Friday March 13, 1981
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending March 7, 1981



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1   KEEP ON LOVING YOU 3 4 5 15
REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953)
2   9 TO 5 1 2 2 14
Dolly Parton (RCA 12133)
3   WOMAN 5 6 8 8
John Lennon (Geffen 49644)
4   I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT 2 1 4 18
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066)
5   CELEBRATION 4 3 1 19
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807)
6   THE BEST OF TIMES 7 9 12 7
Styx (A&M 2300)
7   RAPTURE 9 15 27 6
Blondie (Chrysalis 2485)
8   THE TIDE IS HIGH 6 5 3 17
Blondie (Chrysalis 2465)
9   CRYING 11 17 20 7
Don McLean (Millennium 11799)
10   SAME OLD LANG SYNE 8 7 7 13
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50961)
11   TREAT ME RIGHT 12 13 15 8
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2487)
12   HELLO AGAIN 14 19 23 6
Neil Diamond (Capitol 4960)
13   I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT 13 14 17 13
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320)
14   THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL 15 16 19 16
Abba (Atlantic 3776)
15   A LITTLE IN LOVE 18 20 22 13
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068)
16   GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE 10 10 11 14
Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948)
17   KISS ON MY LIST 22 26 30 7
Hall & Oates (RCA 12142)
18   GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 20 22 24 14
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573)
19   HEARTS ON FIRE 21 25 29 7
Randy Meisner (Epic 50964)
20   STARTING OVER 16 11 9 19
John Lennon (Geffen 49604)
21   WHAT KIND OF FOOL 25 28 33 6
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11430)
22   DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME 30 37 56 5
Police (A&M 2301)
23   SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN 23 24 26 15
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084)
24   FADE AWAY 29 34 49 5
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11431)
25   AH LEAH 27 29 31 13
Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel 51025)
26   LIVING IN A FANTASY 28 31 37 7
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49657)
27   WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE 31 42 57 5
Steve Winwood (Island 49656)
28   MORNING TRAIN 33 43 64 4
Sheena Easton (EMI America 8071)
29   HEY NINETEEN 17 12 10 15  
Steely Dan (MCA 51036)
30   JUST THE TWO OF US 43 62 77 5  
Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers (Elektra 47103)
31   SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' 37 46 55 8
Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309)
32   GUITAR MAN 35 40 47 7
Elvis Presley (RCA 12158)
33   HEARTBREAK HOTEL 24 21 21 14
Jacksons (Epic 50959)
34   ANGEL OF THE MORNING 46 68 -- 3  
Juice Newton (Capitol 4976)
35   PRECIOUS TO ME 42 47 52 8
Phil Seymour (Boardwalk 5703)
36   GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY 38 41 46 8
Outlaws (Arista 0582)
37   TOO TIGHT 39 45 51 7
Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089)
38   DON'T STOP THE MUSIC 44 54 63 6
Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085)
39   BACK IN BLACK 41 44 48 13
AC/DC (Atlantic 3787)
40   JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME 48 59 76 5
April Wine (Capitol 4975)
41   SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD 32 27 28 11
Eagles (Asylum 47100)
42   LOVE ON THE ROCKS 26 18 13 19  
Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939)
43   STAYING WITH IT 47 53 60 7
Firefall (Atlantic 3791)
44   I CAN'T STAND IT 63 -- -- 2  
Eric Clapton (RSO 1060)
45   PASSION 19 8 6 16  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617)
46   AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT 53 60 69 6
John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 207)
47   TOGETHER 36 30 25 18  
Tierra (Boardwalk 5702)
48   HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT 40 32 16 23
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464)
49   MISS SUN 34 23 18 15  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406)
50   LADY 45 35 32 23
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380)
51   BEING WITH YOU 69 82 -- 3  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321)
52   FLASH'S THEME 49 39 42 8
Queen (Elektra 47092)
53   EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD 50 33 14 20
Air Supply (Arista 0564)
54   ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST 54 50 44 30
Queen (Elektra 47031)
55   AND LOVE GOES ON 58 63 72 5
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11434)
56   I LOVE YOU 65 73 85 4
Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669)
57   FANTASTIC VOYAGE 59 61 67 6
Lakeside (Solar 12129)
58   HOW 'BOUT US 66 75 87 4
Champaign (Columbia 11433)
59   TIME IS TIME 51 38 36 16
Andy Gibb (RSO 1059)
60   SHINE ON 56 48 38 17
L.T.D. (A&M 2283)
61   TURN ME LOOSE 67 74 82 5
Loverboy (Columbia 11421)
62   HUNGRY HEART 55 49 35 18
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391)
63   WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLIN' 73 84 -- 3
Donna Summer (Geffen 49664)
64   HE CAN'T LOVE YOU 52 36 34 17  
Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063)
65   LIPSTICK 62 64 70 6
Suzi Quatro (Dreamland 107)
66   DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA 61 55 39 20
Police (A&M 2275)
67   IT'S A LOVE THING 80 89 -- 3  
Whispers (Solar 12154)
68   WASN'T THAT A PARTY 74 81 -- 3
Rovers (Epic 51007)
69   YESTERDAY ONCE MORE / NOTHING REMAINS THE SAME 76 86 -- 3
Spinners (Atlantic 3798)
70   FIREFLIES 68 69 75 5
Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49660)
71   IT'S MY TURN 57 51 41 20  
Diana Ross (Motown 1496)
72   GUILTY 64 57 50 19
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390)
73   KEEP THIS TRAIN A-ROLLIN' 77 85 -- 3
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49670)
74   MISTER SANDMAN -- -- -- 1  
Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49684)
75   THE PARTY'S OVER 84 -- -- 2
Journey (Columbia 60505)
76   IT'S MY JOB 83 92 94 4
Jimmy Buffett (MCA 51061)
77   SWEETHEART -- -- -- 1  
Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11801)
78   CH CH CHERIE 86 -- -- 1  
Johnny Average Band (Bearsville 49671)
79   WALKING ON THIN ICE 88 -- -- 2
Yoko Ono (Geffen 49683)
80   I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN 60 52 40 16  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0566)
81   RUNNING SCARED -- -- -- 1  
Fools (EMI America 8072)
82   HOLD ON 90 -- -- 2
Badfinger (Radio 3793)
83   FOOL THAT I AM 71 65 59 13  
Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281)
84   WHIP IT 78 70 65 28
Devo (Warner Bros. 49550)
85   LET ME GO 89 93 -- 3
Rings (MCA 51069)
86   DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS 87 88 91 6
Touch (Atco 7311)
87   SUKIYAKI -- -- -- 1  
Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953)
88   HOLD ON LOOSELY -- -- -- 1  
38 Special (A&M 2316)
89   A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) -- -- -- 1  
Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0592)
90   LOVERS AFTER ALL -- -- -- 1  
Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson (Arista 0587)
91   BURN RUBBER (WHY YOU WANNA HURT ME) 95 97 -- 3
Gap Band (Mercury 76091)
92   OOO-EEE 85 87 89 4
Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. 49666)
93   WHO'S MAKING LOVE 72 58 53 12  
Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785)
94   GAMES -- -- -- 1  
Phoebe Snow (Mirage 3800)
95   TELL IT LIKE IT IS 70 56 43 16  
Heart (Epic 50950)
96   BON BON VIE (GIMME THE GOOD LIFE) -- -- -- 1  
T.S. Monk (Mirage 3780)
97   MORE THAN I CAN SAY 79 66 45 24  
Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565)
98   I DON'T WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME 82 78 71 7  
Glen Campbell (Capitol 4959)
99   MASTER BLASTER 81 71 61 24  
Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317)
100   LOVE T.K.O. 75 67 58 15  
Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3116)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "One Step Closer" by Doobie Brothers (# 91)
   • "Blackjack" by Rupert Holmes (# 92)
   • "Full Of Fire" by Shalamar (# 93)
   • "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang (# 94)
   • "Theme From Raging Bull (Cavalleria Rusticana)" by Joel Diamond (# 96)
   • "Proud" by Joe Chemay Band (# 97)
   • "Dreamer" by Association (# 98)
   • "Girls Can Get It" by Dr. Hook (# 99)
   • "Fly Away" by Peter Allen (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   I HAVE THE SKILL Sherbs
102   96 TEARS Garland Jeffreys
103   LIMELIGHT Rush
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