Billboard Hot 100

Week of July 18, 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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Bette Davis Eyes

Kim Carnes

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

V.Garay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Billboard Hot 100

Week of July 18, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Bette Davis Eyes
  Kim Carnes
- 1
- 1
- 17
- - 1
  - 1
  - 17

Producer(s):

V.Garay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

2
- All Those Years Ago
  George Harrison
- 2
- 2
- 9
- - 2
  - 2
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Harrison, R.Cooper, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse/Unknown

3
- The One That You Love
  Air Supply
- 3
- 3
- 10
- - 3
  - 3
  - 10

Producer(s):

H.Maslin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

4
- Jessie's Girl
  Rick Springfield
- 4
- 4
- 17
- - 4
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

5
- You Make My Dreams
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 5
- 5
- 12
- - 5
  - 5
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Oates, D.Hall, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

6
- Elvira
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 6
- 6
- 10
- - 6
  - 6
  - 10

Producer(s):

R.Chancey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

7
- Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
  Joey Scarbury
- 8
- 7
- 11
- - 8
  - 7
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

8
- I Don't Need You
  Kenny Rogers
- 9
- 8
- 6
- - 9
  - 8
  - 6

Producer(s):

L.Richie, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

9
- Slow Hand
  The Pointer Sisters
- 10
- 9
- 8
- - 10
  - 9
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet

10
- Boy From New York City
  The Manhattan Transfer
- 16
- 10
- 9
- - 16
  - 10
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Graydon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

11
- Hearts
  Marty Balin
- 13
- 11
- 9
- - 13
  - 11
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Balin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

12
- Medley
  Stars On 45
- 7
- 1
- 15
- - 7
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Radio

13
- Gemini Dream
  The Moody Blues
- 15
- 13
- 7
- - 15
  - 13
  - 7

Producer(s):

P.williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold/Unknown

14
- A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
  Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
- 11
- 4
- 20
- - 11
  - 4
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

15
- This Little Girl
  Gary U.S. Bonds
- 12
- 11
- 13
- - 12
  - 11
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

16
- Queen Of Hearts
  Juice Newton
- 21
- 16
- 8
- - 21
  - 16
  - 8

Producer(s):

R.Landis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

17
- Winning
  Santana
- 18
- 17
- 15
- - 18
  - 17
  - 15

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

18
- Modern Girl
  Sheena Easton
- 19
- 18
- 11
- - 19
  - 18
  - 11

Producer(s):

C.Neil, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

19
- Time
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 20
- 19
- 14
- - 20
  - 19
  - 14

Producer(s):

A.Parsons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

20
- America
  Neil Diamond
- 14
- 8
- 13
- - 14
  - 8
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

21
- Sukiyaki
  A Taste Of Honey
- 17
- 3
- 20
- - 17
  - 3
  - 20

Producer(s):

G.Duke, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

22
- Seven Year Ache
  Rosanne Cash
- 24
- 22
- 13
- - 24
  - 22
  - 13

Producer(s):

R.Crowell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

23
- Touch Me When We're Dancing
  Carpenters
- 27
- 23
- 5
- - 27
  - 23
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

24
- Sweet Baby
  Stanley Clarke/George Duke
- 26
- 24
- 12
- - 26
  - 24
  - 12

Producer(s):

G.Duke, S.Clarke, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

25
- The Stroke
  Billy Squier
- 28
- 25
- 10
- - 28
  - 25
  - 10

Producer(s):

M.Squier, B.Squier, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

26
- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me
  Ronnie Milsap
- 32
- 26
- 4
- - 32
  - 26
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

27
- It's Now Or Never
  John Schneider
- 31
- 27
- 8
- - 31
  - 27
  - 8

Producer(s):

T.Scotti, J.D'andrea, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Unknown

28
- Don't Let Him Go
  REO Speedwagon
- 29
- 28
- 6
- - 29
  - 28
  - 6

Producer(s):

K.Cronin, G.Richrath, K.Beamish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

29
- Lady (You Bring Me Up)
  Commodores
- 35
- 29
- 5
- - 35
  - 29
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

30
- Stronger Than Before
  Carole Bayer Sager
- 30
- 30
- 10
- - 30
  - 30
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Bacharach, B.Arthur, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

31
- In The Air Tonight
  Phil Collins
- 33
- 31
- 8
- - 33
  - 31
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.D.C.Collins

Producer(s):

P.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- Urgent
  Foreigner
- 37
- 32
- 3
- - 37
  - 32
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange, M.Jones, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

33
- The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
  Greg Kihn Band
- 39
- 33
- 9
- - 39
  - 33
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beserkley

34
- A Life Of Illusion
  Joe Walsh
- 34
- 34
- 9
- - 34
  - 34
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Walsh, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

35
- Double Dutch Bus
  Frankie Smith
- 38
- 35
- 10
- - 38
  - 35
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

WMOT (CBS)/Unknown

36
- I Love You
  Climax Blues Band
- 36
- 12
- 22
- - 36
  - 12
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

37
- Is It You
  Lee Ritenour
- 22
- 15
- 13
- - 22
  - 15
  - 13

Producer(s):

L.Ritenour, H.Mason, D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

38
- Endless Love
  Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- 54
- 38
- 2
- - 54
  - 38
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

39
- Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
  Jim Steinman
- 42
- 39
- 8
- - 42
  - 39
  - 8

Billboard Hot 100

Week of July 18, 1981

Billboard Hot 100

Bette Davis Eyes

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Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

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Bette Davis Eyes

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All Those Years Ago

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The One That You Love

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Jessie's Girl

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You Make My Dreams

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Elvira

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Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)

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I Don't Need You

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Slow Hand

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Boy From New York City

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Hearts

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Medley

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Gemini Dream

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A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

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This Little Girl

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Queen Of Hearts

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Winning

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Modern Girl

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Time

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America

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Sukiyaki

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Seven Year Ache

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Touch Me When We're Dancing

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Sweet Baby

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The Stroke

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