Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 3, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  STARTING OVER | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49604) | ||||||
| 2 |  LADY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | ||||||
| 3 |  MORE THAN I CAN SAY | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565) | ||||||
| 4 |  MASTER BLASTER | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | ||||||
| 5 |  ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| Queen (Elektra 47031) | ||||||
| 6 |  LOVE ON THE ROCKS | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939) | ||||||
| 7 |  HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464) | ||||||
| 8 |  HUNGRY HEART | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391) | ||||||
| 9 |  GUILTY | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390) | ||||||
| 10 |  THE TIDE IS HIGH | 10 | 13 | 15 | 8 | |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2465) | ||||||
| 11 |  EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| Air Supply (Arista 0564) | ||||||
| 12 |  WOMAN IN LOVE | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11364) | ||||||
| 13 |  PASSION | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617) | ||||||
| 14 |  DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
| Police (A&M 2275) | ||||||
| 15 |  CELEBRATION | 15 | 21 | 25 | 10 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | ||||||
| 16 |  TELL IT LIKE IT IS | 16 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| Heart (Epic 50950) | ||||||
| 17 |  THE WANDERER | 17 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49563) | ||||||
| 18 |  YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12103) | ||||||
| 19 |  SUDDENLY | 19 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA 51007) | ||||||
| 20 |  HEY NINETEEN | 20 | 26 | 30 | 6 | |
| Steely Dan (MCA 51036) | ||||||
| 21 |  IT'S MY TURN | 21 | 24 | 26 | 11 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1496) | ||||||
| 22 |  I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN | 22 | 25 | 31 | 7 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0566) | ||||||
| 23 |  WHIP IT | 23 | 19 | 17 | 19 | |
| Devo (Warner Bros. 49550) | ||||||
| 24 |  TIME IS TIME | 24 | 30 | 34 | 7 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 1059) | ||||||
| 25 |  I BELIEVE IN YOU | 25 | 27 | 29 | 16 | |
| Don Williams (MCA 41304) | ||||||
| 26 |  ONE STEP CLOSER | 26 | 28 | 32 | 7 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49622) | ||||||
| 27 |  I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT | 27 | 32 | 41 | 9 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | ||||||
| 28 |  THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (GOOD OL' BOYS) | 28 | 22 | 23 | 17 | |
| Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067) | ||||||
| 29 |  EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME | 29 | 23 | 24 | 13 | |
| Korgis (Asylum 47055) | ||||||
| 30 |  MISS SUN | 30 | 38 | 49 | 6 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406) | ||||||
| 31 |  TOGETHER | 31 | 36 | 40 | 9 | |
| Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | ||||||
| 32 |  I'M COMING OUT | 32 | 17 | 10 | 17 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1491) | ||||||
| 33 |  SAME OLD LANG SYNE | 33 | 42 | 59 | 4 | |
| Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50961) | ||||||
| 34 |  GIRLS CAN GET IT | 34 | 35 | 37 | 10 | |
| Dr. Hook (Casablanca 2314) | ||||||
| 35 |  KEEP ON LOVING YOU | 35 | 48 | 60 | 6 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953) | ||||||
| 36 |  GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE | 36 | 45 | 58 | 5 | |
| Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948) | ||||||
| 37 |  THIS TIME | 37 | 31 | 28 | 15 | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 205) | ||||||
| 38 |  9 TO 5 | 38 | 56 | 72 | 5 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | ||||||
| 39 |  NEVER BE THE SAME | 39 | 29 | 19 | 13 | |
| Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49580) | ||||||
| 40 |  HE CAN'T LOVE YOU | 40 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063) | ||||||
| 41 |  TURNING JAPANESE | 41 | 40 | 38 | 17 | |
| Vapors (United Artists 1364) | ||||||
| 42 |  DEEP INSIDE MY HEART | 42 | 33 | 27 | 12 | |
| Randy Meisner (Epic 50939) | ||||||
| 43 |  HE'S SO SHY | 43 | 39 | 35 | 24 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916) | ||||||
| 44 |  THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL | 44 | 51 | 68 | 7 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3776) | ||||||
| 45 |  NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE | 45 | 41 | 36 | 22 | |
| Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2460) | ||||||
| 46 |  MY MOTHER'S EYES | 46 | 52 | 61 | 7 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3771) | ||||||
| 47 |  LOVELY ONE | 47 | 37 | 33 | 15 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50938) | ||||||
| 48 |  I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT | 48 | 63 | 79 | 4 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | ||||||
| 49 |  LOVE T.K.O. | 49 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3116) | ||||||
| 50 |  SHINE ON | 50 | 57 | 62 | 8 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2283) | ||||||
| 51 |  HEARTBREAK HOTEL | 51 | 59 | 71 | 5 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50959) | ||||||
| 52 |  I NEED YOUR LOVIN' | 52 | 58 | 67 | 7 | |
| Teena Marie (Gordy 7189) | ||||||
| 53 |  TURN AND WALK AWAY | 53 | 54 | 56 | 8 | |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2467) | ||||||
| 54 |  GAMES PEOPLE PLAY | 54 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573) | ||||||
| 55 |  STOP THIS GAME | 55 | 44 | 45 | 9 | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50942) | ||||||
| 56 |  A LITTLE IN LOVE | 56 | 74 | 90 | 4 | |
| Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068) | ||||||
| 57 |  SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN | 57 | 65 | 75 | 6 | |
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | ||||||
| 58 |  SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD | 58 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 47100) | ||||||
| 59 |  COLD LOVE | 59 | 67 | 73 | 5 | |
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49634) | ||||||
| 60 |  WHO'S MAKING LOVE | 60 | 77 | -- | 3 | |
| Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785) | ||||||
| 61 |  DREAMIN' | 61 | 34 | 21 | 17 | |
| Cliff Richard (EMI America 8057) | ||||||
| 62 |  WITHOUT YOUR LOVE | 62 | 47 | 42 | 16 | |
| Roger Daltrey (Polydor 2121) | ||||||
| 63 |  YOU | 63 | 53 | 54 | 7 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11407) | ||||||
| 64 |  JESSE | 64 | 43 | 39 | 23 | |
| Carly Simon (Warner Bros. 49518) | ||||||
| 65 |  SEQUEL | 65 | 49 | 44 | 10 | |
| Harry Chapin (Boardwalk 5700) | ||||||
| 66 |  NEED YOUR LOVING TONIGHT | 66 | 68 | 74 | 6 | |
| Queen (Elektra 47086) | ||||||
| 67 |  GOTTA HAVE MORE LOVE | 67 | 60 | 64 | 9 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49605) | ||||||
| 68 |  SHE'S SO COLD | 68 | 50 | 43 | 15 | |
| Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 21001) | ||||||
| 69 |  BREAKFAST IN AMERICA | 69 | 72 | 80 | 4 | |
| Supertramp (A&M 2292) | ||||||
| 70 |  KILLIN' TIME | 70 | 70 | 76 | 7 | |
| Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Bros. 609) | ||||||
| 71 |  LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL | 71 | 62 | 46 | 21 | |
| Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46001) | ||||||
| 72 |  FOOL THAT I AM | 72 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281) | ||||||
| 73 |  AH LEAH | 73 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel 51025) | ||||||
| 74 |  COULD I BE DREAMING | 74 | 64 | 65 | 9 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 47920) | ||||||
| 75 |  SWITCHIN' TO GLIDE | 75 | 66 | 50 | 20 | |
| Kings (Elektra 47052) | ||||||
| 76 |  BACK IN BLACK | 76 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| AC/DC (Atlantic 3787) | ||||||
| 77 |  TEACHER TEACHER | 77 | 83 | 86 | 6 | |
| Rockpile (Columbia 11388) | ||||||
| 78 |  I CAN'T STOP THE FEELIN' | 78 | 78 | 85 | 4 | |
| Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2319) | ||||||
| 79 |  GOT TO ROCK ON | 79 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Kansas (Kirshner 4292) | ||||||
| 80 |  FASHION | 80 | 80 | 82 | 5 | |
| David Bowie (RCA 12134) | ||||||
| 81 |  WHAT CAN YOU GET A WOOKIE FOR CHRISTMAS (WHEN HE ALREADY OWNS A COMB?) | 81 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir (RSO 1058) | ||||||
| 82 |  HELP ME! | 82 | 73 | 63 | 8 | |
| Marcy Levy & Robin Gibb (RSO 1047) | ||||||
| 83 |  THE HORIZONTAL BOP | 83 | 69 | 55 | 9 | |
| Bob Seger (Capitol 4951) | ||||||
| 84 |  UPSIDE DOWN | 84 | 71 | 47 | 26 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1494) | ||||||
| 85 |  TRICKLE TRICKLE | 85 | 82 | 83 | 6 | |
| Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3772) | ||||||
| 86 |  DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY | 86 | 76 | 53 | 29 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656) | ||||||
| 87 |  EASY LOVE | 87 | 84 | 77 | 6 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Arista 0572) | ||||||
| 88 |  UNITED TOGETHER | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569) | ||||||
| 89 |  HOLD ON, HOLD OUT | 89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 11477) | ||||||
| 90 |  DREAMER | 90 | 75 | 48 | 16 | |
| Supertramp (A&M 2269) | ||||||
| 91 |  ON THE ROAD AGAIN | 91 | 87 | 57 | 18 | |
| Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351) | ||||||
| 92 |  I'M HAPPY THAT LOVE HAS FOUND YOU | 92 | 89 | 78 | 13 | |
| Jimmy Hall (Epic 50931) | ||||||
| 93 |  THAT GIRL COULD SING | 93 | 88 | 51 | 16 | |
| Jackson Browne (Asylum 47036) | ||||||
| 94 |  SOMETIMES A FANTASY | 94 | 91 | 70 | 13 | |
| Billy Joel (Columbia 11379) | ||||||
| 95 |  SEASONS | 95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Charles Fox (Handshake 5307) | ||||||
| 96 |  THEME FROM ORDINARY PEOPLE | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marvin Hamlisch (Planet 47922) | ||||||
| 97 |  YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG | 97 | 94 | 92 | 17 | |
| AC/DC (Atlantic 3761) | ||||||
| 98 |  WATCHING YOU | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Slave (Cotillion 46006) | ||||||
| 99 |  LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME | 99 | 93 | 81 | 20 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11349) | ||||||
| 100 |  ONE-TRICK PONY | 100 | 95 | 89 | 11 | |
| Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 49601) | ||||||
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