Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 5, 1981

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY ALBUM AND TRACK SALES AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE, STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA FROM ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED 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 September 5, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Endless Love
  Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

2
- Slow Hand
  The Pointer Sisters
- 2
- 2
- 15
- - 2
  - 2
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet

3
- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
  Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 4
- 3
- 7
- - 4
  - 3
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, T.Petty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Modern/Unknown

4
- Urgent
  Foreigner
- 8
- 4
- 10
- - 8
  - 4
  - 10

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

5
- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me
  Ronnie Milsap
- 7
- 5
- 11
- - 7
  - 5
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

6
- Queen Of Hearts
  Juice Newton
- 6
- 6
- 15
- - 6
  - 6
  - 15

Producer(s):

R.Landis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

7
- Who's Crying Now
  Journey
- 10
- 7
- 8
- - 10
  - 7
  - 8

Producer(s):

M.Stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Lady (You Bring Me Up)
  Commodores
- 9
- 8
- 12
- - 9
  - 8
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

9
- Jessie's Girl
  Rick Springfield
- 5
- 1
- 24
- - 5
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

10
- Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
  Joey Scarbury
- 3
- 2
- 18
- - 3
  - 2
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

11
- I Don't Need You
  Kenny Rogers
- 11
- 3
- 13
- - 11
  - 3
  - 13

Producer(s):

L.Richie, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

12
- Step By Step
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 16
- 12
- 7
- - 16
  - 12
  - 7

Producer(s):

D.Malloy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

13
- Cool Love
  Pablo Cruise
- 15
- 13
- 10
- - 15
  - 13
  - 10

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

14
- Boy From New York City
  The Manhattan Transfer
- 12
- 7
- 16
- - 12
  - 7
  - 16

Producer(s):

J.Graydon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

15
- The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
  Greg Kihn Band
- 17
- 15
- 16
- - 17
  - 15
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beserkley

16
- Really Wanna Know You
  Gary Wright
- 18
- 16
- 10
- - 18
  - 16
  - 10

Producer(s):

G.Wright, D.Parks, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

17
- Fire And Ice
  Pat Benatar
- 19
- 17
- 8
- - 19
  - 17
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, N.Geraldo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

18
- Hold On Tight
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 21
- 18
- 7
- - 21
  - 18
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

19
- The Beach Boys Medley
  The Beach Boys
- 24
- 19
- 7
- - 24
  - 19
  - 7

Producer(s):

B.Wilson, M. Benet, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

20
- Feels So Right
  Alabama
- 22
- 20
- 14
- - 22
  - 20
  - 14

Producer(s):

Alabama, L.McBride, H.Shedd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- That Old Song
  Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
- 23
- 21
- 9
- - 23
  - 21
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

22
- The Voice
  The Moody Blues
- 25
- 22
- 5
- - 25
  - 22
  - 5

Producer(s):

P.williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold/Unknown

23
- For Your Eyes Only
  Sheena Easton
- 29
- 23
- 7
- - 29
  - 23
  - 7

Producer(s):

C.Neil, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

24
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
  Christopher Cross
- 31
- 24
- 4
- - 31
  - 24
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

25
- I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)
  Lulu
- 30
- 25
- 6
- - 30
  - 25
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alfa

26
- Love On A Two Way Street
  Stacy Lattisaw
- 28
- 26
- 12
- - 28
  - 26
  - 12

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

27
- Hearts
  Marty Balin
- 13
- 8
- 16
- - 13
  - 8
  - 16

Producer(s):

J.Balin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

28
- In Your Letter
  REO Speedwagon
- 34
- 28
- 5
- - 34
  - 28
  - 5

Producer(s):

K.Cronin, G.Richrath, K.Beamish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

29
- Start Me Up
  The Rolling Stones
- 35
- 29
- 3
- - 35
  - 29
  - 3

Producer(s):

The Glimmer Twins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Unknown

30
- Breaking Away
  Balance
- 33
- 30
- 9
- - 33
  - 30
  - 9

Producer(s):

Balance, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Unknown

31
- Elvira
  The Oak Ridge Boys
- 14
- 5
- 17
- - 14
  - 5
  - 17

Producer(s):

R.Chancey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

32
- Draw Of The Cards
  Kim Carnes
- 36
- 32
- 5
- - 36
  - 32
  - 5

Producer(s):

V.Garay, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

33
- Super Freak (Part I)
  Rick James
- 43
- 33
- 5
- - 43
  - 33
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

34
- It's Now Or Never
  John Schneider
- 20
- 14
- 15
- - 20
  - 14
  - 15

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Unknown

35
- Don't Give It Up
  Robbie Patton
- 26
- 26
- 9
- - 26
  - 26
  - 9

Producer(s):

C.McVie, K.Cayllat, R.Patton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

36
- Chloe
  Elton John
- 42
- 36
- 7
- - 42
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

E.John, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

37
- You Could Take My Heart Away
  Silver Condor
- 39
- 37
- 7
- - 39
  - 37
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Flicker, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

38
- Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
  John Denver
- 41
- 38
- 13
- - 41
  - 38
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

39
- Nicole
  Point Blank
- 40
- 39
- 11
- - 40
  - 39
  - 11

Producer(s):

B.Ham, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

40
- The Night Owls
  Little River Band
- 48
- 40
- 3
- - 48
  - 40
  - 3

Producer(s):

G.Martin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

41
- You're My Girl
  Franke & The Knockouts
- 27
- 27
- 10
- - 27
  - 27
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Verroca, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium/Unknown

42
- General Hospi-tale
  The Afternoon Delights
- 44
- 42
- 7
- - 44
  - 42
  - 7

Producer(s):

H.King, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

43
- I've Done Everything For You
  Rick Springfield
- 65
- 43
- 3
- - 65
  - 43
  - 3

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 5, 1981

Billboard Hot 100

Endless Love

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Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Endless Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slow Hand

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Urgent

Producer(s):

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(There's) No Gettin' Over Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Queen Of Hearts

Producer(s):

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Who's Crying Now

Producer(s):

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Lady (You Bring Me Up)

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Jessie's Girl

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Don't Need You

Producer(s):

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Step By Step

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Cool Love

Producer(s):

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Boy From New York City

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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

Producer(s):

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Hold On Tight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Beach Boys Medley

Producer(s):

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Feels So Right

Producer(s):

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That Old Song

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Voice

Producer(s):

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For Your Eyes Only

Producer(s):

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Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love On A Two Way Street

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hearts

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