Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending February 21, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT |
4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | ||||||
| 2 | 9 TO 5 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | ||||||
| 3 | CELEBRATION |
1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | ||||||
| 4 | KEEP ON LOVING YOU |
5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953) | ||||||
| 5 | THE TIDE IS HIGH |
3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2465) | ||||||
| 6 | WOMAN |
8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49644) | ||||||
| 7 | SAME OLD LANG SYNE |
7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 50961) | ||||||
| 8 | PASSION |
6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617) | ||||||
| 9 | THE BEST OF TIMES |
12 | 16 | 21 | 5 | |
| Styx (A&M 2300) | ||||||
| 10 | GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE |
11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948) | ||||||
| 11 | STARTING OVER |
9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49604) | ||||||
| 12 | HEY NINETEEN |
10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | |
| Steely Dan (MCA 51036) | ||||||
| 13 | TREAT ME RIGHT |
15 | 20 | 35 | 6 | |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2487) | ||||||
| 14 | I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT |
17 | 19 | 23 | 11 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | ||||||
| 15 | RAPTURE |
27 | 45 | 65 | 4 |  |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2485) | ||||||
| 16 | THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL |
19 | 21 | 25 | 14 | |
| Abba (Atlantic 3776) | ||||||
| 17 | CRYING |
20 | 24 | 32 | 5 | |
| Don McLean (Millennium 11799) | ||||||
| 18 | LOVE ON THE ROCKS |
13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939) | ||||||
| 19 | HELLO AGAIN |
23 | 29 | 36 | 4 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4960) | ||||||
| 20 | A LITTLE IN LOVE |
22 | 25 | 29 | 11 | |
| Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068) | ||||||
| 21 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL |
21 | 22 | 27 | 12 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 50959) | ||||||
| 22 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY |
24 | 26 | 31 | 12 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573) | ||||||
| 23 | MISS SUN |
18 | 18 | 20 | 13 | |
| Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406) | ||||||
| 24 | SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN |
26 | 28 | 33 | 13 | |
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | ||||||
| 25 | HEARTS ON FIRE |
29 | 36 | 53 | 5 | |
| Randy Meisner (Epic 50964) | ||||||
| 26 | KISS ON MY LIST |
30 | 37 | 54 | 5 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12142) | ||||||
| 27 | SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD |
28 | 30 | 34 | 9 | |
| Eagles (Asylum 47100) | ||||||
| 28 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL |
33 | 48 | 73 | 4 | |
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11430) | ||||||
| 29 | AH LEAH |
31 | 35 | 43 | 11 | |
| Donnie Iris (MCA/Carousel 51025) | ||||||
| 30 | TOGETHER |
25 | 23 | 24 | 16 | |
| Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | ||||||
| 31 | LIVING IN A FANTASY |
37 | 49 | 69 | 5 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49657) | ||||||
| 32 | HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT |
16 | 12 | 11 | 21 |  |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464) | ||||||
| 33 | EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD |
14 | 11 | 9 | 18 | |
| Air Supply (Arista 0564) | ||||||
| 34 | FADE AWAY |
49 | 61 | -- | 3 | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11431) | ||||||
| 35 | LADY |
32 | 15 | 6 | 21 | |
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | ||||||
| 36 | HE CAN'T LOVE YOU |
34 | 27 | 28 | 15 | |
| Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063) | ||||||
| 37 | DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME |
56 | 71 | -- | 3 | |
| Police (A&M 2301) | ||||||
| 38 | TIME IS TIME |
36 | 31 | 19 | 14 | |
| Andy Gibb (RSO 1059) | ||||||
| 39 | FLASH'S THEME |
42 | 47 | 60 | 6 | |
| Queen (Elektra 47092) | ||||||
| 40 | GUITAR MAN |
47 | 57 | 71 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | ||||||
| 41 | GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY |
46 | 51 | 59 | 6 | |
| Outlaws (Arista 0582) | ||||||
| 42 | WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE |
57 | 69 | -- | 3 | |
| Steve Winwood (Island 49656) | ||||||
| 43 | MORNING TRAIN |
64 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sheena Easton (EMI America 8071) | ||||||
| 44 | BACK IN BLACK |
48 | 50 | 55 | 11 | |
| AC/DC (Atlantic 3787) | ||||||
| 45 | TOO TIGHT |
51 | 58 | 70 | 5 | |
| Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089) | ||||||
| 46 | SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' |
55 | 68 | 79 | 6 | |
| Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | ||||||
| 47 | PRECIOUS TO ME |
52 | 66 | 78 | 6 | |
| Phil Seymour (Boardwalk 5703) | ||||||
| 48 | SHINE ON |
38 | 39 | 42 | 15 | |
| L.T.D. (A&M 2283) | ||||||
| 49 | HUNGRY HEART |
35 | 17 | 13 | 16 | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391) | ||||||
| 50 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST |
44 | 42 | 39 | 28 | |
| Queen (Elektra 47031) | ||||||
| 51 | IT'S MY TURN |
41 | 34 | 26 | 18 | |
| Diana Ross (Motown 1496) | ||||||
| 52 | I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN |
40 | 33 | 18 | 14 | |
| Barry Manilow (Arista 0566) | ||||||
| 53 | STAYING WITH IT |
60 | 67 | 76 | 5 | |
| Firefall (Atlantic 3791) | ||||||
| 54 | DON'T STOP THE MUSIC |
63 | 78 | 90 | 4 | |
| Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | ||||||
| 55 | DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA |
39 | 32 | 17 | 18 | |
| Police (A&M 2275) | ||||||
| 56 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS |
43 | 38 | 30 | 14 | |
| Heart (Epic 50950) | ||||||
| 57 | GUILTY |
50 | 40 | 15 | 17 | |
| Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390) | ||||||
| 58 | WHO'S MAKING LOVE |
53 | 46 | 46 | 10 | |
| Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785) | ||||||
| 59 | JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME |
76 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| April Wine (Capitol 4975) | ||||||
| 60 | AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT |
69 | 76 | 83 | 4 | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 207) | ||||||
| 61 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE |
67 | 77 | 89 | 4 | |
| Lakeside (Solar 12129) | ||||||
| 62 | JUST THE TWO OF US |
77 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers (Elektra 47103) | ||||||
| 63 | AND LOVE GOES ON |
72 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11434) | ||||||
| 64 | LIPSTICK |
70 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| Suzi Quatro (Dreamland 107) | ||||||
| 65 | FOOL THAT I AM |
59 | 55 | 57 | 11 | |
| Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281) | ||||||
| 66 | MORE THAN I CAN SAY |
45 | 41 | 37 | 22 | |
| Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565) | ||||||
| 67 | LOVE T.K.O. |
58 | 53 | 45 | 13 | |
| Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int'l 3116) | ||||||
| 68 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) | ||||||
| 69 | FIREFLIES |
75 | 82 | -- | 3 | |
| Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49660) | ||||||
| 70 | WHIP IT |
65 | 59 | 49 | 26 | |
| Devo (Warner Bros. 49550) | ||||||
| 71 | MASTER BLASTER |
61 | 44 | 40 | 22 | |
| Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | ||||||
| 72 | ONE STEP CLOSER |
54 | 43 | 38 | 14 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49622) | ||||||
| 73 | I LOVE YOU |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669) | ||||||
| 74 | TURN ME LOOSE |
82 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Loverboy (Columbia 11421) | ||||||
| 75 | HOW 'BOUT US |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Champaign (Columbia 11433) | ||||||
| 76 | MY MOTHER'S EYES |
62 | 56 | 47 | 14 | |
| Bette Midler (Atlantic 3771) | ||||||
| 77 | SUDDENLY |
66 | 54 | 41 | 19 | |
| Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA 51007) | ||||||
| 78 | I DON'T WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME |
71 | 73 | 80 | 5 | |
| Glen Campbell (Capitol 4959) | ||||||
| 79 | FLY AWAY |
74 | 75 | 81 | 5 | |
| Peter Allen (A&M 2288) | ||||||
| 80 | DREAMER |
78 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| Association (Elektra 47094) | ||||||
| 81 | WASN'T THAT A PARTY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rovers (Epic 51007) | ||||||
| 82 | BEING WITH YOU |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | ||||||
| 83 | GIRLS CAN GET IT |
79 | 65 | 56 | 17 | |
| Dr. Hook (Casablanca 2314) | ||||||
| 84 | WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49664) | ||||||
| 85 | KEEP THIS TRAIN A-ROLLIN' |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49670) | ||||||
| 86 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE / NOTHING REMAINS THE SAME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Spinners (Atlantic 3798) | ||||||
| 87 | OOO-EEE |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. 49666) | ||||||
| 88 | DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS |
91 | 94 | 98 | 4 | |
| Touch (Atco 7311) | ||||||
| 89 | IT'S A LOVE THING |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Whispers (Solar 12154) | ||||||
| 90 | THEME FROM RAGING BULL (CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA) |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joel Diamond (Motown 1504) | ||||||
| 91 | PROUD |
92 | 96 | -- | 3 | |
| Joe Chemay Band (Unicorn 95001) | ||||||
| 92 | IT'S MY JOB |
94 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jimmy Buffett (MCA 51061) | ||||||
| 93 | LET ME GO |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Rings (MCA 51069) | ||||||
| 94 | FULL OF FIRE |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Shalamar (Solar 12152) | ||||||
| 95 | BLACKJACK |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rupert Holmes (MCA 51045) | ||||||
| 96 | 8TH WONDER |
98 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 553) | ||||||
| 97 | BURN RUBBER (WHY YOU WANNA HURT ME) |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gap Band (Mercury 76091) | ||||||
| 98 | LONG TIME LOVIN' YOU |
88 | 89 | 92 | 4 | |
| McGuffey Lane (Atco 7319) | ||||||
| 99 | COLD LOVE |
73 | 60 | 52 | 12 | |
| Donna Summer (Geffen 49634) | ||||||
| 100 | CAFE AMORE |
93 | 95 | 97 | 4 | |
| Spyro Gyra (MCA 51035) | ||||||
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:
• "I Need Your Lovin'" by Teena Marie (# 68)
• "I Believe In You" by Don Williams (# 80)
• "United Together" by Aretha Franklin (# 81)
• "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" by Hall & Oates (# 83)
• "Woman In Love" by Barbra Streisand (# 84)
• "Seasons" by Charles Fox (# 86)
• "Killin' Time" by Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (# 96)
• "Wynken, Blynken And Nod" by Doobie Brothers (# 99)
• "Turning Japanese" by Vapors (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | WHERE DID THE TIME GO? |
Pointer Sisters | ||||
| 102 | CH CH CHERIE |
Johnny Average Band | ||||
| 103 | GAMES |
Phoebe Snow | ||||