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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2, 1982

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/26/81 01/09 →

Billboard printed no chart dated January 2, 1982. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/26/1981 and 1/2/1982 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/26 chart standing a second week — every rank, bullet and label as printed there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. Billboard’s own chart history counts the frozen week the same way: the 1/9/1982 issue’s LAST WEEK column points at it, and weeks on chart and weeks at No. 1 both include it.

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

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	57	6	My Kinda LoverBILLY SQUIER Capitol 5037	51
52	52	43	9	Wrack My BrainRINGO STARR Boardwalk 7-11-130	38
53	53	46	17	Tryin' To Live My Life Without YouBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 9686	5
54	54	67	4	All Our TomorrowsEDDIE SCHWARTZ Atco 7342/Atlantic	54
55	55	45	12	Poor Man's SonSURVIVOR Scotti Brothers 5-02560/Epic	33
56	56	63	5	Breakin' AwayAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49842	56
57	57	54	20	The Theme From Hill Street BluesMIKE POST featuring LARRY CARLTON Elektra 47186	10
58	58	69	5	Little Darlin'SHEILA Carrere 5-02564/Epic	58
59	59	65	7	Falling In LoveBALANCE Portrait 24-02608/Epic	59
60	60	70	5	Could It Be LoveJENNIFER WARNES Arista 0611	60
61	61	71	4	Sea Of LoveDEL SHANNON Network 47951/Elektra	61
62	62	55	9	Living EyesBEE GEES RSO 1067/Polygram	45
63	63	76	3	Somewhere Down The RoadBARRY MANILOW Arista 0658	63
64	64	64	6	Anyone Can SeeIRENE CARA Network 47950/Elektra	64
65	65	74	7	Wkrp In CincinnatiSTEVE CARLISLE MCA/Sweet City 51205	65
66	66	56	21	Just OnceQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2357	17
67	67	79	3	Feel Like A NumberBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND Capitol 5077	67
68	68	78	4	Keeping Our Love AliveHENRY PAUL BAND Atlantic 3883	68
69	69	58	20	I've Done Everything For YouRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 12166	8
70	70	80	4	Closer To The Heart (Live)RUSH Mercury 76124/Polygram	70
71	71	—	2	AbacabGENESIS Atlantic 3891	71
72	72	82	3	Those Good Old DreamsCARPENTERS A&M 2386	72
73	73	83	3	One Hundred WaysQUINCY JONES featuring JAMES INGRAM A&M 2387	73
74	74	59	20	The Night OwlsLITTLE RIVER BAND Capitol 5033	6
75	75	85	4	Every Home Should Have OnePATTI AUSTIN Qwest 49854/Warner Bros.	75
76	76	77	5	The Woman In MeCRYSTAL GAYLE Columbia 18-02523	76
77	77	87	3	Love Is Like A RockDONNIE IRIS MCA 51223	77
78	78	88	4	A World Without HeroesKISS Casablanca 2343/Polygram	78
79	79	60	21	When She Was My GirlTHE FOUR TOPS Casablanca 2338/Polygram	11
80	80	—	2	Southern PacificNEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Reprise 49870/Warner Bros.	80
81	81	61	17	Sausalito SummernightDIESEL Regency 7339/Atlantic	25
82	82	—	2	Through The YearsKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1444	82
83	83	—	2	CrazyTHE JOHN HALL BAND EMI-America 8096	83
84	84	84	5	Runaway RitaLEIF GARRETT Scotti Brothers 5-02579/Epic	84
85	85	—	2	Tonight TonightBILL CHAMPLIN Elektra 47240	85
86	86	62	23	We're In This Love TogetherAL JARREAU Warner Bros. 49746	15
87	87	75	20	She's A Bad Mama JamaCARL CARLTON 20th Century-Fox 2488/RCA	22
88	88	92	4	Chariots Of FireVANGELIS Polydor 2189/Polygram	88
89	89	66	7	Blaze Of GloryKENNY ROGERS Liberty 1441	66
90	90	68	24	For Your Eyes OnlySHEENA EASTON Liberty 1418	4
91	91	—	2	Can't Hold BackKANO Mirage 3878/Atlantic	91
92	92	96	3	It's My PartyDAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN Platinum 4	92
93	93	93	6	Better ThingsTHE KINKS Arista 0649	93
94	94	72	22	Super FreakRICK JAMES Gordy 7205/Motown	16
95	95	73	26	Endless LoveDIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE Motown 1519	1
96	96	90	19	Hard To SayDAN FOGELBERG Full Moon/Epic 14-02488	7
97	97	81	11	ControversyPRINCE Warner Bros. 49808	70
98	98	86	14	I Want You, I Need YouCHRIS CHRISTIAN Boardwalk 7-11-126	37
99	99	89	11	TwilightE.L.O. Jet 5-02559/Epic	38
100	100	91	5	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.