Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 31, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  THE TIDE IS HIGH | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2465) | ||||||
| 2 |  STARTING OVER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49604) | ||||||
| 3 |  CELEBRATION | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | ||||||
| 4 |  PASSION | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617) | ||||||
| 5 |  LOVE ON THE ROCKS | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939) | ||||||
| 6 |  LADY | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | ||||||
| 7 |  9 TO 5 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 9 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | ||||||
| 8 |  I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT | 12 | 16 | 27 | 13 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | ||||||
| 9 |  EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | |
| Air Supply (Arista 0564) | ||||||
| 10 |  SAME OLD LANG SYNE | 17 | 26 | 33 | 8 | |
| Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50961) | ||||||
| 11 |  HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464) | ||||||
| 12 |  KEEP ON LOVING YOU | 23 | 30 | 35 | 10 |  | 
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953) | ||||||
| 13 |  HUNGRY HEART | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391) | ||||||
| 14 |  HEY NINETEEN | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| Steely Dan (MCA 51036) | ||||||
| 15 |  GUILTY | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390) | ||||||
| 16 |  GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE | 22 | 29 | 36 | 9 | |
| Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948) | ||||||
| 17 |  DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Police (A&M 2275) | ||||||
| 18 |  I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN | 19 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0566) | ||||||
| 19 |  TIME IS TIME | 20 | 21 | 24 | 11 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 1059) | ||||||
| 20 |  MISS SUN | 21 | 23 | 30 | 10 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406) | ||||||
| 21 |  THE BEST OF TIMES | 31 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Styx (A&M 2300) | ||||||
| 22 |  WOMAN | 32 | 51 | -- | 3 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49644) | ||||||
| 23 |  I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT | 28 | 35 | 48 | 8 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | ||||||
| 24 |  TOGETHER | 25 | 27 | 31 | 13 | |
| Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | ||||||
| 25 |  THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL | 30 | 38 | 44 | 11 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3776) | ||||||
| 26 |  IT'S MY TURN | 18 | 18 | 21 | 15 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1496) | ||||||
| 27 |  HEARTBREAK HOTEL | 35 | 41 | 51 | 9 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50959) | ||||||
| 28 |  HE CAN'T LOVE YOU | 29 | 37 | 40 | 12 | |
| Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063) | ||||||
| 29 |  A LITTLE IN LOVE | 34 | 44 | 56 | 8 | |
| Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068) | ||||||
| 30 |  TELL IT LIKE IT IS | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 |  | 
| Heart (Epic 50950) | ||||||
| 31 |  GAMES PEOPLE PLAY | 40 | 47 | 54 | 9 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573) | ||||||
| 32 |  CRYING | 43 | -- | 2 |  | |
| Don McLean (Millennium 11799) | ||||||
| 33 |  SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN | 38 | 45 | 57 | 10 | |
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | ||||||
| 34 |  SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD | 39 | 49 | 58 | 6 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 47100) | ||||||
| 35 |  TREAT ME RIGHT | 48 | 63 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2487) | ||||||
| 36 |  HELLO AGAIN | -- | -- | 1 |  | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4960) | ||||||
| 37 |  MORE THAN I CAN SAY | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |  | 
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565) | ||||||
| 38 |  ONE STEP CLOSER | 24 | 24 | 26 | 11 |  | 
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49622) | ||||||
| 39 |  ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST | 26 | 12 | 5 | 25 |  | 
| Queen (Elektra 47031) | ||||||
| 40 |  MASTER BLASTER | 33 | 15 | 4 | 19 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | ||||||
| 41 |  SUDDENLY | 27 | 19 | 19 | 16 |  | 
| Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA 51007) | ||||||
| 42 |  SHINE ON | 44 | 46 | 50 | 12 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2283) | ||||||
| 43 |  AH LEAH | 52 | 62 | 73 | 8 | |
| Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel 51025) | ||||||
| 44 |  I NEED YOUR LOVIN' | 45 | 48 | 52 | 11 | |
| Teena Marie (Gordy 7189) | ||||||
| 45 |  LOVE T.K.O. | 41 | 43 | 49 | 10 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3116) | ||||||
| 46 |  WHO'S MAKING LOVE | 50 | 54 | 60 | 7 | |
| Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785) | ||||||
| 47 |  MY MOTHER'S EYES | 42 | 42 | 46 | 11 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3771) | ||||||
| 48 |  WOMAN IN LOVE | 37 | 22 | 12 | 22 |  | 
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11364) | ||||||
| 49 |  WHIP IT | 46 | 32 | 23 | 23 | |
| Devo (Warner Bros. 49550) | ||||||
| 50 |  I BELIEVE IN YOU | 36 | 25 | 25 | 20 |  | 
| Don Williams (MCA 41304) | ||||||
| 51 |  YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING | 47 | 31 | 18 | 19 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12103) | ||||||
| 52 |  COLD LOVE | 49 | 53 | 59 | 9 | |
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49634) | ||||||
| 53 |  HEARTS ON FIRE | 74 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Randy Meisner (Epic 50964) | ||||||
| 54 |  KISS ON MY LIST | 73 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12142) | ||||||
| 55 |  BACK IN BLACK | 62 | 68 | 76 | 8 | |
| AC/DC (Atlantic 3787) | ||||||
| 56 |  GIRLS CAN GET IT | 51 | 39 | 34 | 14 | |
| Dr. Hook (Casablanca 2314) | ||||||
| 57 |  FOOL THAT I AM | 60 | 66 | 72 | 8 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281) | ||||||
| 58 |  THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (GOOD OL' BOYS) | 53 | 33 | 28 | 21 | |
| Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067) | ||||||
| 59 |  GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY | 68 | 78 | -- | 3 | |
| Outlaws (Arista 0582) | ||||||
| 60 |  FLASH'S THEME | 70 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Queen (Elektra 47092) | ||||||
| 61 |  TURNING JAPANESE | 56 | 50 | 41 | 21 | |
| Vapors (United Artists 1364) | ||||||
| 62 |  EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME | 55 | 40 | 29 | 17 | |
| Korgis (Asylum 47055) | ||||||
| 63 |  THE WANDERER | 54 | 34 | 17 | 20 | |
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49563) | ||||||
| 64 |  I'M COMING OUT | 57 | 36 | 32 | 21 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1491) | ||||||
| 65 |  RAPTURE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2485) | ||||||
| 66 |  HE'S SO SHY | 59 | 56 | 43 | 28 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916) | ||||||
| 67 |  NEVER BE THE SAME | 61 | 55 | 39 | 17 | |
| Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49580) | ||||||
| 68 |  KILLIN' TIME | 64 | 67 | 70 | 11 | |
| Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Bros. 609) | ||||||
| 69 |  LIVING IN A FANTASY | 85 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49657) | ||||||
| 70 |  TOO TIGHT | 86 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089) | ||||||
| 71 |  GUITAR MAN | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | ||||||
| 72 |  THIS TIME | 58 | 52 | 37 | 19 |  | 
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 205) | ||||||
| 73 |  WHAT KIND OF FOOL | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11430) | ||||||
| 74 |  LOVELY ONE | 65 | 59 | 47 | 19 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50938) | ||||||
| 75 |  UNITED TOGETHER | 77 | 80 | 88 | 6 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569) | ||||||
| 76 |  STAYING WITH IT | 88 | -- | -- | 2 |  | 
| Firefall (Atlantic 3791) | ||||||
| 77 |  WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD | 81 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Sesame Street 49642) | ||||||
| 78 |  PRECIOUS TO ME | 92 | 98 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Phil Seymour (Boardwalk 5703) | ||||||
| 79 |  SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' | 91 | 97 | -- | 3 |  | 
| Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | ||||||
| 80 |  I DON'T WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 4959) | ||||||
| 81 |  FLY AWAY | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Peter Allen (A&M 2288) | ||||||
| 82 |  SEASONS | 84 | 91 | 95 | 6 | |
| Charles Fox (Handshake 5307) | ||||||
| 83 |  AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 207) | ||||||
| 84 |  GOT TO ROCK ON | 75 | 77 | 79 | 7 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4292) | ||||||
| 85 |  NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE | 63 | 58 | 45 | 26 |  | 
| Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2460) | ||||||
| 86 |  STOP THIS GAME | 67 | 61 | 55 | 13 |  | 
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50942) | ||||||
| 87 |  LIPSTICK | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Suzi Quatro (Dreamland 107) | ||||||
| 88 |  DREAMER | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Association (Elektra 47094) | ||||||
| 89 |  FANTASTIC VOYAGE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Lakeside (Solar 12129) | ||||||
| 90 |  DON'T STOP THE MUSIC | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | ||||||
| 91 |  DEEP INSIDE MY HEART | 66 | 57 | 42 | 16 |  | 
| Randy Meisner (Epic 50939) | ||||||
| 92 |  LONG TIME LOVIN' YOU | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| McGuffey Lane (Atco 7319) | ||||||
| 93 |  TURN AND WALK AWAY | 69 | 60 | 53 | 12 |  | 
| Babys (Chrysalis 2467) | ||||||
| 94 |  WATCHING YOU | 95 | 96 | 98 | 6 | |
| Slave (Cotillion 46006) | ||||||
| 95 |  REMOTE CONTROL | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5600) | ||||||
| 96 |  LOOK UP | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Patrice Rushen (Elektra 47067) | ||||||
| 97 |  CAFE AMORE | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Spyro Gyra (MCA 51035) | ||||||
| 98 |  DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS | -- | -- | -- | 1 |  | 
| Touch (Atco 7311) | ||||||
| 99 |  NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT | 78 | 71 | 66 | 10 |  | 
| Queen (Elektra 47086) | ||||||
| 100 |  TEACHER TEACHER | 82 | 75 | 77 | 10 |  | 
| Rockpile (Columbia 11388) | ||||||
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Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:
    • "You" by Earth, Wind & Fire (# 71)
    • "Dreamin'" by Cliff Richard (# 72)
    • "Jesse" by Carly Simon (# 76)
    • "Gotta Have More Love" by Climax Blues Band (# 80)
    • "Breakfast In America" by Supertramp (# 83)
    • "Fashion" by David Bowie (# 89)
    • "Sequel" by Harry Chapin (# 93)
    • "Let Me Be Your Angel" by Stacy Lattisaw (# 94)
    • "Without Your Love" by Roger Daltrey (# 97)
    • "I Can't Stop The Feelin'" by Pure Prairie League (# 99)
    • "Trickle Trickle" by Manhattan Transfer (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |  TURN ME LOOSE | Loverboy | ||||
| 102 |  THEME FROM RAGING BULL (CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA) | Joel Diamond | ||||
| 103 |  COW PATTI | Jim Stafford | ||||


 
 