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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 21, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/14 11/28 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	14	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★ PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	1
2	1	1	13	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
3	4	10	7	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	3
4	2	2	14	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
5	7	9	9	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	5
6	5	5	11	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
7	6	6	14	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
8	12	19	9	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	8
9	9	3	15	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
10	10	12	14	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
11	13	16	9	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	11
12	14	21	6	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	12
13	8	8	14	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
14	11	11	15	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
15	19	25	6	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	15
16	18	20	7	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	16
17	17	18	15	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
18	23	29	8	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	18
19	24	30	5	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	19
20	15	15	17	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
21	25	31	5	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	21
22	27	33	6	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	22
23	34	51	3	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	23
24	28	40	4	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	24
25	26	28	11	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25
26	30	35	13	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	26
27	29	37	6	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	27
28	31	34	9	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	28
29	33	39	6	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	29
30	32	36	9	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	30
31	36	50	4	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	31
32	59	—	2	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	32
33	16	4	18	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
34	39	43	11	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	34
35	37	41	7	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	35
36	20	7	13	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
37	40	44	8	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
38	21	13	20	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
39	49	62	5	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	39
40	44	48	6	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	40
41	50	70	3	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	41
42	63	74	4	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12306	42
43	48	55	5	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	43
44	52	65	5	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	44
45	62	—	2	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	45
46	22	17	11	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
47	35	22	18	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
48	41	24	16	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
49	69	83	3	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	49
50	42	26	14	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	43	27	10	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
52	45	32	18	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
53	65	79	3	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	53
54	66	80	3	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	54
55	46	38	8	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	38
56	38	23	12	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
57	51	54	8	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	51
58	68	78	4	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	58
59	76	—	2	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	59
60	70	81	4	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	60
61	53	42	19	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
62	54	57	7	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	54
63	75	84	3	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	63
64	64	72	4	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	64
65	55	49	7	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	49
66	73	73	4	The Cowboy And The LadyJOHN DENVER RCA 12345	66
67	67	69	4	Pay The DevilTHE KNACK Capitol 5054	67
68	77	88	3	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	68
69	79	—	2	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	69
70	74	77	5	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
71	56	45	13	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	29
72	57	46	21	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
73	58	52	18	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
74	60	63	5	Mistaken IdentityKIM CARNES EMI-America 8098	60
75	61	53	11	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	35
76	NEW▶		1	Shake It UpTHE CARS Elektra 47250	76
77	71	71	6	I SurrenderARLAN DAY Pasha 5-02480/Epic	71
78	72	76	5	La La Means I Love YouTIERRA Boardwalk 7-11-129	72
79	NEW▶		1	She's Got A WayBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02628	79
80	83	87	4	Sweet MerileeDONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51198	80
81	90	—	2	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	81
82	86	—	2	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	82
83	NEW▶		1	Let Me Love You OnceGREG LAKE Chrysalis 2571	83
84	89	91	3	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	84
85	NEW▶		1	If I Were YouLULU Alfa 7011	85
86	NEW▶		1	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	86
87	NEW▶		1	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	87
88	91	—	2	Walking Into SunshineCENTRAL LINE Mercury 572/Polygram	88
89	NEW▶		1	Come Go With MeTHE BEACH BOYS Caribou 5-02633/Epic	89
90	NEW▶		1	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	90
91	92	94	5	Snap ShotSLAVE Cotillion 46022/Atlantic	91
92	78	56	17	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
93	80	58	26	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
94	81	59	16	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15
95	82	60	11	You Saved My SoulBURTON CUMMINGS Alfa 7008	37
96	84	61	18	The Beach Boys MedleyTHE BEACH BOYS Capitol 5030	12
97	85	90	4	DestroyerTHE KINKS Arista 0619	85
98	87	64	12	Working In The Coal MineDEVO Elektra 47204	43
99	88	66	9	It's All I Can DoANNE MURRAY Capitol 5023	53
100	47	47	7	One More NightSTREEK Columbia/Badland 18-02529	47

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