RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP POP SINGLES OF 1981*
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Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES-KIM CARNES-EMI AMERICA-JUNE 2 ENDLESS LOVE-DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE-MOTOWN-September 3 ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)-CRISTOPHER CROSS-WARNER BROTHERS-October 4 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE-AIR SUPPLY-Arista-July 5 WHO'S CRYING NOW-JOURNEY-Columbia-October 6 THE BEST OF TIMES-STYX-A&M-March 7 WOMAN-JOHN LENNON-Geffen-March 8 PRIVATE EYES-Daryl Hall and John Oates-RCA-November 9 KEEP ON LOVING YOU-REO Speedwagon-Epic-March 10 SLOW HAND-Pointer Sisters-Planet-August 11 Just The Two Of Us-Grover Washington,Jr.-Elektra-May 12 Theme From The Greatest American Hero-Joey Scarbury-Elektra-September 13 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-Tamla-May 14 Kiss On My List-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-May 15 All Those Years Ago-George Harrison-Capitol-June 16 I Don't Need You-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-August 17 Morning Train-Sheena Easton-EMI America-April 18 Living Inside Myself-Gino Vinelli-Warner Brothers-May 19 Take It On The Run-REO Speedwagon-Epic-May 20 Hard To Say-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-November 21 9 To 5-Dolly Parton-RCA-February 22 When You See A Chance-Steve Winwood-Island-April 23 Waiting For A Girl Like You-Foreigner-Atlantic-December 24 Lady (You Bring Me Up)-Commodores-Motown-September 25 The Night Owls-Little River Band-Capitol-November 26 Watching The Wheels-John Ono Lennon-Geffen-May 27 Hearts-Marty Balin-EMI America-August 28 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around-Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks-Columbia-September 29 Queen Of Hearts-Juice Newton-Capitol-September 30 Stars On 45-Stars On 45-Radio-June 31 (There's) No Getting Over Me-Ronnie Milsap-RCA-September 32 Hello Again-Neil Diamond-Capitol-March 33 The Tide Is High-Blondie-Chrysalis-January 34 Step By Step-Eddie Rabbitt-Elektra-October 35 A Woman Needs Love-Ray Parker,Jr.-Arista-June 36 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)-Air Supply-Arista-November 37 You Make My Dreams Come True-Daryl Hall & John Oates-RCA-June 38 For Your Eyes Only-Sheena Easton-EMI America-October 39 Her Town Too-James Taylor & J.D. Souther-Columbia-April 40 Rapture-Blondie-Chrysalis-March 41 Celebration-Kool & The Gang-De Lite-February 42 Hey Nineteen-Steely Dan-MCA-February 43 Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton-Capitol-May 44 I Love You-Climax Blues Band-Warner Brothers-June 45 Urgent-Foreigner-Atlantic-September 46 Start Me Up-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-November 47 Cool Love-Pablo Cruise-A&M-August 48 I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbit-Elektra-February 49 Crying-Don McLean-Millinieum-March 50 The Voice-Moody Blues-Polygram-October 51 America-Neil Diamond-Capitol-June 52 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic-Police-A&M-December 53 Trying To Live My Life Without You-Bob Seger-Capitol-November 54 Hold On Tight-Electric Light Orchestra-Jet-October 55 Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield-RCA-July 56 This Little Girl-Gary U.S. Bonds-EMI America-June 57 Physical-Olivia Newton-John-JOHN-MCA-December 58 What Kind Of Fool-Barry Gibb & Barbra Streisand-Columbia-April 59 Too Much Time On My Hands-Styx-A&M-May 60 A Little In Love-Cliff Richard-EMI America-January 61 Time-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-August 62 Oh No-Commodores-Motown-December 63 Gemini Dream-Moody Blues-Polygram-August 64 The Boy From New York City-Manhattan Transfer-Atlantic-August 65 Sukiyaki-A Taste Of Honey-Capitol-May 66 I've Done Everything For You-Rick Springfield-RCA-November 67 Really Wanna Know You-Gary Wright-Warner Brothers-September 68 Sweetheart-Frankie & Knockouts-RCA-May 69 We're In This Love Together-Al Jarreau-Warner Brothers-October 70 (Just Like) Starting Over-John Lennon-Geffen-January 71 Games People Play-Alan Parsons Project-Arista-February 72 Just Once-Quincy Jones-A&M-November 73 Passion-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-January 74 Don't Stand So Close-Police-A&M-April 75 Is It You-Lee Ritenour-Elektra-June 76 Same Old Lange Syne-Dan Fogelberg-Full Moon-February 77 I Can't Stand It-Eric Clapton-RSO-April 78 Treat Me Right-Pat Benatar-Chrysalis-March 79 Share Your Love With Me-Kenny Rogers-Liberty-October 80 I Missed Again-Phil Collins-Atlantic-April 81 Young Turks-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-December * As published in the December 11,1981 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.