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AUGUST 29, 1981

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Number
1 Up by 2

Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
Joey Scarbury
From the album: America's Greatest Hero
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2 Up by 2

Endless Love
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
From the album: Endless Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
3 Down by 2

Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
From the album: Working Class Dog
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
4 Up by 2

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
Greg Kihn Band
From the album: Rockihnroll
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
5 Up by 2

I Don't Need You
Kenny Rogers
From the album: Share Your Love
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
6 Down by 4

Hearts
Marty Balin
From the album: Balin
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
7 Up by 1

Modern Girl
Sheena Easton
From the album: Take My Time
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
8 Up by 2

Promises
Barbra Streisand
From the album: Guilty
Peak
8
Weeks
8
Number
9

The Boy From New York City
The Manhattan Transfer
From the album: Mecca for Moderns
Peak
9
Weeks
11
Number
10 Up by 2

Queen Of Hearts
Juice Newton
From the album: Juice
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
11 Down by 6

Time
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: The Turn of a Friendly Card
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
12 Up by 2

Slow Hand
Pointer Sisters
From the album: Black & White
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13 Up by 2

Winning
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
13
Weeks
12
Number
14 Down by 3

The One That You Love
Air Supply
From the album: The One That You Love
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
15 Up by 1

Urgent
Foreigner
From the album: 4
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
16 Down by 3

All Those Years Ago
George Harrison
From the album: Somewhere in England
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
17 Up by 3

Really Wanna Know You
Gary Wright
From the album: The Right Place
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
18 Down by 1

One Day In Your Life
Michael Jackson
From the album: Forever, Michael, One Day in Your Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
19 Down by 1

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
20 Up by 3

Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder
From the album: Hotter than July
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
21

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
From the album: Bella Donna
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 2

Who's Crying Now?
Journey
From the album: E5C4P3 (Escape)
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
23 Up by 7

Girls On Film
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
23
Weeks
4
Number
24 Up by 5

Fire and Ice
Pat Benatar
From the album: Precious Time
Peak
24
Weeks
4
Number
25 Down by 6

In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins
From the album: Face Value
Peak
19
Weeks
8
Number
26 Up by 5

The Voice
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
26
Weeks
3
Number
27 Up by 6

Hold On Tight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
28 Up by 8

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Christopher Cross
From the album: Arthur - The Album
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Up by 6

Love On A Two-Way Street
Stacy Lattisaw
From the album: With You
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Up by 10

The Beach Boys Medley
The Beach Boys
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Up by 6

Super Freak
Rick James
From the album: Street Songs
Peak
31
Weeks
2
Number
32 Down by 6

I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Grace Jones
From the album: Nightclubbing
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
33 Down by 11

Gemini Dream
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
14
Weeks
11
Number
34

For Your Eyes Only
Sheena Easton
From the album: You Could Have Been With Me
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35 Up by 4

Step by Step
Eddie Rabbitt
From the album: Step by Step
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
36 Down by 9

You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Voices
Peak
9
Weeks
15
Number
37 Down by 12

Cool Love
Pablo Cruise
From the album: Reflector
Peak
25
Weeks
5
Number
38 Down by 10

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
From the album: A Woman Needs Love
Peak
8
Weeks
19
Number
39 Debut

In Your Letter
REO Speedwagon
From the album: Hi Infidelity
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

Draw of the Cards
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
32 Dropout

Can You Feel It
The Jacksons
From the album: Triumph
Peak
21
Weeks
9
Number
38 Dropout

America
Neil Diamond
From the album: The Jazz Singer Soundtrack
Peak
4
Weeks
17

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August 29, 1981

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3 1 Joey Scarbury – “Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)” 1(×1) 13

4 2 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – “Endless Love” 2 8

1 3 Rick Springfield – “Jessie's Girl” 1(×1) 13

6 4 Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” 4 11

7 5 Kenny Rogers – “I Don't Need You” 5 12

2 6 Marty Balin – “Hearts” 1(×1) 13

8 7 Sheena Easton – “Modern Girl” 7 14

10 8 Barbra Streisand – “Promises” 8 8

9 9 The Manhattan Transfer – “The Boy From New York City” 9 11

12 10 Juice Newton – “Queen Of Hearts” 10 10

5 11 The Alan Parsons Project – “Time” 2 16

14 12 Pointer Sisters – “Slow Hand” 12 9

15 13 Santana – “Winning” 13 12

11 14 Air Supply – “The One That You Love” 1(×2) 15

16 15 Foreigner – “Urgent” 15 8

13 16 George Harrison – “All Those Years Ago” 1(×1) 15

20 17 Gary Wright – “Really Wanna Know You” 17 7

17 18 Michael Jackson – “One Day In Your Life” 1(×2) 16

18 19 Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” 1(×6) 23

23 20 Stevie Wonder – “Happy Birthday” 20 5

21 21 Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” 21 6

24 22 Journey – “Who's Crying Now?” 22 6

30 23 Duran Duran – “Girls On Film” 23 4

29 24 Pat Benatar – “Fire and Ice” 24 4

19 25 Phil Collins – “In the Air Tonight” 19 8

31 26 The Moody Blues – “The Voice” 26 3

33 27 Electric Light Orchestra – “Hold On Tight” 27 3

36 28 Christopher Cross – “Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)” 28 2

35 29 Stacy Lattisaw – “Love On A Two-Way Street” 29 4

40 30 The Beach Boys – “The Beach Boys Medley” 30 2

37 31 Rick James – “Super Freak” 31 2

26 32 Grace Jones – “I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)” 4 15

22 33 The Moody Blues – “Gemini Dream” 14 11

34 34 Sheena Easton – “For Your Eyes Only” 34 3

39 35 Eddie Rabbitt – “Step by Step” 35 2

27 36 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “You Make My Dreams” 9 15

25 37 Pablo Cruise – “Cool Love” 25 5

28 38 Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio – “A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)” 8 19

NE 39 REO Speedwagon – “In Your Letter” 39 1

NE 40 Kim Carnes – “Draw of the Cards” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

32 -- The Jacksons – “Can You Feel It” 21 9

38 -- Neil Diamond – “America” 4 17

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