Saturday October 17, 1981
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending October 17, 1981



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1   ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) 2 2 3 10
Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49787)
2   ENDLESS LOVE 1 1 1 16
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown 1519)
3   WHO'S CRYING NOW 3 4 5 14
Journey (Columbia 02241)
4   FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 6 7 10 13
Sheena Easton (Liberty 1418)
5   STEP BY STEP 5 6 7 13
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174)
6   QUEEN OF HEARTS 4 3 2 21
Juice Newton (Capitol 4997)
7   PRIVATE EYES 10 12 14 8
Hall & Oates (RCA 12296)
8   START ME UP 9 10 11 9
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 21003)
9   STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND 7 5 4 13
Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks (Modern 7336)
10   HOLD ON TIGHT 8 8 9 13
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 02408)
11   HARD TO SAY 13 19 23 8
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 02488)
12   THE NIGHT OWLS 15 18 20 9
Little River Band (Capitol 5033)
13   TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU 21 29 34 6
Bob Seger (Capitol 5042)
14   I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO) 14 16 18 12
Lulu (Alfa 7006)
15   WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER 17 20 27 12
Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 49746)
16   SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME 18 21 29 7
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1430)
17   JUST ONCE 19 22 30 10
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M 2357)
18   I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU 24 27 32 9
Rick Springfield (RCA 12166)
19   WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL 23 26 33 9
Four Tops (Casablanca 2338)
20   SUPER FREAK 22 24 26 11
Rick James (Gordy 7205)
21   THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY 11 9 8 13
Beach Boys (Capitol 5030)
22   URGENT 16 13 12 16
Foreigner (Atlantic 3831)
23   EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC 31 43 64 4
Police (A&M 2371)
24   SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD 27 32 40 6
Billy Joel (Columbia 02518)
25   SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA 28 34 39 9
Carl Carlton (20th Century-Fox 2488)
26   THE VOICE 20 15 15 11
Moody Blues (Threshold 602)
27   HILL STREET BLUES 30 36 44 9
Mike Post (Elektra 47186)
28   HERE I AM (JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OVER YOU) 32 40 55 5
Air Supply (Arista 0626)
29   SLOW HAND 12 11 6 21  
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929)
30   HE'S A LIAR 34 45 66 4
Bee Gees (RSO 1066)
31   ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE) 35 41 52 6
Marty Balin (EMI America 8093)
32   OH NO 40 48 65 5
Commodores (Motown 1527)
33   ALIEN 37 42 47 8
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Columbia 02471)
34   BURNIN' FOR YOU 36 39 43 10
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 02415)
35   (THERE'S) NO GETTIN' OVER ME 25 14 13 17
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264)
36   PHYSICAL 49 67 -- 3  
Olivia Newton-John (MCA 51182)
37   SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT 42 49 59 6
Diesel (Regency 7339)
38   WORKING IN THE COAL MINE 41 47 54 7
Devo (Full Moon 47204)
39   GENERAL HOSPI-TALE 33 31 31 13
Afternoon Delights (MCA 51148)
40   YOU SAVED MY SOUL 45 52 60 6
Burton Cummings (Alfa 7008)
41   BREAKING AWAY 29 23 24 15  
Balance (Portrait 02177)
42   WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU 57 -- -- 2  
Foreigner (Atlantic 3868)
43   OUR LIPS ARE SEALED 47 51 57 8
Go-Go's (I.R.S. 9901)
44   HEAVY METAL (TAKIN' A RIDE) 46 50 56 13
Don Felder (Full Moon 47175)
45   LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) 26 17 16 18  
Commodores (Motown 1514)
46   PROMISES IN THE DARK 53 73 -- 3
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2555)
47   IN THE DARK 51 57 62 6
Billy Squier (Capitol 5040)
48   IN YOUR LETTER 38 28 28 11
REO Speedwagon (Epic 02457)
49   THE OLD SONGS 67 -- -- 2  
Barry Manilow (Arista 0633)
50   MY GIRL 56 72 83 4
Chilliwack (Millennium 11813)
51   LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY 44 46 51 8
Aretha Franklin & George Benson (Arista 0624)
52   DRAW OF THE CARDS 39 25 25 11  
Kim Carnes (EMI America 8087)
53   LET'S GROOVE 64 79 -- 3  
Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 02536)
54   NO REPLY AT ALL 62 71 81 4
Genesis (Atlantic 3858)
55   STAY AWAKE 60 69 76 7
Ronnie Laws (Liberty 1424)
56   FEELS SO RIGHT 48 38 35 19
Alabama (RCA 12236)
57   COOL LOVE 43 33 22 16  
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2349)
58   NEVER TOO MUCH 73 86 -- 3  
Luther Vandross (Epic 02409)
59   A LUCKY GUY 66 75 84 4
Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 49816)
60   MORE STARS 63 70 74 5
Stars On 45 (Radio 3863)
61   REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU 50 30 21 16  
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 49769)
62   JESSIE'S GIRL 52 35 19 30
Rick Springfield (RCA 12201)
63   WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (RCA 12349)
64   I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU 72 83 -- 3
Chris Christian (Boardwalk 126)
65   FIRE IN THE SKY 69 76 87 4
Dirt Band (Liberty 1429)
66   YOU COULD TAKE MY HEART AWAY 55 44 38 13  
Silver Condor (Columbia 02268)
67   YOUNG TURKS -- -- -- 1  
Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49843)
68   BACKFIRED 58 53 42 10
Debbie Harry (Chrysalis 2526)
69   THE BREAKUP SONG 59 55 46 22
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149)
70   ONE MORE NIGHT 78 -- -- 2
Streek (Columbia 02529)
71   MAGIC POWER 79 89 -- 3
Triumph (RCA 12298)
72   IT'S ALL I CAN DO 80 90 -- 3
Anne Murray (Capitol 5023)
73   TAKE MY HEART (YOU CAN HAVE IT IF YOU WANT IT) 82 -- -- 2
Kool & Gang (De-Lite 815)
74   WIRED FOR SOUND 83 -- -- 2
Cliff Richard (EMI America 8095)
75   WHEN SHE DANCES 84 -- -- 2
Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47201)
76   STILL 77 87 -- 3
John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02489)
77   LET'S PUT THE FUN BACK IN ROCK N ROLL 81 82 89 4
Freddy Cannon & Belmonts (MiaSound 1002)
78   (WANT YOU) BACK IN MY LIFE AGAIN 87 95 -- 3
Carpenters (A&M 2370)
79   I SURRENDER 88 -- -- 2
Arlan Day (Pasha 02480)
80   HARDEN MY HEART -- -- -- 1  
Quarterflash (Geffen 49824)
81   STEAL THE NIGHT 89 -- -- 2
Stevie Woods (Cotillion 46016)
82   RUN TO ME 90 -- -- 2
Savoy Brown (Town House 1055)
83   TAKE ME NOW 85 -- -- 2
David Gates (Arista 0615)
84   IT'S OVER 86 91 95 4
Teddy Baker (Casablanca 2340)
85   THE SWEETEST THING (I'VE EVER KNOWN) -- -- -- 1  
Juice Newton (Capitol 5046)
86   POOR MAN'S SON -- -- -- 1  
Survivor (Scotti Bros. 02560)
87   ELVIRA 61 54 41 24  
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084)
88   BET YOUR HEART ON ME -- -- -- 1  
Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47215)
89   SILLY 68 64 61 10  
Deniece Williams (ARC 02406)
90   NO TIME TO LOSE 74 77 82 12  
Tarney/Spencer Band (A&M 2366)
91   A HEART IN NEW YORK 71 65 58 11  
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 02307)
92   STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART 65 56 45 12  
Allman Brothers Band (Arista 0618)
93   THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO 54 37 17 23  
Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147)
94   BEIN' HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT 96 -- -- 2
Gene Cotton (Knoll 5001)
95   LEILA 76 80 88 4  
ZZ Top (Warner Bros. 49782)
96   AIMING AT YOUR HEART 75 78 85 4  
Temptations (Gordy 7208)
97   I'M IN LOVE 70 61 49 13  
Evelyn King (RCA 12243)
98   YOU DON'T KNOW ME 92 68 67 15
Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172)
99   MONY MONY 91 81 86 5
Billy Idol (Chrysalis 2543)
100   FANCY FREE 95 96 98 4
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51169)

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:

   • "Fire And Ice" by Pat Benatar (# 93)
   • "Square Biz" by Teena Marie (# 94)
   • "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" by John Denver (# 97)
   • "She Don't Let Nobody (But Me)" by Curtis Mayfield (# 98)
   • "That Old Song" by Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (# 99)
   • "Love On A Two Way Street" by Stacy Lattisaw (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   MISTAKEN IDENTITY Kim Carnes
102   CASTLES IN THE AIR Don McLean
103   ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU Steve Wariner
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