Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 3, 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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Endless Love

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 3, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Endless Love
  Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

2
- She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
  Carl Carlton
- 2
- 2
- 16
- - 2
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/RCA

3
- Super Freak (Part I)
  Rick James
- 3
- 3
- 10
- - 3
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

4
- When She Was My Girl
  Four Tops
- 4
- 4
- 8
- - 4
  - 4
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

5
- Never Too Much
  Luther Vandross
- 7
- 5
- 9
- - 7
  - 5
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- We're In This Love Together
  Al Jarreau
- 6
- 6
- 12
- - 6
  - 6
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Graydon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

7
- Love All The Hurt Away
  Aretha Franklin And George Benson
- 8
- 7
- 7
- - 8
  - 7
  - 7

Producer(s):

A.Mardin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

8
- On The Beat
  The B.B. And Q. Band
- 9
- 8
- 12
- - 9
  - 8
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.F.Petrus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

9
- I'll Do Anything For You
  Denroy Morgan
- 10
- 9
- 14
- - 10
  - 9
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Becket/Unknown

10
- Sweat (til You Get Wet)
  Brick
- 11
- 10
- 11
- - 11
  - 10
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang!/Unknown

11
- Just Be My Lady
  Larry Graham
- 5
- 4
- 15
- - 5
  - 4
  - 15

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

12
- Silly
  Deniece Williams
- 14
- 12
- 9
- - 14
  - 12
  - 9

Producer(s):

T.Bell, D.Williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

13
- Get It Up
  The Time
- 18
- 13
- 8
- - 18
  - 13
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

14
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 17
- 14
- 6
- - 17
  - 14
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

15
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  Roger
- 20
- 15
- 7
- - 20
  - 15
  - 7

Producer(s):

Roger, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

16
- Do It Now (Part 1)
  The S.O.S. Band
- 15
- 15
- 12
- - 15
  - 15
  - 12

17
- Slow Hand
  The Pointer Sisters
- 12
- 7
- 17
- - 12
  - 7
  - 17

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/Unknown

18
- Square Biz
  Teena Marie
- 16
- 3
- 16
- - 16
  - 3
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

19
- Lady (You Bring Me Up)
  Commodores
- 13
- 5
- 15
- - 13
  - 5
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

20
- Wikkawrap
  The Evasions
- 23
- 20
- 11
- - 23
  - 20
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sam/Unknown

21
- Before I Let Go
  Frankie Beverly And Maze
- 26
- 21
- 7
- - 26
  - 21
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

22
- Can't We Fall In Love Again
  Phyllis Hyman And Mike Henderson
- 19
- 9
- 13
- - 19
  - 9
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

23
- Love Has Come Around
  Donald Byrd
- 30
- 23
- 8
- - 30
  - 23
  - 8

26
- I'm In Love
  Evelyn King
- 21
- 1
- 16
- - 21
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

27 NEW
NEW
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
  Kool & The Gang
- -
- 27
- 1
- - -
  - 27
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite

28
- I Like It
  Cameo
- 31
- 28
- 6
- - 31
  - 28
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate City/Unknown

29
- Shine Your Light
  The Graingers
- 29
- 29
- 13
- - 29
  - 29
  - 13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BC/Unknown

30
- Do You Love Me
  Patti Austin
- 33
- 30
- 9
- - 33
  - 30
  - 9

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Qwest/Unknown

31
- She Don't Let Nobody
  Curtis Mayfield
- 44
- 31
- 4
- - 44
  - 31
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

32
- She's Got Paper, But I Got The Man
  Barbara Mason
- 41
- 32
- 6
- - 41
  - 32
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

WMOT/Unknown

33
- Just Once
  Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram
- 36
- 33
- 7
- - 36
  - 33
  - 7

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

34
- Night Games
  Stephanie Mills
- 34
- 34
- 7
- - 34
  - 34
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

35
- Stay Awake
  Ronnie Laws
- 37
- 35
- 7
- - 37
  - 35
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty/Unknown

36
- Aiming At Your Heart
  The Temptations
- 38
- 36
- 8
- - 38
  - 36
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

37
- This Kind Of Lovin'
  The Whispers
- 45
- 37
- 5
- - 45
  - 37
  - 5

Producer(s):

L.F.Sylvers,III, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

38
- If That'll Make You Happy
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 42
- 38
- 9
- - 42
  - 38
  - 9

43
- Time To Think
  Rockie Robbins
- 53
- 43
- 5
- - 53
  - 43
  - 5

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 3, 1981

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Endless Love

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Endless Love

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She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)

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Super Freak (Part I)

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When She Was My Girl

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Never Too Much

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We're In This Love Together

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Love All The Hurt Away

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On The Beat

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I'll Do Anything For You

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Sweat (til You Get Wet)

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Just Be My Lady

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Silly

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Get It Up

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I Can't Live Without Your Love

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I Heard It Through The Grapevine

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Do It Now (Part 1)

Slow Hand

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Square Biz

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Lady (You Bring Me Up)

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Wikkawrap

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Before I Let Go

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Can't We Fall In Love Again

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Love Has Come Around

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General Hospi-tale

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Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)

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I'm In Love

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Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)

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