RADIO STATION WLS (CHICAGO) TOP 89 OF 1981 (The station’s Survey)
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Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 START ME UP-ROLLING STONES-ROLLING STONE-NOVEMBER 2 I LOVE YOU-CLIMAX BLUES BAND-WARNER BROTHERS-June 3 HOLD ON LOOSELY-.38 SPECIAL-A&M-May 4 THE NIGHT OWLS-LITTLE RIVER BAND-Capitol-November 5 IN THE AIR TONIGHT-PHIL COLLINS-Atlantic-August 6 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE-STEVE WINWOOD-Island-March 7 JUST THE TWO OF US-GROVER WASHINGTON,JR.-Elektra-May 8 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'-Journey-Columbia-December 9 THE BEST OF TIMES-Styx-A&M-April 10 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU-Foreigner-Atlantic-December 11 Nicole-Point Blank-MCA-September 12 Who's Crying Now-Journey-Columbia-October 13 Winning-Santana-Columbia-July 14 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-November 15 Find Your Way Back-Jefferson Starship-Grunt-May 16 Without Your Love-Roger Daltrey-Polydor-January 17 Arc Of A Diver-Steve Winwood-Island-June 18 Watching The Wheels-John Ono Lennon-Geffen-May 19 Hearts On Fire-Randy Meisner-Epic-March 20 Sweetheart-Frankie & The Knockouts-Millinieum-June 21 Keep On Loving You-REO Speedwagon-Epic-April 22 You Better You Bet-The Who-Warner Brothers-May 23 He Can't Love You-Michael Stanley Band-EMI America-February 24 Her Town Too-James Taylor & J.D. Souther-Columbia-May 25 Kiss On My List-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-May 26 Hard To Say-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-November 27 Take It On The Run-REO Speedwagon-Epic-June 28 The Breakup Song (They Don't Write'Em)-Greg Kihn Band-Beserkley-September 29 No Time To Lose-Tarney/Spencer Band-A&M-October 30 Time-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-August 31 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-Tamla-June 32 For You-Manfred Mann's Earth Band-Warner Brothers-February 33 Woman-John Ono Lennon-Geffen-March 34 Too Much Time On My Hands-Styx-A&M-May 35 A Life Of Illusion -Joe Walsh-Asylum-July 36 A Little In Love-Cliff Richard-EMI America-March 37 Don't Stand So Close-Police-A&M-March 38 Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes-EMI America-June 39 Urgent-Foreigner-Atlantic-September 40 Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield-RCA-August 41 I Don't Need You-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-August 42 I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbit-Elektra-February 43 The Waiting-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-Backstreet-June 44 Magic Power-Triumph-RCA-November 45 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)-Christopher Cross-Warner Brothers-November 46 Hey Nineteen-Steely Dan-MCA-February 47 Tryin' To Live My Life Without You-Bob Seger-Capitol-November 48 Poor Man's Son-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-December 49 Step By Step-Eddie Rabbitt-Elektra-October 50 In The Dark-Billy Squier-Capitol-October 51 The Tide Is High-Blondie-Chrysalis-February 52 Ah! Leah!-Donnie Iris-MCA-March 53 Celebration-Kool & The Gang-De Lite-February 54 All Those Years Ago-George Harrison-Capitol-August 55 Endless Love-Diana Ross & Lionel Richie-Motown-September 56 Games People Play-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-March 57 Theme From Greatest American Hero-Joey Scarbury-Elektra-September 58 No Reply At All-Genesis-Atlantic-December 59 9 To 5-Dolly Parton-RCA-February 60 The One That You Love-Air Supply-Arista-July 61 Treat Me Right-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-March 62 Burnin' For You-Blue Oyster Cult-Columbia-October 63 Living In A Fantasy-Leo Sayer-Warner Brothers-March 64 Guilty-Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb-Columbia-January 65 Slow Hand-Pointer Sisters-Planet-August 66 The Voice-Moody Blues-Threshold-September 67 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap-AC/DC-Atlantic-May 68 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic-Police-A&M-December 69 Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through-Jim Steinman-Cleveland International-August 70 Got To Rock On-Kansas-Kirshner-August 71 Morning Train-Sheena Easton-EMI America-May 72 Living Inside Myself-Gino Vinelli-Warner Brothers-June 73 I Can't Stand It-Eric Clapton-RSO-April 74 Just Between You & Me-April Wine-Capitol-April 75 A Woman Needs Love-Ray Parker,Jr.-Arista-July 76 Time Out Of Mind-Steely Dan-MCA-May 77 Don't Let Him Go-REO Speedwagon-Epic-August 78 Back In Black-AC/DC-Atlantic-February 79 Fire & Ice-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-September 80 Searchin'-Santana-Columbia-May 81 Hello Again-Neil Diamond-Capitol-March 82 Centerfold-J. Geils Band-EMI America-December 83 Every Woman In The World-Air Supply-Arista-January 84 One Step Closer-Doobie Brothers-Warner Brothers-January 85 My Kinds Lover-Billy Squier-Capitol-December 86 You Shook Me All Night Long-AC/DC-Atlantic-January 87 Young Turks-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-December 88 I've Done Everything For You-Rick Springfield-RCA-November 89 The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)-April