Tuesday August 4, 1981
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending August 1, 1981



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1   ELVIRA 3 3 4 13
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084)
2   THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO 4 5 6 12
Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147)
3   JESSIE'S GIRL 1 4 5 19
Rick Springfield (RCA 12201)
4   THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE 2 1 2 12
Air Supply (Arista 0604)
5   I DON'T NEED YOU 6 8 9 8
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415)
6   SLOW HAND 8 10 12 10
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929)
7   BETTE DAVIS EYES 5 2 1 19
Kim Carnes (EMI America 8077)
8   YOU MAKE MY DREAMS 7 7 8 14
Hall & Oates (RCA 12217)
9   BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY 10 11 13 11
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3816)
10   HEARTS 12 14 16 11
Marty Balin (EMI America 8084)
11   ENDLESS LOVE 20 34 47 5
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown 1519)
12   QUEEN OF HEARTS 17 20 24 10
Juice Newton (Capitol 4997)
13   GEMINI DREAM 14 19 21 9
Moody Blues (Threshold 601)
14   STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY) 9 6 3 17
Stars On 45 (Radio 3810)
15   MODERN GIRL 15 17 19 13
Sheena Easton (EMI America 8080)
16   ALL THOSE YEARS AGO 11 9 7 11
George Harrison (Dark Horse 49725)
17   TIME 19 23 25 16
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0598)
18   WINNING 16 15 15 17
Santana (Columbia 01050)
19   TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING 22 26 31 7
Carpenters (A&M 2344)
20   LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) 27 31 36 7
Commodores (Motown 1514)
21   SWEET BABY 23 25 27 14
Stanley Clarke & George Duke (Epic 01052)
22   IN THE AIR TONIGHT 24 30 33 10
Phil Collins (Atlantic 3824)
23   THE STROKE 25 29 32 12
Billy Squier (Capitol 5005)
24   (THERE'S) NO GETTIN' OVER ME 28 33 39 6
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264)
25   URGENT 30 41 48 5
Foreigner (Atlantic 3831)
26   DON'T LET HIM GO 26 28 30 8
REO Speedwagon (Epic 02127)
27   THE BREAKUP SONG 29 32 37 11
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149)
28   COOL LOVE 32 42 57 5
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2349)
29   DOUBLE DUTCH BUS 31 35 38 10
Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356)
30   WHO'S CRYING NOW 43 60 -- 3  
Journey (Columbia 02241)
31   A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) 18 13 11 22  
Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0592)
32   ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH 35 39 42 10
Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int'l/Epic 02111)
33   IT'S NOW OR NEVER 37 40 44 10
John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02105)
34   GIVE IT TO ME BABY 34 37 40 11
Rick James (Gordy 7197)
35   FIRE AND ICE 42 57 -- 3
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2529)
36   LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET 40 47 53 7
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46015)
37   DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE 41 45 49 7
Tubes (Capitol 5007)
38   DON'T GIVE IT UP 44 55 74 4
Robbie Patton (Liberty 1420)
39   YOU'RE MY GIRL 47 54 68 5
Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11808)
40   FEELS SO RIGHT 45 49 56 8
Alabama (RCA 12236)
41   EVERLASTING LOVE 46 51 59 6
Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet (Columbia 02169)
42   REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU 50 62 75 5
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 49769)
43   IS IT YOU 21 18 17 16  
Lee Ritenour (Elektra 47124)
44   STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND 59 -- -- 2  
Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks (Modern 7336)
45   THIS LITTLE GIRL 13 12 10 15  
Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8079)
46   I LOVE YOU 33 21 18 25  
Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669)
47   HOLD ON TIGHT 62 -- -- 2  
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 02408)
48   THAT OLD SONG 58 68 88 4
Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0616)
49   TOM SAWYER 53 58 64 6
Rush (Mercury 76109)
50   NIGHTWALKER 55 64 73 6
Gino Vannelli (Arista 0613)
51   STEP BY STEP 68 -- -- 2  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174)
52   SEVEN YEAR ACHE 36 22 22 17  
Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426)
53   SUKIYAKI 38 27 26 22  
Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953)
54   SUZI 54 59 65 7
Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville 49752)
55   THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY 76 -- -- 2  
Beach Boys (Capitol 5030)
56   AMERICA 39 16 14 15  
Neil Diamond (Capitol 4994)
57   NOTHING EVER GOES AS PLANNED 63 69 83 4
Styx (A&M 2348)
58   NICOLE 60 66 71 6
Point Blank (MCA 51132)
59   LIFE OF ILLUSION 49 43 35 11
Joe Walsh (Asylum 47144)
60   WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE 18 38 28 19  
Dottie West with Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404)
61   BREAKING AWAY 70 77 84 4
Balance (Portrait 02177)
62   FLY AWAY 66 71 79 6
Blackfoot (Atco 7331)
63   STRANGER 69 76 87 4
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 12275)
64   STRONGER THAN BEFORE 56 46 34 12
Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk 02054)
65   FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 85 -- -- 2  
Sheena Easton (Liberty 1418)
66   FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU 57 44 23 17
Jim Photoglo (20th Century-Fox 2487)
67   YOU DON'T KNOW ME 73 80 90 4
Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172)
68   NOBODY WINS 52 36 29 13  
Elton John (Geffen 49722)
69   JOLE BLON 74 85 -- 3
Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8089)
70   MEDLEY II 75 78 89 4
Stars On 45 (Radio 3830)
71   CHLOE 87 -- -- 2  
Elton John (Geffen 49788)
72   YOU COULD TAKE MY HEART AWAY 81 -- -- 2
Silver Condor (Columbia 02268)
73   A WOMAN IN LOVE (IT'S NOT ME) 83 -- -- 2
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51136)
74   GENERAL HOSPI-TALE 84 -- -- 2
Afternoon Delights (MCA 51148)
75   HEAVY METAL (TAKIN' A RIDE) 86 -- -- 2  
Don Felder (Full Moon 47175)
76   PAY YOU BACK WITH INTEREST 78 88 -- 3
Gary O' (Capitol 5018)
77   I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO) -- -- -- 1  
Lulu (Alfa 7006)
78   SQUARE BIZ 80 89 -- 3
Teena Marie (Gordy 7202)
79   SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (SOME DAYS ARE STONE) 89 -- -- 2
John Denver (RCA 12246)
80   I'M IN LOVE 88 -- -- 2
Evelyn King (RCA 12243)
81   TEMPTED 90 -- -- 2
Squeeze (A&M 2345)
82   LOVE LIGHT 82 90 -- 3
Yutaka (Alfa 7004)
83   SHADDAP YOU FACE 65 61 55 15  
Joe Dolce (MCA 51053)
84   THE KID IS HOT TONITE 67 63 67 7  
Loverboy (Columbia 02068)
85   TWO HEARTS 64 56 45 13  
Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass (20th Century-Fox 2492)
86   THE SENSITIVE KIND -- -- -- 1  
Santana (Columbia 02178)
87   STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -- -- -- 1  
Allman Brothers Band (Arista 0618)
88   IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG 61 50 50 10  
Spider (Dreamland 111)
89   WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER -- -- -- 1  
Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 49746)
90   SECRETS -- -- -- 1  
Mac Davis (Casablanca 2336)
91   THE WAITING 48 24 20 14  
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51100)
92   UNDER THE COVERS 79 79 86 4  
Janis Ian (Columbia 02176)
93   ANGEL OF THE MORNING 72 52 43 24  
Juice Newton (Capitol 4976)
94   BEING WITH YOU 71 48 41 24  
Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321)
95   I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL 96 97 -- 3
Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51107)
96   TAKE IT ON THE RUN 77 53 46 20  
REO Speedwagon (Epic 51054)
97   PROMISES 91 67 54 11
Barbra Streisand (Columbia 02065)
98   FANTASY GIRL 92 65 58 9
38 Special (A&M 2330)
99   SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN 93 70 61 11
April Wine (Capitol 5001)
100   SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY 95 72 72 6
Robert Gordon (RCA 12239)

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:

   • "What She Does To Me (The Diana Song)" by Producers (# 94)
   • "Walk Right Now" by Jacksons (# 97)
   • "The Real Thing" by Brothers Johnson (# 98)
   • "Living Inside Myself" by Gino Vannelli (# 99)
   • "Jones vs. Jones" by Kool & Gang (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Michael Stanley Band
102   MAGIC MAN Herb Alpert
103   LA-DI-DA Sad Cafe
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