Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 24, 1981

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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(Just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

Ask Billboard: The Beach Boys, Jacksons & John Lennon Notch First Top 40 Hot 100 Hits Since the '80s With Holiday Classics

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 24, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- (Just Like) Starting Over
  John Lennon
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

2
- Love On The Rocks
  Neil Diamond
- 2
- 2
- 13
- - 2
  - 2
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

3
- The Tide Is High
  Blondie
- 4
- 3
- 11
- - 4
  - 3
  - 11

Producer(s):

M.Chapman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

4
- Guilty
  Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
- 3
- 3
- 13
- - 3
  - 3
  - 13

Producer(s):

C.Koppelman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

5
- Hungry Heart
  Bruce Springsteen
- 5
- 5
- 12
- - 5
  - 5
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.Springsteen

Producer(s):

B.Springsteen, J.Landau, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- Every Woman In The World
  Air Supply
- 6
- 6
- 14
- - 6
  - 6
  - 14

Producer(s):

R.Porter, H.Maslin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

7
- Passion
  Rod Stewart
- 7
- 7
- 10
- - 7
  - 7
  - 10

Producer(s):

Harry The Hook, R.Stewart, J.Johns

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

8
- I Love A Rainy Night
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 12
- 8
- 12
- - 12
  - 8
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

9
- It's My Turn
  Diana Ross
- 11
- 9
- 14
- - 11
  - 9
  - 14

Producer(s):

M.Masser, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

10
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
  The Police
- 10
- 10
- 14
- - 10
  - 10
  - 14

Producer(s):

The Police, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

11
- I Made It Through The Rain
  Barry Manilow
- 13
- 11
- 10
- - 13
  - 11
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, R. Dante, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

12
- Celebration
  Kool & The Gang
- 14
- 12
- 14
- - 14
  - 12
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite

13
- Tell It Like It Is
  Heart
- 8
- 8
- 10
- - 8
  - 8
  - 10

Producer(s):

Heart, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

14
- Hey Nineteen
  Steely Dan
- 15
- 14
- 9
- - 15
  - 14
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Katz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

15
- Time Is Time
  Andy Gibb
- 18
- 15
- 10
- - 18
  - 15
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

16
- Giving It Up For Your Love
  Delbert McClinton
- 19
- 16
- 8
- - 19
  - 16
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, Muscle Shoals Sound, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/MSS/Unknown

17
- Miss Sun
  Boz Scaggs
- 21
- 17
- 9
- - 21
  - 17
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Schnee, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

18
- 9 To 5
  Dolly Parton
- 22
- 18
- 9
- - 22
  - 18
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Same Old Lang Syne
  Dan Fogelberg
- 26
- 19
- 7
- - 26
  - 19
  - 7

Producer(s):

D.Fogelberg, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Epic

20
- Lady
  Kenny Rogers
- 9
- 1
- 17
- - 9
  - 1
  - 17

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

21
- The Winner Takes It All
  ABBA
- 25
- 21
- 10
- - 25
  - 21
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Anderson, B.Ulvaeus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

22
- Together
  Tierra
- 23
- 22
- 12
- - 23
  - 22
  - 12

Producer(s):

R.Salas, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

23
- Keep On Loving You
  REO Speedwagon
- 28
- 23
- 9
- - 28
  - 23
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Cronin

Producer(s):

K.Cronin, G.Richrath, K.Beamish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Suddenly
  Olivia Newton-John And Cliff Richard
- 20
- 20
- 14
- - 20
  - 20
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

25
- Seven Bridges Road
  Eagles
- 29
- 25
- 6
- - 29
  - 25
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

26
- I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
  Stevie Wonder
- 32
- 26
- 7
- - 32
  - 26
  - 7

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

27
- Woman
  John Lennon
- 36
- 27
- 2
- - 36
  - 27
  - 2

Producer(s):

Y.Ono, J.W.Lennon, J.Douglass

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

28
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot
  Pat Benatar
- 16
- 9
- 17
- - 16
  - 9
  - 17

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

29
- More Than I Can Say
  Leo Sayer
- 17
- 2
- 18
- - 17
  - 2
  - 18

Producer(s):

A.Tarney, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

30
- Heartbreak Hotel
  The Jacksons
- 35
- 30
- 8
- - 35
  - 30
  - 8

Producer(s):

The Jacksons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

31 NEW
NEW
- The Best Of Times
  Styx
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

32
- Killin' Time
  Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton
- 34
- 32
- 10
- - 34
  - 32
  - 10

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Unknown

33
- Cold Love
  Donna Summer
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

34
- A Little In Love
  Cliff Richard
- 43
- 34
- 7
- - 43
  - 34
  - 7

Producer(s):

A.Tarney, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

35
- He Can't Love You
  Michael Stanley Band
- 37
- 35
- 10
- - 37
  - 35
  - 10

Producer(s):

M.Stanley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

36
- Smoky Mountain Rain
  Ronnie Milsap
- 42
- 36
- 9
- - 42
  - 36
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

37 NEW
NEW
- Crying
  Don McLean
- -
- 37
- 1
- - -
  - 37
  - 1

Producer(s):

L.Butler, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium/Unknown

38
- I Need Your Lovin'
  Teena Marie

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 24, 1981

Billboard Hot 100

(Just Like) Starting Over

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Ask Billboard: The Beach Boys, Jacksons & John Lennon Notch First Top 40 Hot 100 Hits Since the '80s With Holiday Classics

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

(Just Like) Starting Over

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Love On The Rocks

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The Tide Is High

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Guilty

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Hungry Heart

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Every Woman In The World

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Passion

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I Love A Rainy Night

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It's My Turn

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De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

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I Made It Through The Rain

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Celebration

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Tell It Like It Is

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Hey Nineteen

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Time Is Time

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Giving It Up For Your Love

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Miss Sun

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9 To 5

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Same Old Lang Syne

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Lady

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The Winner Takes It All

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Together

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Keep On Loving You

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Suddenly