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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 12, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/05 12/19 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★ PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	1
2	2	2	10	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	2
3	3	4	12	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	3
4	4	6	12	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	4
5	7	11	11	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	5
6	8	12	9	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	6
7	5	5	12	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	5
8	9	10	9	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	8
9	14	17	9	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	9
10	11	20	7	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	10
11	12	18	8	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	11
12	13	16	8	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	12
13	18	22	5	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	13
14	16	19	6	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	14
15	19	30	5	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	15
16	23	27	8	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	16
17	20	25	9	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	17
18	6	3	16	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
19	22	24	9	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	19
20	21	23	16	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	20
21	25	34	6	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	21
22	24	26	12	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	22
23	27	32	7	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12304	23
24	26	28	7	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	24
25	30	35	6	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	25
26	28	31	14	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	26
27	32	44	5	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	27
28	10	7	17	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
29	15	15	10	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	15
30	36	40	8	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	30
31	17	9	18	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
32	43	58	4	Shake It UpTHE CARS Elektra 47250	32
33	34	36	9	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	33
34	29	29	12	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	29
35	40	46	6	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	35
36	70	—	2	Waiting On A FriendTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21004/Atlantic	36
37	52	64	4	She's Got A WayBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02628	37
38	39	43	6	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	38
39	31	8	14	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
40	44	49	7	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	40
41	62	77	4	Come Go With MeTHE BEACH BOYS Caribou 5-02633/Epic	41
42	46	52	7	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	42
43	33	33	10	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	33
44	37	14	17	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
45	45	51	6	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	45
46	42	41	18	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
47	41	21	17	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
48	69	78	3	You Could Have Been With MeSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8101	48
49	82	—	2	Take It Easy On MeLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5057	49
50	55	61	5	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	35	13	17	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
52	48	39	18	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
53	71	81	3	Leader Of The BandDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02647	53
54	50	45	14	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25
55	49	42	20	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
56	63	71	5	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	56
57	64	72	5	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	57
58	66	73	4	Let Me Love You OnceGREG LAKE Chrysalis 2571	58
59	67	75	4	If I Were YouLULU Alfa 7011	59
60	84	—	2	Love Is Alright ToniteRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13008	60
61	51	47	21	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
62	54	50	23	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
63	73	82	3	My Kinda LoverBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5037	63
64	56	55	19	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
65	58	56	17	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
66	68	76	4	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	66
67	72	80	4	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	67
68	47	37	11	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
69	38	38	8	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	38
70	53	48	16	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
71	81	—	2	Breakin' AwayAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49842	71
72	80	90	3	Anyone Can SeeIRENE CARA Network 47950/Elektra	72
73	59	54	21	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
74	NEW▶		1	Sweet DreamsAIR SUPPLY Arista 0655	74
75	57	53	14	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
76	76	70	8	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
77	87	—	2	The Woman In MeCRYSTAL GAYLE Columbia 18-02523	77
78	88	—	2	Could It Be LoveJENNIFER WARNES Arista 0611	78
79	89	—	2	Little Darlin'SHEILA Carrere 5-02564/Epic	79
80	NEW▶		1	All Our TomorrowsEDDIE SCHWARTZ Atco 7342/Atlantic	80
81	NEW▶		1	Sea Of LoveDEL SHANNON Network 47951/Elektra	81
82	85	85	4	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	82
83	79	79	6	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	79
84	86	86	5	Walking Into SunshineCENTRAL LINE Mercury 572/Polygram	84
85	90	—	2	Runaway RitaLEIF GARRETT Scotti Brothers 5-02579/Epic	85
86	65	65	6	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	65
87	61	60	7	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	60
88	NEW▶		1	Keeping Our Love AliveHENRY PAUL BAND Atlantic 3883	88
89	75	63	15	Share Your Love With MeKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1430	14
90	NEW▶		1	Closer To The Heart (Live)RUSH Mercury 76124/Polygram	90
91	92	—	2	Sharing The LoveRUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN MCA 51203	91
92	NEW▶		1	A World Without HeroesKISS Casablanca 2343/Polygram	92
93	NEW▶		1	Every Home Should Have OnePATTI AUSTIN Qwest 49854/Warner Bros.	93
94	NEW▶		1	Chariots Of FireVANGELIS Polydor 2189/Polygram	94
95	97	98	3	Better ThingsTHE KINKS Arista 0649	95
96	60	57	13	Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)MARTY BALIN EMI-America 8093	27
97	74	62	11	Promises In The DarkPAT BENATAR Chrysalis 2555	38
98	78	66	7	The Cowboy And The LadyJOHN DENVER RCA 12345	66
99	83	67	11	Magic PowerTRIUMPH RCA 12298	51
100	77	59	21	Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundSTEVIE NICKS with TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Modern 7336/Atlantic	3

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