IdentityKIM CARNES EMI-America 8098	60
61	53	35	10	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	35
62	NEW▶		1	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	62
63	74	90	3	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12306	63
64	72	82	3	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	64
65	79	—	2	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	65
66	80	—	2	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	66
67	69	81	3	Pay The DevilTHE KNACK Capitol 5054	67
68	78	88	3	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	68
69	83	—	2	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	69
70	81	89	3	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	70
71	71	73	5	I SurrenderARLAN DAY Pasha 5-02480/Epic	71
72	76	79	4	La La Means I Love YouTIERRA Boardwalk 7-11-129	72
73	73	85	3	The Cowboy And The LadyJOHN DENVER RCA 12345	73
74	77	80	4	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	74
75	84	—	2	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	75
76	NEW▶		1	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	76
77	88	—	2	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	77
78	56	43	16	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
79	NEW▶		1	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	79
80	58	44	25	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
81	59	45	15	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
82	60	37	10	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	37
83	87	91	3	Sweet MerileeDONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51198	83
84	61	57	17	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
85	90	92	3	DestroyerTHE KINKS Arista 0619	85
86	NEW▶		1	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	86
87	64	61	11	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	43
88	66	53	8	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	53
89	91	—	2	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	89
90	NEW▶		1	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	90
91	NEW▶		1	Walking Into SunshineCENTRAL LINE Mercury 572/Polygram	91
92	94	98	4	Snap ShotSLAVE Cotillion 46022/Atlantic	92
93	67	72	5	Snake EyesTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Arista 0635	67
94	75	78	5	Slip AwayPABLO CRUISE A&M 2373	75
95	82	84	3	The Jam Was MovingDEBBIE HARRY Chrysalis 2554	82
96	85	62	14	Burnin' For YouBLUE OYSTER CULT Columbia 18-02415	40
97	86	34	8	He's A LiarBEE GEES RSO 1066/Polygram	30
98	89	63	22	Lady (You Bring Me Up)COMMODORES Motown 1514	8
99	92	64	7	A Lucky GuyRICKIE LEE JONES Warner Bros. 49816	64
100	93	65	17	Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)DON FELDER Full Moon/Asylum 47175/Elektra	43

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