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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 5, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/28 12/12 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	1
2	2	3	9	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	2
3	4	8	11	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	3
4	6	11	11	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	4
5	5	5	11	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	5
6	3	2	15	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
7	11	18	10	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	7
8	12	15	8	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	8
9	10	12	8	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	9
10	7	4	16	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
11	20	24	6	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	11
12	18	21	7	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	12
13	16	19	7	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	13
14	17	22	8	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	14
15	15	16	9	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	15
16	19	23	5	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	16
17	9	9	17	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
18	22	32	4	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	18
19	30	45	4	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	19
20	25	29	8	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	20
21	23	26	15	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	21
22	24	27	8	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	22
23	27	39	7	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	23
24	26	28	11	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	24
25	34	49	5	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	25
26	28	31	6	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	26
27	32	42	6	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12304	27
28	31	34	13	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	28
29	29	30	11	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	29
30	35	41	5	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	30
31	8	6	13	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
32	44	59	4	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	32
33	33	35	9	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	33
34	36	40	8	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	34
35	13	7	16	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
36	40	44	7	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	36
37	14	10	16	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
38	38	43	7	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	38
39	43	53	5	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	39
40	46	54	5	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	40
41	21	13	16	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
42	41	17	17	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
43	58	76	3	Shake It UpTHE CARS Elektra 47250	43
44	49	58	6	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	44
45	51	63	5	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	45
46	52	60	6	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	46
47	37	37	10	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
48	39	14	17	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
49	42	20	19	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
50	45	25	13	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	47	33	20	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
52	64	79	3	She's Got A WayBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02628	52
53	48	36	15	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
54	50	38	22	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
55	61	69	4	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	55
56	55	48	18	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
57	53	46	13	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
58	56	50	16	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
59	54	47	20	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
60	57	51	12	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
61	60	64	6	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	60
62	77	89	3	Come Go With MeTHE BEACH BOYS Caribou 5-02633/Epic	62
63	71	81	4	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	63
64	72	82	4	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	64
65	65	68	5	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	65
66	73	83	3	Let Me Love You OnceGREG LAKE Chrysalis 2571	66
67	75	85	3	If I Were YouLULU Alfa 7011	67
68	76	86	3	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	68
69	78	—	2	You Could Have Been With MeSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8101	69
70	NEW▶		1	Waiting On A FriendTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21004/Atlantic	70
71	81	—	2	Leader Of The BandDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02647	71
72	80	90	3	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	72
73	82	—	2	My Kinda LoverBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5037	73
74	62	55	10	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	38
75	63	56	14	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
76	70	70	7	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
77	59	52	20	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3
78	66	66	6	The Cowboy And The LadyJOHN DENVER RCA 12345	66
79	79	84	5	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	79
80	90	—	2	Anyone Can SeeIRENE CARA Network 47950/Elektra	80
81	NEW▶		1	Breakin' AwayAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49842	81
82	NEW▶		1	Take It Easy On MeLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5057	82
83	67	57	10	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	51
84	NEW▶		1	Love Is Alright ToniteRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13008	84
85	85	87	3	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	85
86	86	88	4	Walking Into SunshineCENTRAL LINE Mercury 572/Polygram	86
87	NEW▶		1	The Woman In MeCRYSTAL GAYLE Columbia 18-02523	87
88	NEW▶		1	Could It Be LoveJENNIFER WARNES Arista 0611	88
89	NEW▶		1	Little Darlin'SHEILA Carrere 5-02564/Epic	89
90	NEW▶		1	Runaway RitaLEIF GARRETT Scotti Brothers 5-02579/Epic	90
91	68	61	21	Who's Crying NowJOURNEY Columbia 18-02241	4
92	NEW▶		1	Sharing The LoveRUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN MCA 51203	92
93	94	—	2	I'm Your SupermanALL SPORTS BAND Radio Records 3871/Atlantic	93
94	69	62	9	Bet Your Heart On MeJOHNNY LEE Full Moon/Asylum 47215/Elektra	54
95	84	71	15	AlienATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION Columbia 18-02471	29
96	87	72	23	UrgentFOREIGNER Atlantic 3831	4
97	98	—	2	Better ThingsTHE KINKS Arista 0649	97
98	91	91	7	Snap ShotSLAVE Cotillion 46022/Atlantic	91
99	74	65	9	When She DancesJOEY SCARBURY Elektra 47201	49
100	83	80	6	Sweet MerileeDONNIE IRIS MCA/Carousel 51198	80

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