Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending January 31, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | ||
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2465) | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| John Lennon (Geffen 49604) | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617) | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939) | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | ||||||
| 7 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | ||||||
| 8 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 13 | ||
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Air Supply (Arista 0564) | ||||||
| 10 | 17 | 26 | 33 | 8 | ||
| Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50961) | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464) | ||||||
| 12 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 10 | ![]() | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953) | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391) | ||||||
| 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | ||
| Steely Dan (MCA 51036) | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390) | ||||||
| 16 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948) | ||||||
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Police (A&M 2275) | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 11 | ||
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0566) | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 11 | ||
| Andy Gibb (RSO 1059) | ||||||
| 20 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406) | ||||||
| 21 | 31 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Styx (A&M 2300) | ||||||
| 22 | 32 | 51 | -- | 3 | ||
| John Lennon (Geffen 49644) | ||||||
| 23 | 28 | 35 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | ||||||
| 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 13 | ||
| Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | ||||||
| 25 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 11 | ||
| Abba (Atlantic 3776) | ||||||
| 26 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 15 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1496) | ||||||
| 27 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Jacksons (Epic 50959) | ||||||
| 28 | 29 | 37 | 40 | 12 | ||
| Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063) | ||||||
| 29 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068) | ||||||
| 30 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Heart (Epic 50950) | ||||||
| 31 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 9 | ||
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573) | ||||||
| 32 | 43 | -- | 2 | ![]() | ||
| Don McLean (Millennium 11799) | ||||||
| 33 | 38 | 45 | 57 | 10 | ||
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | ||||||
| 34 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 6 | ||
| Eagles (Asylum 47100) | ||||||
| 35 | 48 | 63 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2487) | ||||||
| 36 | -- | -- | 1 | | ||
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4960) | ||||||
| 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | ![]() | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565) | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 11 | ![]() | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49622) | ||||||
| 39 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 25 | ![]() | |
| Queen (Elektra 47031) | ||||||
| 40 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 19 | ||
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | ||||||
| 41 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA 51007) | ||||||
| 42 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 12 | ||
| L.T.D. (A&M 2283) | ||||||
| 43 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 8 | ||
| Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel 51025) | ||||||
| 44 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 11 | ||
| Teena Marie (Gordy 7189) | ||||||
| 45 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3116) | ||||||
| 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785) | ||||||
| 47 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 11 | ||
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3771) | ||||||
| 48 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 22 | ![]() | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11364) | ||||||
| 49 | 46 | 32 | 23 | 23 | ||
| Devo (Warner Bros. 49550) | ||||||
| 50 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 20 | ![]() | |
| Don Williams (MCA 41304) | ||||||
| 51 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 19 | ||
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12103) | ||||||
| 52 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49634) | ||||||
| 53 | 74 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Randy Meisner (Epic 50964) | ||||||
| 54 | 73 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12142) | ||||||
| 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 8 | ||
| AC/DC (Atlantic 3787) | ||||||
| 56 | 51 | 39 | 34 | 14 | ||
| Dr. Hook (Casablanca 2314) | ||||||
| 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 8 | ||
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281) | ||||||
| 58 | 53 | 33 | 28 | 21 | ||
| Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067) | ||||||
| 59 | 68 | 78 | -- | 3 | ||
| Outlaws (Arista 0582) | ||||||
| 60 | 70 | 85 | -- | 3 | ||
| Queen (Elektra 47092) | ||||||
| 61 | 56 | 50 | 41 | 21 | ||
| Vapors (United Artists 1364) | ||||||
| 62 | 55 | 40 | 29 | 17 | ||
| Korgis (Asylum 47055) | ||||||
| 63 | 54 | 34 | 17 | 20 | ||
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49563) | ||||||
| 64 | 57 | 36 | 32 | 21 | ||
| Diana Ross (Motown 1491) | ||||||
| 65 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2485) | ||||||
| 66 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 28 | ||
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916) | ||||||
| 67 | 61 | 55 | 39 | 17 | ||
| Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49580) | ||||||
| 68 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 11 | ||
| Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Bros. 609) | ||||||
| 69 | 85 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49657) | ||||||
| 70 | 86 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089) | ||||||
| 71 | 79 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | ||||||
| 72 | 58 | 52 | 37 | 19 | ![]() | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 205) | ||||||
| 73 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11430) | ||||||
| 74 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 19 | ||
| Jacksons (Epic 50938) | ||||||
| 75 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 6 | ||
| Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569) | ||||||
| 76 | 88 | -- | -- | 2 | ![]() | |
| Firefall (Atlantic 3791) | ||||||
| 77 | 81 | 89 | -- | 3 | ||
| Doobie Brothers (Sesame Street 49642) | ||||||
| 78 | 92 | 98 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Phil Seymour (Boardwalk 5703) | ||||||
| 79 | 91 | 97 | -- | 3 | ![]() | |
| Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | ||||||
| 80 | 87 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 4959) | ||||||
| 81 | 90 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Peter Allen (A&M 2288) | ||||||
| 82 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 6 | ||
| Charles Fox (Handshake 5307) | ||||||
| 83 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 207) | ||||||
| 84 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 7 | ||
| Kansas (Kirshner 4292) | ||||||
| 85 | 63 | 58 | 45 | 26 | ![]() | |
| Stephanie Mills (20th Century 2460) | ||||||
| 86 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 13 | ![]() | |
| Cheap Trick (Epic 50942) | ||||||
| 87 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Suzi Quatro (Dreamland 107) | ||||||
| 88 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Association (Elektra 47094) | ||||||
| 89 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Lakeside (Solar 12129) | ||||||
| 90 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | ||||||
| 91 | 66 | 57 | 42 | 16 | ![]() | |
| Randy Meisner (Epic 50939) | ||||||
| 92 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| McGuffey Lane (Atco 7319) | ||||||
| 93 | 69 | 60 | 53 | 12 | ![]() | |
| Babys (Chrysalis 2467) | ||||||
| 94 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 6 | ||
| Slave (Cotillion 46006) | ||||||
| 95 | 96 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Reddings (Believe In A Dream 5600) | ||||||
| 96 | 98 | -- | -- | 2 | ||
| Patrice Rushen (Elektra 47067) | ||||||
| 97 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Spyro Gyra (MCA 51035) | ||||||
| 98 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | |
| Touch (Atco 7311) | ||||||
| 99 | 78 | 71 | 66 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Queen (Elektra 47086) | ||||||
| 100 | 82 | 75 | 77 | 10 | ![]() | |
| Rockpile (Columbia 11388) | ||||||
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:
• "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 | Loverboy | |||||
| 102 | Joel Diamond | |||||
| 103 | Jim Stafford | |||||


