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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 19, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/12 12/26 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★ PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	1
2	2	2	11	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	2
3	5	7	12	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	3
4	4	4	13	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	4
5	6	8	10	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	5
6	13	18	6	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	6
7	8	9	10	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	7
8	9	14	10	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	8
9	10	11	8	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	9
10	11	12	9	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	10
11	12	13	9	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	11
12	3	3	13	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	3
13	14	16	7	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	13
14	15	19	6	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	14
15	16	23	9	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	15
16	17	20	10	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	16
17	7	5	13	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	5
18	19	22	10	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	18
19	21	25	7	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	19
20	20	21	17	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	20
21	23	27	8	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12304	21
22	22	24	13	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	22
23	25	30	7	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	23
24	24	26	8	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	24
25	27	32	6	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	25
26	26	28	15	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	26
27	30	36	9	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	27
28	32	43	5	Shake It UpTHE CARS Elektra 47250	28
29	18	6	17	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
30	36	70	3	Waiting On A FriendTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21004/Atlantic	30
31	28	10	18	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
32	37	52	5	She's Got A WayBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02628	32
33	35	40	7	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	33
34	41	62	5	Come Go With MeTHE BEACH BOYS Caribou 5-02633/Epic	34
35	29	15	11	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	15
36	31	17	19	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
37	53	71	4	Leader Of The BandDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02647	37
38	40	44	8	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	38
39	42	46	8	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	39
40	48	69	4	You Could Have Been With MeSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8101	40
41	49	82	3	Take It Easy On MeLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5057	41
42	34	29	13	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	29
43	38	39	7	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	38
44	50	55	6	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	44
45	33	34	10	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	33
46	39	31	15	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
47	43	33	11	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	33
48	56	63	6	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	48
49	60	84	3	Love Is Alright ToniteRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13008	49
50	59	67	5	If I Were YouLULU Alfa 7011	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	57	64	6	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	51
52	58	66	5	Let Me Love You OnceGREG LAKE Chrysalis 2571	52
53	74	—	2	Sweet DreamsAIR SUPPLY Arista 0655	53
54	44	37	18	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
55	45	45	7	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	45
56	46	42	19	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
57	63	73	4	My Kinda LoverBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5037	57
58	47	41	18	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
59	51	35	18	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
60	52	48	19	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
61	54	50	15	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25
62	55	49	21	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
63	71	81	3	Breakin' AwayAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49842	63
64	72	80	4	Anyone Can SeeIRENE CARA Network 47950/Elektra	64
65	67	72	5	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	65
66	66	68	5	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	66
67	80	—	2	All Our TomorrowsEDDIE SCHWARTZ Atco 7342/Atlantic	67
68	61	51	22	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
69	79	89	3	Little Darlin'SHEILA Carrere 5-02564/Epic	69
70	78	88	3	Could It Be LoveJENNIFER WARNES Arista 0611	70
71	81	—	2	Sea Of LoveDEL SHANNON Network 47951/Elektra	71
72	64	56	20	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
73	62	54	24	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
74	82	85	5	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	74
75	65	58	18	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
76	NEW▶		1	Somewhere Down The RoadBARRY MANILOW Arista 0658	76
77	77	87	3	The Woman In MeCRYSTAL GAYLE Columbia 18-02523	77
78	88	—	2	Keeping Our Love AliveHENRY PAUL BAND Atlantic 3883	78
79	NEW▶		1	Feel Like A NumberBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5077	79
80	90	—	2	Closer To The Heart (Live)RUSH Mercury 76124/Polygram	80
81	76	76	9	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
82	NEW▶		1	Those Good Old DreamsCARPENTERS A&M 2386	82
83	NEW▶		1	One Hundred WaysQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2387	83
84	85	90	3	Runaway RitaLEIF GARRETT Scotti Brothers 5-02579/Epic	84
85	93	—	2	Every Home Should Have OnePATTI AUSTIN Qwest 49854/Warner Bros.	85
86	68	47	12	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
87	NEW▶		1	Love Is Like A RockDONNIE IRIS MCA 51223	87
88	92	—	2	A World Without HeroesKISS Casablanca 2343/Polygram	88
89	69	38	9	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	38
90	70	53	17	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
91	91	92	3	Sharing The LoveRUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN MCA 51203	91
92	94	—	2	Chariots Of FireVANGELIS Polydor 2189/Polygram	92
93	95	97	4	Better ThingsTHE KINKS Arista 0649	93
94	73	59	22	Step By StepEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47174	5
95	75	57	15	Say Goodbye To HollywoodBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02518	17
96	NEW▶		1	It's My PartyDAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN Platinum 4	96
97	87	61	8	I'm Just Too ShyJERMAINE JACKSON Motown 1525	60
98	83	79	7	I Heard It Through The GrapevineROGER Warner Bros. 49786	79
99	84	86	6	Walking Into SunshineCENTRAL LINE Mercury 572/Polygram	84
100	86	65	7	Talking Out Of TurnTHE MOODY BLUES Threshold 603/Polygram	65

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