Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 22, 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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Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 22, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Endless Love
  Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- 1
- 1
- 7
- - 1
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

2
- Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
  Joey Scarbury
- 2
- 2
- 16
- - 2
  - 2
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

3
- I Don't Need You
  Kenny Rogers
- 3
- 3
- 11
- - 3
  - 3
  - 11

Producer(s):

L.Richie, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

4
- Slow Hand
  The Pointer Sisters
- 6
- 4
- 13
- - 6
  - 4
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet

5
- Jessie's Girl
  Rick Springfield
- 4
- 1
- 22
- - 4
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

6
- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
  Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 21
- 6
- 5
- - 21
  - 6
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, T.Petty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Modern/Unknown

7
- Boy From New York City
  The Manhattan Transfer
- 7
- 7
- 14
- - 7
  - 7
  - 14

Producer(s):

J.Graydon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

8
- Queen Of Hearts
  Juice Newton
- 9
- 8
- 13
- - 9
  - 8
  - 13

Producer(s):

R.Landis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

9
- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me
  Ronnie Milsap
- 10
- 9
- 9
- - 10
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

10
- Lady (You Bring Me Up)
  Commodores
- 11
- 10
- 10
- - 11
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

11
- Who's Crying Now
  Journey
- 13
- 11
- 6
- - 13
  - 11
  - 6

Producer(s):

M.Stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

12
- Hearts
  Marty Balin
- 8
- 8
- 14
- - 8
  - 8
  - 14

Producer(s):

J.Balin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

13
- Elvira
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 5
- 5
- 15
- - 5
  - 5
  - 15

Producer(s):

R.Chancey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

14
- It's Now Or Never
  John Schneider
- 14
- 14
- 13
- - 14
  - 14
  - 13

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Unknown

15
- Urgent
  Foreigner
- 18
- 15
- 8
- - 18
  - 15
  - 8

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

16
- Touch Me When We're Dancing
  Carpenters
- 16
- 16
- 10
- - 16
  - 16
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

17
- The Stroke
  Billy Squier
- 17
- 17
- 15
- - 17
  - 17
  - 15

Producer(s):

M.Squier, B.Squier, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

18
- Cool Love
  Pablo Cruise
- 20
- 18
- 8
- - 20
  - 18
  - 8

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

19
- In The Air Tonight
  Phil Collins
- 19
- 19
- 13
- - 19
  - 19
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

P.D.C.Collins

Producer(s):

P.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
  Greg Kihn Band
- 25
- 20
- 14
- - 25
  - 20
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beserkley

21
- Really Wanna Know You
  Gary Wright
- 23
- 21
- 8
- - 23
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

G.Wright, D.Parks, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

22
- Fire And Ice
  Pat Benatar
- 24
- 22
- 6
- - 24
  - 22
  - 6

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, N.Geraldo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

23
- Step By Step
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 27
- 23
- 5
- - 27
  - 23
  - 5

Producer(s):

D.Malloy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

24
- Feels So Right
  Alabama
- 26
- 24
- 12
- - 26
  - 24
  - 12

Producer(s):

Alabama, L.McBride, H.Shedd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

25
- That Old Song
  Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
- 36
- 25
- 7
- - 36
  - 25
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

26
- Don't Give It Up
  Robbie Patton
- 28
- 26
- 7
- - 28
  - 26
  - 7

Producer(s):

C.McVie, K.Cayllat, R.Patton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

27
- You're My Girl
  Franke & The Knockouts
- 29
- 27
- 8
- - 29
  - 27
  - 8

Producer(s):

S.Verroca, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium/Unknown

28
- Hold On Tight
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 33
- 28
- 5
- - 33
  - 28
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

29
- Love On A Two Way Street
  Stacy Lattisaw
- 31
- 29
- 10
- - 31
  - 29
  - 10

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

30
- The Beach Boys Medley
  The Beach Boys
- 37
- 30
- 5
- - 37
  - 30
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Wilson, M. Benet, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

31
- The Voice
  The Moody Blues
- 39
- 31
- 3
- - 39
  - 31
  - 3

Producer(s):

P.williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold/Unknown

32
- Everlasting Love
  Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet
- 34
- 32
- 9
- - 34
  - 32
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

33
- The One That You Love
  Air Supply
- 12
- 1
- 15
- - 12
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

H.Maslin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

34
- I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)
  Lulu
- 46
- 34
- 4
- - 46
  - 34
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alfa

35
- For Your Eyes Only
  Sheena Easton
- 47
- 35
- 5
- - 47
  - 35
  - 5

Producer(s):

C.Neil, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

36
- Breaking Away
  Balance
- 40
- 36
- 7
- - 40
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

Balance, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Unknown

37
- Time
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 15
- 15
- 19
- - 15
  - 15
  - 19

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 22, 1981

Billboard Hot 100

Endless Love

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Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Endless Love

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

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I Don't Need You

Producer(s):

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Slow Hand

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Jessie's Girl

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Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

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Boy From New York City

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Queen Of Hearts

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(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

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Lady (You Bring Me Up)

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Who's Crying Now

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Hearts

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Elvira

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It's Now Or Never

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Urgent

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Touch Me When We're Dancing

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The Stroke

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Cool Love

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In The Air Tonight

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The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

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Really Wanna Know You

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Fire And Ice

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Step By Step

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Feels So Right

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That Old Song

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Don't Give It Up

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