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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 26, 1981

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/19 01/02/82 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★ PhysicalOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 51182	1
2	2	2	12	Waiting For A Girl Like YouFOREIGNER Atlantic 3868	2
3	3	5	13	Let's GrooveEARTH, WIND & FIRE ARC/Columbia 18-02536	3
4	6	13	7	I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12361	4
5	5	6	11	Young TurksROD STEWART Warner Bros. 49843	5
6	8	9	11	Harden My HeartQUARTERFLASH Geffen 49824/Warner Bros.	6
7	7	8	11	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?DIANA ROSS RCA 12349	7
8	10	11	10	Leather And LaceSTEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY Modern 7341/Atlantic	8
9	9	10	9	Don't Stop Believin'JOURNEY Columbia 18-02567	9
10	11	12	10	TroubleLINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Asylum 47223/Elektra	10
11	23	25	8	CenterfoldTHE J. GEILS BAND EMI-America 8102	11
12	13	14	8	Yesterday's SongsNEIL DIAMOND Columbia 18-02604	12
13	14	15	7	Comin' In And Out Of Your LifeBARBRA STREISAND Columbia 18-02621	13
14	15	16	10	Turn Your Love AroundGEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 49846	14
15	16	17	11	The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)JUICE NEWTON Capitol 5046	15
16	21	23	9	Hooked On ClassicsTHE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RCA 12304	16
17	18	19	11	Take My HeartKOOL & THE GANG De-Lite 815/Polygram	17
18	19	21	8	Cool NightPAUL DAVIS Arista 9645	18
19	4	4	14	Oh NoCOMMODORES Motown 1527	4
20	12	3	14	Every Little Thing She Does Is MagicTHE POLICE A&M 2371	3
21	25	27	7	Someone Could Lose A Heart TonightEDDIE RABBITT Elektra 47239	21
22	17	7	14	Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)AIR SUPPLY Arista 0626	5
23	27	30	10	I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The WorldRONNIE MILSAP RCA 12342	23
24	28	32	6	Shake It UpTHE CARS Elektra 47250	24
25	26	26	16	Steal The NightSTEVIE WOODS Cotillion 46016/Atlantic	25
26	30	36	4	Waiting On A FriendTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21004/Atlantic	26
27	20	20	18	Our Lips Are SealedTHE GO-GO'S I.R.S. 9901/A&M	20
28	32	37	6	She's Got A WayBILLY JOEL Columbia 18-02628	28
29	22	22	14	My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)CHILLIWACK Millennium 11813/RCA	22
30	34	41	6	Come Go With MeTHE BEACH BOYS Caribou 5-02633/Epic	30
31	33	35	8	Under PressureQUEEN & DAVID BOWIE Elektra 47235	31
32	40	48	5	You Could Have Been With MeSHEENA EASTON EMI-America 8101	32
33	37	53	5	Leader Of The BandDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02647	33
34	24	24	9	Heart Like A WheelTHE STEVE MILLER BAND Capitol 5068	24
35	41	49	4	Take It Easy On MeLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5057	35
36	38	40	9	Castles In The AirDON McLEAN Millennium 11819/RCA	36
37	39	42	9	More Than Just The Two Of UsSNEAKER Handshake 9-02557	37
38	29	18	18	Private EyesDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 12296	1
39	31	28	19	Start Me UpTHE ROLLING STONES Rolling Stones Records 21003/Atlantic	2
40	49	60	4	Love Is Alright ToniteRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 13008	40
41	44	50	7	Working For The WeekendLOVERBOY Columbia 18-02589	41
42	53	74	3	Sweet DreamsAIR SUPPLY Arista 0655	42
43	35	29	12	The Old SongsBARRY MANILOW Arista 0633	15
44	48	56	7	Love In The First DegreeALABAMA RCA 12288	44
45	36	31	20	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)CHRISTOPHER CROSS Warner Bros. 49787	1
46	50	59	6	If I Were YouLULU Alfa 7011	46
47	51	57	7	Key LargoBERTIE HIGGINS Kat Family 9-02524	47
48	52	58	6	Let Me Love You OnceGREG LAKE Chrysalis 2571	48
49	42	34	14	No Reply At AllGENESIS Atlantic 3858	29
50	47	43	12	Never Too MuchLUTHER VANDROSS Epic 14-02409	33

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	57	63	5	My Kinda LoverBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5037	51
52	43	38	8	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	38
53	46	39	16	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
54	67	80	3	All Our TomorrowsEDDIE SCHWARTZ Atco 7342/Atlantic	54
55	45	33	11	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	33
56	63	71	4	Breakin' AwayAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49842	56
57	54	44	19	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
58	69	79	4	Little Darlin'SHEILA Carrere 5-02564/Epic	58
59	65	67	6	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	59
60	70	78	4	Could It Be LoveJENNIFER WARNES Arista 0611	60
61	71	81	3	Sea Of LoveDEL SHANNON Network 47951/Elektra	61
62	55	45	8	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	45
63	76	—	2	Somewhere Down The RoadBARRY MANILOW Arista 0658	63
64	64	72	5	Anyone Can SeeIRENE CARA Network 47950/Elektra	64
65	74	82	6	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	65
66	56	46	20	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
67	79	—	2	Feel Like A NumberBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5077	67
68	78	88	3	Keeping Our Love AliveHENRY PAUL BAND Atlantic 3883	68
69	58	47	19	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
70	80	90	3	Closer To The Heart (Live)RUSH Mercury 76124/Polygram	70
71	NEW▶		1	AbacabGENESIS Atlantic 3891	71
72	82	—	2	Those Good Old DreamsCARPENTERS A&M 2386	72
73	83	—	2	One Hundred WaysQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2387	73
74	59	51	19	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
75	85	93	3	Every Home Should Have OnePATTI AUSTIN Qwest 49854/Warner Bros.	75
76	77	77	4	The Woman In MeCRYSTAL GAYLE Columbia 18-02523	76
77	87	—	2	Love Is Like A RockDONNIE IRIS MCA 51223	77
78	88	92	3	A World Without HeroesKISS Casablanca 2343/Polygram	78
79	60	52	20	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
80	NEW▶		1	Southern PacificNEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Reprise 49870/Warner Bros.	80
81	61	54	16	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25
82	NEW▶		1	Through The YearsKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1444	82
83	NEW▶		1	CrazyTHE JOHN HALL BAND EMI-America 8096	83
84	84	85	4	Runaway RitaLEIF GARRETT Scotti Brothers 5-02579/Epic	84
85	NEW▶		1	Tonight TonightBILL CHAMPLIN Elektra 47240	85
86	62	55	22	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
87	75	65	19	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
88	92	94	3	Chariots Of FireVANGELIS Polydor 2189/Polygram	88
89	66	66	6	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	66
90	68	61	23	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
91	NEW▶		1	Can't Hold BackKANO Mirage 3878/Atlantic	91
92	96	—	2	It's My PartyDAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN Platinum 4	92
93	93	95	5	Better ThingsTHE KINKS Arista 0649	93
94	72	64	21	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
95	73	62	25	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
96	90	70	18	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
97	81	76	10	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
98	86	68	13	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
99	89	69	10	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	38
100	91	91	4	Sharing The LoveRUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN MCA 51203	91

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