Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of February 21, 1981

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

The Gap Band

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of February 21, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  The Gap Band
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

2
- Don't Stop The Music
  Yarbrough & Peoples
- 3
- 2
- 14
- - 3
  - 2
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

3
- Fantastic Voyage
  Lakeside
- 2
- 1
- 15
- - 2
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

D.Griffey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

4
- Heartbreak Hotel
  The Jacksons
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Producer(s):

The Jacksons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

5
- I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
  Stevie Wonder
- 6
- 5
- 10
- - 6
  - 5
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

6
- United Together
  Aretha Franklin
- 5
- 3
- 15
- - 5
  - 3
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

7
- It's A Love Thing
  The Whispers
- 11
- 7
- 7
- - 11
  - 7
  - 7

Producer(s):

D.Griffey, The Whispers, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

8
- Too Tight
  ConFunkShun
- 8
- 8
- 14
- - 8
  - 8
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

9
- I Just Love The Man
  The Jones Girls
- 9
- 9
- 13
- - 9
  - 9
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

10
- All American Girls
  Sister Sledge
- 18
- 10
- 4
- - 18
  - 10
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

11
- Together
  Tierra
- 12
- 11
- 14
- - 12
  - 11
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

12
- Watching You
  Slave
- 14
- 12
- 11
- - 14
  - 12
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

13
- Make The World Stand Still
  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
- 13
- 13
- 12
- - 13
  - 13
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

14
- Boogie Body Land
  Barkays
- 7
- 7
- 13
- - 7
  - 7
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

15
- Celebration
  Kool & The Gang
- 10
- 1
- 19
- - 10
  - 1
  - 19

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite

16
- 8th Wonder
  Sugarhill Gang
- 16
- 16
- 11
- - 16
  - 16
  - 11

Producer(s):

Sugar Hill Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar Hill/Unknown

17
- Love Over And Over Again
  Switch
- 15
- 9
- 16
- - 15
  - 9
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

18
- Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move)
  Tom Browne
- 23
- 18
- 5
- - 23
  - 18
  - 5

19
- Little Girl Don't You Worry
  Jermaine Jackson
- 17
- 17
- 15
- - 17
  - 17
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

20
- Who Said
  The Isley Brothers
- 21
- 20
- 9
- - 21
  - 20
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck/Unknown

21
- I'm Ready
  Kano
- 22
- 21
- 14
- - 22
  - 21
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Emergency/Unknown

22
- Keep It Hot
  Cameo
- 20
- 4
- 18
- - 20
  - 4
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate City/Unknown

23
- Agony Of Defeet
  Parliament
- 19
- 7
- 14
- - 19
  - 7
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

24
- Melancholy Fire
  Norman Connors
- 24
- 20
- 12
- - 24
  - 20
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

25
- Dance
  Silver Platinum
- 28
- 25
- 10
- - 28
  - 25
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spector Int'l/Unknown

26
- Sukiyaki
  A Taste Of Honey
- 40
- 26
- 4
- - 40
  - 26
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

27
- Be Alright - Part I
  Zapp
- 27
- 27
- 10
- - 27
  - 27
  - 10

28
- Full Of Fire
  Shalamar
- 31
- 28
- 10
- - 31
  - 28
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

29
- Bon Bon Vie
  T.S. Monk
- 36
- 29
- 11
- - 36
  - 29
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mirage/Unknown

30
- You're The Best Thing In My Life
  The Dramatics
- 35
- 30
- 9
- - 35
  - 30
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

31
- Here's To You
  Skyy
- 32
- 31
- 12
- - 32
  - 31
  - 12

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Salsoul/Unknown

32
- Fancy Dancer
  Twennynine With Lenny White
- 37
- 32
- 7
- - 37
  - 32
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

33
- Turn Out The Lamplight
  George Benson
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

34
- Shine On
  LTD
- 25
- 19
- 15
- - 25
  - 19
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

35
- I'll Never Find Another (Find Another Like You)
  The Manhattans
- 29
- 12
- 16
- - 29
  - 12
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

36
- Jesus Is Love
  Commodores
- 34
- 34
- 10
- - 34
  - 34
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

37
- Magic Man
  Robert Winters And Fall
- 42
- 37
- 9
- - 42
  - 37
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

38
- What We Have Is Right
  The Blackbyrds
- 38
- 38
- 9
- - 38
  - 38
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy/Unknown

39
- And Love Goes On
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 50
- 39
- 3
- - 50
  - 39
  - 3

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

40
- PERFECT FIT
  Jerry Knight
- 51
- 40
- 3
- - 51
  - 40
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

41
- Everything Is Cool
  T-Connection
- 54
- 41
- 4
- - 54
  - 41
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

42
- Love's Calling
  Zingara
- 49
- 42
- 9
- - 49
  - 42
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wheel/Unknown

43
- Glad You Came My Way
  Joe Simon
- 44
- 43
- 9

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of February 21, 1981

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Stop The Music

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Fantastic Voyage

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Heartbreak Hotel

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I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

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United Together

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It's A Love Thing

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Too Tight

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I Just Love The Man

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All American Girls

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Together

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Watching You

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Make The World Stand Still

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Boogie Body Land

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Celebration

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8th Wonder

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Love Over And Over Again

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Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move)

Little Girl Don't You Worry

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Who Said

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I'm Ready

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Keep It Hot

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Agony Of Defeet

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Melancholy Fire

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Dance

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