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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 28, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/21 12/05 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★ PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	1
2	3	4	8	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	2
3	2	1	14	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
4	8	12	10	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	4
5	5	7	10	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	5
6	11	13	10	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	6
7	4	2	15	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
8	6	5	12	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
9	9	9	16	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
10	12	14	7	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	10
11	18	23	9	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	11
12	15	19	7	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	12
13	7	6	15	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
14	10	10	15	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
15	16	18	8	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	15
16	19	24	6	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	16
17	22	27	7	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	17
18	21	25	6	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	18
19	23	34	4	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	19
20	24	28	5	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	20
21	13	8	15	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
22	32	59	3	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	22
23	26	30	14	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	23
24	27	29	7	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	24
25	29	33	7	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	25
26	28	31	10	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	26
27	39	49	6	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	27
28	31	36	5	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	28
29	30	32	10	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	29
30	45	62	3	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	30
31	34	39	12	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	31
32	42	63	5	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12306	32
33	35	37	8	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	33
34	49	69	4	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	34
35	41	50	4	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	35
36	40	44	7	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	36
37	37	40	9	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
38	43	48	6	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	38
39	14	11	16	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
40	44	52	6	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	40
41	17	17	16	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
42	20	15	18	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
43	53	65	4	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	43
44	59	76	3	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	44
45	25	26	12	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25
46	54	66	4	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	46
47	33	16	19	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
48	36	20	14	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
49	58	68	5	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	49
50	38	21	21	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	63	75	4	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	51
52	60	70	5	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	52
53	46	22	12	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
54	47	35	19	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
55	48	41	17	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
56	50	42	15	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
57	51	43	11	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
58	76	—	2	Shake It UpTHE CARS Elektra 47250	58
59	52	45	19	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
60	64	64	5	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	60
61	69	79	3	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	61
62	55	46	9	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	38
63	56	38	13	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
64	79	—	2	She's Got A WayBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02628	64
65	68	77	4	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	65
66	66	73	5	The Cowboy And The LadyJOHN DENVER RCA 12345	66
67	57	51	9	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	51
68	61	53	20	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
69	62	54	8	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	54
70	70	74	6	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
71	81	90	3	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	71
72	82	86	3	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	72
73	83	—	2	Let Me Love You OnceGREG LAKE Chrysalis 2571	73
74	65	55	8	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	49
75	85	—	2	If I Were YouLULU Alfa 7011	75
76	86	—	2	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	76
77	89	—	2	Come Go With MeTHE BEACH BOYS Caribou 5-02633/Epic	77
78	NEW▶		1	You Could Have Been With MeSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8101	78
79	84	89	4	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	79
80	90	—	2	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	80
81	NEW▶		1	Leader Of The BandDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02647	81
82	NEW▶		1	My Kinda LoverBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5037	82
83	80	83	5	Sweet MerileeDONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51198	80
84	71	56	14	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	29
85	87	—	2	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	85
86	88	91	3	Walking Into SunshineCENTRAL LINE Mercury 572/Polygram	86
87	72	57	22	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
88	73	58	19	Hold On TightELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Jet 5-02408	10
89	74	60	6	Mistaken IdentityKIM CARNES EMI-America 8098	60
90	NEW▶		1	Anyone Can SeeIRENE CARA Network 47950/Elektra	90
91	91	92	6	Snap ShotSLAVE Cotillion 46022/Atlantic	91
92	67	67	5	Pay The DevilTHE KNACK Capitol 5054	67
93	75	61	12	In The DarkBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5040	35
94	NEW▶		1	I'm Your SupermanALL SPORTS BAND Radio Records 3871/Atlantic	94
95	77	71	7	I SurrenderARLAN DAY Pasha 5-02480/Epic	71
96	78	72	6	La La Means I Love YouTIERRA Boardwalk 7-11-129	72
97	92	78	18	I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)LULU Alfa 7006	18
98	NEW▶		1	Better ThingsTHE KINKS Arista 0649	98
99	93	80	27	Queen Of HeartsJUICE NEWTON Capitol 4997	2
100	94	81	17	The VoiceTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 602/Polygram	15

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