Wednesday July 15, 1981
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 11, 1981



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1   BETTE DAVIS EYES 1 2 2 16
Kim Carnes (EMI America 8077)
2   THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 4 4 7 9
Air Supply (Arista 0604)
3   STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY) 2 1 1 14
Stars On 45 (Radio 3810)
4   ELVIRA 5 9 13 10
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084)
5   JESSIE'S GIRL 6 8 11 16
Rick Springfield (RCA 12201)
6   THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO 8 14 23 9
Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147)
7   ALL THOSE YEARS AGO 3 3 3 8
George Harrison (Dark Horse 49725)
8   YOU MAKE MY DREAMS 9 11 14 11
Hall & Oates (RCA 12217)
9   I DON'T NEED YOU 11 16 24 5
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415)
10   THIS LITTLE GIRL 7 7 8 12
Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8079)
11   A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) 10 5 5 19
Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0592)
12   SLOW HAND 20 28 40 7
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929)
13   BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY 19 23 31 8
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3816)
14   AMERICA 12 10 10 12
Neil Diamond (Capitol 4994)
15   WINNING 16 18 20 14
Santana (Columbia 01050)
16   HEARTS 18 21 26 8
Marty Balin (EMI America 8084)
17   IS IT YOU 17 19 21 13
Lee Ritenour (Elektra 47124)
18   I LOVE YOU 13 12 9 22
Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669)
19   MODERN GIRL 22 27 30 10
Sheena Easton (EMI America 8080)
20   THE WAITING 14 15 16 11
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51100)
21   GEMINI DREAM 25 30 35 6
Moody Blues (Threshold 601)
22   SEVEN YEAR ACHE 24 26 29 14
Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426)
23   FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU 23 25 27 14
Jim Photoglo (20th Century-Fox 2487)
24   QUEEN OF HEARTS 30 33 39 7
Juice Newton (Capitol 4997)
25   TIME 27 29 32 13
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0598)
26   SUKIYAKI 15 6 4 19  
Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953)
27   SWEET BABY 29 32 36 11
Stanley Clarke & George Duke (Epic 01052)
28   WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE 21 17 15 16
Dottie West with Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404)
29   NOBODY WINS 26 24 25 10
Elton John (Geffen 49722)
30   DON'T LET HIM GO 33 39 52 5
REO Speedwagon (Epic 02127)
31   TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING 43 54 76 4  
Carpenters (A&M 2344)
32   THE STROKE 37 41 48 9
Billy Squier (Capitol 5005)
33   IN THE AIR TONIGHT 38 45 53 7
Phil Collins (Atlantic 3824)
34   STRONGER THAN BEFORE 36 40 44 9
Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk 02054)
35   LIFE OF ILLUSION 35 38 41 8
Joe Walsh (Asylum 47144)
36   LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) 46 59 78 4
Commodores (Motown 1514)
37   THE BREAKUP SONG 42 48 57 8
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149)
38   DOUBLE DUTCH BUS 41 47 65 7
Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356)
39   (THERE'S) NO GETTIN' OVER ME 49 66 -- 3
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264)
40   GIVE IT TO ME BABY 44 50 61 8
Rick James (Gordy 7197)
41   BEING WITH YOU 28 13 6 21  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321)
42   ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH 47 53 62 7
Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int'l/Epic 02111)
43   ANGEL OF THE MORNING 31 22 17 21  
Juice Newton (Capitol 4976)
44   IT'S NOW OR NEVER 50 57 63 7
John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02105)
45   TWO HEARTS 45 49 54 10
Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass (20th Century-Fox 2492)
46   TAKE IT ON THE RUN 32 20 12 17  
REO Speedwagon (Epic 51054)
47   ENDLESS LOVE 71 -- -- 2  
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown 1519)
48   URGENT 63 -- -- 2  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3831)
49   DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE 58 69 89 4
Tubes (Capitol 5007)
50   IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG 55 60 66 7
Spider (Dreamland 111)
51   JONES VS. JONES 40 42 47 8  
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 813)
52   LIVING INSIDE MYSELF 34 31 22 17  
Gino Vannelli (Arista 0588)
53   LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET 60 74 84 4
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46015)
54   PROMISES 48 51 56 8
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 02065)
55   SHADDAP YOU FACE 51 43 43 12
Joe Dolce (MCA 51053)
56   FEELS SO RIGHT 62 70 79 5
Alabama (RCA 12236)
57   COOL LOVE 76 -- -- 2  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2349)
58   FANTASY GIRL 61 65 69 6
38 Special (A&M 2330)
59   EVERLASTING LOVE 67 78 -- 3
Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet (Columbia 02169)
60   STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART 39 34 28 13  
Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2332)
61   SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN 56 58 58 8
April Wine (Capitol 5001)
62   SWEETHEART 52 37 34 19
Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11801)
63   WHAT SHE DOES TO ME (THE DIANA SONG) 68 75 85 5
Producers (Portrait 02092)
64   TOM SAWYER 74 83 -- 3
Rush (Mercury 76109)
65   SUZI 72 79 87 4
Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville 49752)
66   YOU ARE FOREVER 66 73 83 4
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54327)
67   THE KID IS HOT TONITE 73 81 90 4
Loverboy (Columbia 02068)
68   YOU'RE MY GIRL 83 -- -- 2  
Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11808)
69   THE REAL THING 69 76 86 4
Brothers Johnson (A&M 2343)
70   SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD 70 77 88 4
Dionne Warwick (Arista 0602)
71   NICOLE 75 85 -- 3
Point Blank (MCA 51132)
72   SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY 79 87 -- 3
Robert Gordon (RCA 12239)
73   NIGHTWALKER 81 89 -- 3
Gino Vannelli (Arista 0613)
74   DON'T GIVE IT UP -- -- -- 1  
Robbie Patton (Liberty 1420)
75   REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU 86 -- -- 2  
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 49769)
76   WALK RIGHT NOW 78 86 -- 3
Jacksons (Epic 02132)
77   DON'T LET GO THE COAT 77 84 -- 3
Who (Warner Bros. 49743)
78   TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS 54 35 18 17  
Styx (A&M 2323)
79   FLY AWAY 87 90 -- 3
Blackfoot (Atco 7331)
80   IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE 80 88 -- 3
Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 02115)
81   HOW 'BOUT US 53 36 19 22  
Champaign (Columbia 11433)
82   WATCHING THE WHEELS 59 52 37 16  
John Lennon (Geffen 49695)
83   NOTHING EVER GOES AS PLANNED -- -- -- 1  
Styx (A&M 2348)
84   BREAKING AWAY -- -- -- 1  
Balance (Portrait 02177)
85   JUST THE TWO OF US 64 46 38 23  
Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers (Elektra 47103)
86   UNDER THE COVERS -- -- -- 1  
Janis Ian (Columbia 02176)
87   STRANGER -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 12275)
88   THAT OLD SONG -- -- -- 1  
Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0616)
89   MEDLEY II -- -- -- 1  
Stars On 45 (Radio 3830)
90   YOU DON'T KNOW ME -- -- -- 1  
Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172)
91   SAY WHAT 57 44 33 13  
Jesse Winchester (Bearsville 49711)
92   I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF 65 55 42 12  
Billy Vera & Beaters (Alfa 7002)
93   WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME 82 61 49 9  
Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49692)
94   AMERICAN MEMORIES 95 -- -- 2
Shamus M'Cool (Perspective 107)
95   ANOTHER TICKET 84 80 80 5  
Eric Clapton (RSO 1064)
96   PULL UP TO THE BUMPER 98 -- -- 2
Grace Jones (Island 49697)
97   HARD TIMES 89 82 82 5
James Taylor (Columbia 02093)
98   MORNING TRAIN 88 56 45 22
Sheena Easton (EMI America 8071)
99   RICH MAN 91 93 94 4
Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119)
100   BROOKLYN GIRLS 85 62 55 8  
Robbie Dupree (Elektra 47145)

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:

   • "Kiss On My List" by Hall & Oates (# 90)
   • "Find Your Way Back" by Jefferson Starship (# 92)
   • "Ai No Corrida" by Quincy Jones (# 93)
   • "Give A Little Bit More" by Cliff Richard (# 94)
   • "I Missed Again" by Phil Collins (# 96)
   • "Lovin' The Night Away" by Dillman Band (# 97)
   • "She Did It" by Michael Damian (# 99)
   • "Make That Move" by Shalamar (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   SWEET HOME ALABAMA Charlie Daniels Band
102   I'M IN LOVE Evelyn King
103   CRAZY TRAIN Ozzy Osbourne
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