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Number
1 Up by 2

The One That You Love
Air Supply
From the album: The One That You Love
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2 Down by 1

All Those Years Ago
George Harrison
From the album: Somewhere in England
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
3 Up by 1

Time
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: The Turn of a Friendly Card
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
4 Up by 1

I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Grace Jones
From the album: Nightclubbing
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
5 Down by 3

One Day In Your Life
Michael Jackson
From the album: Forever, Michael, One Day in Your Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
6 Up by 1

Hearts
Marty Balin
From the album: Balin
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
7 Up by 3

Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
From the album: Working Class Dog
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 2

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
9 Up by 3

I Don't Need You
Kenny Rogers
From the album: Share Your Love
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
10 Up by 1

Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)
Joey Scarbury
From the album: America's Greatest Hero
Peak
10
Weeks
9
Number
11 Up by 2

Modern Girl
Sheena Easton
From the album: Take My Time
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
12 Down by 3

You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Voices
Peak
9
Weeks
11
Number
13 Up by 2

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
Greg Kihn Band
From the album: Rockihnroll
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
14 Down by 6

A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
From the album: A Woman Needs Love
Peak
8
Weeks
15
Number
15 Up by 5

Endless Love
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
From the album: Endless Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
15
Weeks
4
Number
16 Up by 1

Gemini Dream
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
17 Up by 1

The Boy From New York City
The Manhattan Transfer
From the album: Mecca for Moderns
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
18 Up by 1

Queen Of Hearts
Juice Newton
From the album: Juice
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Down by 5

America
Neil Diamond
From the album: The Jazz Singer Soundtrack
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
20 Up by 1

Winning
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
20
Weeks
8
Number
21 Up by 1

Can You Feel It
The Jacksons
From the album: Triumph
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 3

Slow Hand
Pointer Sisters
From the album: Black & White
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
23 Down by 7

Living Inside Myself
Gino Vannelli
From the album: Nightwalker
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
24 Up by 4

Promises
Barbra Streisand
From the album: Guilty
Peak
24
Weeks
4
Number
25 Up by 1

Touch Me When We're Dancing
Carpenters
From the album: Made In America
Peak
25
Weeks
5
Number
26 Up by 3

In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins
From the album: Face Value
Peak
26
Weeks
4
Number
27 Up by 4

Urgent
Foreigner
From the album: 4
Peak
27
Weeks
4
Number
28 Down by 5

Stars on 45
Stars on 45
From the album: Long Play Album
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
29 Up by 5

Really Wanna Know You
Gary Wright
From the album: The Right Place
Peak
29
Weeks
3
Number
30 Up by 7

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
From the album: Bella Donna
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 7

Seven Year Ache
Rosanne Cash
From the album: Seven Year Ache
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
32 Down by 5

Super Trouper
ABBA
From the album: Super Trouper
Peak
11
Weeks
14
Number
33 Down by 3

Being With You
Smokey Robinson
From the album: Being With You
Peak
4
Weeks
19
Number
34 Up by 4

Who's Crying Now?
Journey
From the album: E5C4P3 (Escape)
Peak
34
Weeks
2
Number
35 Down by 2

Sweetheart
Franke & The Knockouts
From the album: Franke and the Knockouts
Peak
2
Weeks
21
Number
36 Down by 4

Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
From the album: Winelight
Peak
6
Weeks
20
Number
37 Down by 2

Angel of the Morning
Juice Newton
From the album: Juice
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
38 Debut

Cool Love
Pablo Cruise
From the album: Reflector
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder
From the album: Hotter than July
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

The Stroke
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
36 Dropout

Morning Train (Nine To Five)
Sheena Easton
From the album: Take My Time
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
39 Dropout

Kiss on My List
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Voices
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
40 Dropout

Double Dutch Bus
Frankie Smith
From the album: Children of Tomorrow
Peak
40
Weeks
1

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3 1 Air Supply – “The One That You Love” 1(×1) 11

1 2 George Harrison – “All Those Years Ago” 1(×1) 11

4 3 The Alan Parsons Project – “Time” 3 12

5 4 Grace Jones – “I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)” 4 11

2 5 Michael Jackson – “One Day In Your Life” 1(×2) 12

7 6 Marty Balin – “Hearts” 6 9

10 7 Rick Springfield – “Jessie's Girl” 7 9

6 8 Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” 1(×6) 19

12 9 Kenny Rogers – “I Don't Need You” 9 8

11 10 Joey Scarbury – “Theme from "The Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)” 10 9

13 11 Sheena Easton – “Modern Girl” 11 10

9 12 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “You Make My Dreams” 9 11

15 13 Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” 13 7

8 14 Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio – “A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)” 8 15

20 15 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – “Endless Love” 15 4

17 16 The Moody Blues – “Gemini Dream” 16 7

18 17 The Manhattan Transfer – “The Boy From New York City” 17 7

19 18 Juice Newton – “Queen Of Hearts” 18 6

14 19 Neil Diamond – “America” 4 14

21 20 Santana – “Winning” 20 8

22 21 The Jacksons – “Can You Feel It” 21 6

25 22 Pointer Sisters – “Slow Hand” 22 5

16 23 Gino Vannelli – “Living Inside Myself” 2 18

28 24 Barbra Streisand – “Promises” 24 4

26 25 Carpenters – “Touch Me When We're Dancing” 25 5

29 26 Phil Collins – “In the Air Tonight” 26 4

31 27 Foreigner – “Urgent” 27 4

23 28 Stars on 45 – “Stars on 45” 3 15

34 29 Gary Wright – “Really Wanna Know You” 29 3

37 30 Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around” 30 2

24 31 Rosanne Cash – “Seven Year Ache” 24 6

27 32 ABBA – “Super Trouper” 11 14

30 33 Smokey Robinson – “Being With You” 4 19

38 34 Journey – “Who's Crying Now?” 34 2

33 35 Franke & The Knockouts – “Sweetheart” 2 21

32 36 Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers – “Just the Two of Us” 6 20

35 37 Juice Newton – “Angel of the Morning” 1(×1) 24

NE 38 Pablo Cruise – “Cool Love” 38 1

NE 39 Stevie Wonder – “Happy Birthday” 39 1

NE 40 Billy Squier – “The Stroke” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

36 -- Sheena Easton – “Morning Train (Nine To Five)” 1(×1) 24

39 -- Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Kiss on My List” 1(×1) 27

40 -- Frankie Smith – “Double Dutch Bus” 40 1

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