Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending May 30, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BETTE DAVIS EYES |
2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Kim Carnes (EMI America 8077) | ||||||
| 2 | BEING WITH YOU |
1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | ||||||
| 3 | STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY) |
8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | |
| Stars On 45 (Radio 3810) | ||||||
| 4 | TAKE IT ON THE RUN |
4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 51054) | ||||||
| 5 | SUKIYAKI |
6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
| Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953) | ||||||
| 6 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING |
3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) | ||||||
| 7 | WATCHING THE WHEELS |
7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49695) | ||||||
| 8 | TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS |
10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | |
| Styx (A&M 2323) | ||||||
| 9 | LIVING INSIDE MYSELF |
9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| Gino Vannelli (Arista 0588) | ||||||
| 10 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) |
11 | 19 | 22 | 13 | |
| Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0592) | ||||||
| 11 | HOW 'BOUT US |
12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| Champaign (Columbia 11433) | ||||||
| 12 | I LOVE YOU |
13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669) | ||||||
| 13 | SWEETHEART |
14 | 18 | 20 | 13 | |
| Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11801) | ||||||
| 14 | ALL THOSE YEARS AGO |
25 | -- | -- | 2 |  |
| George Harrison (Dark Horse 49725) | ||||||
| 15 | MORNING TRAIN |
5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Sheena Easton (EMI America 8071) | ||||||
| 16 | THIS LITTLE GIRL |
18 | 21 | 25 | 6 | |
| Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8079) | ||||||
| 17 | AMERICA |
19 | 23 | 26 | 6 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4994) | ||||||
| 18 | JUST THE TWO OF US |
16 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers (Elektra 47103) | ||||||
| 19 | I MISSED AGAIN |
20 | 22 | 24 | 12 | |
| Phil Collins (Atlantic 3790) | ||||||
| 20 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE |
22 | 24 | 27 | 10 | |
| Dottie West with Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404) | ||||||
| 21 | THE WAITING |
24 | 31 | 48 | 5 | |
| Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51100) | ||||||
| 22 | KISS ON MY LIST |
17 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12142) | ||||||
| 23 | YOU BETTER YOU BET |
15 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |
| Who (Warner Bros. 49698) | ||||||
| 24 | JESSIE'S GIRL |
30 | 35 | 39 | 10 | |
| Rick Springfield (RCA 12201) | ||||||
| 25 | SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' |
21 | 14 | 10 | 20 | |
| Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | ||||||
| 26 | LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE |
26 | 26 | 28 | 11 | |
| John O'Banion (Elektra 47125) | ||||||
| 27 | THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE |
41 | 58 | -- | 3 | |
| Air Supply (Arista 0604) | ||||||
| 28 | SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU |
28 | 30 | 34 | 8 | |
| Don McLean (Millennium 11804) | ||||||
| 29 | FIND YOUR WAY BACK |
29 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 12211) | ||||||
| 30 | AI NO CORRIDA |
31 | 34 | 38 | 8 | |
| Quincy Jones (A&M 2309) | ||||||
| 31 | IS IT YOU |
34 | 44 | 59 | 7 | |
| Lee Ritenour (Elektra 47124) | ||||||
| 32 | WINNING |
36 | 39 | 43 | 8 | |
| Santana (Columbia 01050) | ||||||
| 33 | YOU MAKE MY DREAMS |
39 | 50 | 66 | 5 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12217) | ||||||
| 34 | STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART |
38 | 45 | 53 | 7 | |
| Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2332) | ||||||
| 35 | I LOVED 'EM EVERY ONE |
35 | 38 | 41 | 10 | |
| T.G. Sheppard (Warner/Curb 49690) | ||||||
| 36 | RAPTURE |
23 | 17 | 9 | 18 |  |
| Blondie (Chrysalis 2485) | ||||||
| 37 | FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU |
43 | 48 | 57 | 8 | |
| Jim Photoglo (20th Century-Fox 2487) | ||||||
| 38 | SAY YOU'LL BE MINE |
27 | 28 | 30 | 10 | |
| Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49705) | ||||||
| 39 | NOBODY WINS |
46 | 59 | 77 | 4 | |
| Elton John (Geffen 49722) | ||||||
| 40 | GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE |
44 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| Cliff Richard (EMI America 8076) | ||||||
| 41 | SAY WHAT |
45 | 51 | 65 | 7 | |
| Jesse Winchester (Bearsville 49711) | ||||||
| 42 | AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT |
32 | 25 | 15 | 18 | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 207) | ||||||
| 43 | ELVIRA |
64 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084) | ||||||
| 44 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE |
56 | 64 | 70 | 8 | |
| Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) | ||||||
| 45 | HOLD ON LOOSELY |
37 | 32 | 33 | 13 | |
| 38 Special (A&M 2316) | ||||||
| 46 | BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS |
40 | 41 | 42 | 10 | |
| Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) | ||||||
| 47 | TIME |
50 | 55 | 62 | 7 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0598) | ||||||
| 48 | MODERN GIRL |
57 | 69 | 83 | 4 | |
| Sheena Easton (EMI America 8080) | ||||||
| 49 | I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF |
55 | 60 | 67 | 6 | |
| Billy Vera & Beaters (Alfa 7002) | ||||||
| 50 | HER TOWN TOO |
33 | 20 | 8 | 12 | |
| James Taylor & J.D. Souther (Columbia 60514) | ||||||
| 51 | WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE |
42 | 29 | 21 | 17 | |
| Steve Winwood (Island 49656) | ||||||
| 52 | DON'T STOP THE MUSIC |
49 | 37 | 31 | 18 | |
| Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | ||||||
| 53 | SWEET BABY |
62 | 70 | 79 | 5 | |
| Stanley Clarke & George Duke (Epic 01052) | ||||||
| 54 | TURN ME LOOSE |
53 | 46 | 44 | 17 | |
| Loverboy (Columbia 11421) | ||||||
| 55 | HEARTS |
77 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Marty Balin (EMI America 8084) | ||||||
| 56 | BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY |
73 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3816) | ||||||
| 57 | SHADDAP YOU FACE |
68 | 81 | 91 | 6 | |
| Joe Dolce (MCA 51053) | ||||||
| 58 | YOU LIKE ME DON'T YOU |
60 | 66 | 72 | 6 | |
| Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1503) | ||||||
| 59 | THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO |
71 | 84 | -- | 3 | |
| Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147) | ||||||
| 60 | STRONGER THAN BEFORE |
70 | 80 | -- | 3 | |
| Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk 02054) | ||||||
| 61 | JUST SO LONELY |
51 | 53 | 58 | 6 | |
| Get Wet (Boardwalk 02018) | ||||||
| 62 | I CAN'T STAND IT |
48 | 36 | 29 | 14 | |
| Eric Clapton (RSO 1060) | ||||||
| 63 | DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME |
52 | 27 | 19 | 17 | |
| Police (A&M 2301) | ||||||
| 64 | LIFE OF ILLUSION |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Joe Walsh (Asylum 47144) | ||||||
| 65 | MAKE THAT MOVE |
69 | 73 | 75 | 6 | |
| Shalamar (Solar 12192) | ||||||
| 66 | THE STROKE |
74 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Billy Squier (Capitol 5005) | ||||||
| 67 | WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME |
78 | 88 | -- | 3 | |
| Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49692) | ||||||
| 68 | YOU'RE SO EASY TO LOVE |
72 | 74 | 82 | 5 | |
| Tommy James (Millennium 11802) | ||||||
| 69 | TWO HEARTS |
75 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass (20th Century-Fox 2492) | ||||||
| 70 | JONES VS. JONES |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 813) | ||||||
| 71 | WASN'T THAT A PARTY |
59 | 54 | 46 | 15 | |
| Rovers (Epic 51007) | ||||||
| 72 | ARC OF A DIVER |
76 | 85 | -- | 3 | |
| Steve Winwood (Island 49726) | ||||||
| 73 | LOVIN' THE NIGHT AWAY |
80 | 87 | -- | 3 | |
| Dillman Band (RCA 12206) | ||||||
| 74 | ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT |
82 | 90 | -- | 3 | |
| Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 72000) | ||||||
| 75 | MERCY, MERCY, MERCY |
79 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| Phoebe Snow (Mirage 3818) | ||||||
| 76 | RAIN IN MAY |
81 | 89 | -- | 3 | |
| Max Werner (Radio 3821) | ||||||
| 77 | QUEEN OF HEARTS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | ||||||
| 78 | BROOKLYN GIRLS |
85 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robbie Dupree (Elektra 47145) | ||||||
| 79 | SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| April Wine (Capitol 5001) | ||||||
| 80 | PROMISES |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 02065) | ||||||
| 81 | YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Gap Band (Mercury 76101) | ||||||
| 82 | THE BREAKUP SONG |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149) | ||||||
| 83 | GIVE IT TO ME BABY |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Rick James (Gordy 7197) | ||||||
| 84 | SLOW HAND |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929) | ||||||
| 85 | IT'S NOW OR NEVER |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02105) | ||||||
| 86 | ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int'l/Epic 02111) | ||||||
| 87 | IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Spider (Dreamland 111) | ||||||
| 88 | IN THE AIR TONIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Phil Collins (Atlantic 3824) | ||||||
| 89 | COME TO ME |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Aretha Franklin (Arista 0600) | ||||||
| 90 | GOTTA GET AWAY |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Randy Meisner (Epic 02059) | ||||||
| 91 | ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE |
91 | 72 | 74 | 7 | |
| Michael Jackson (Motown 1512) | ||||||
| 92 | JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME |
54 | 40 | 32 | 17 | |
| April Wine (Capitol 4975) | ||||||
| 93 | DOUBLE DUTCH BUS |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356) | ||||||
| 94 | PARADISE |
95 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Change (RFC/Atlantic 3809) | ||||||
| 95 | CELEBRATION |
66 | 56 | 47 | 31 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | ||||||
| 96 | I CAN'T SAY GOODBYE TO YOU |
97 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Helen Reddy (MCA 51106) | ||||||
| 97 | BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU |
47 | 47 | 51 | 9 | |
| Dolly Parton (RCA 12200) | ||||||
| 98 | KEEP ON LOVING YOU |
61 | 52 | 37 | 27 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953) | ||||||
| 99 | IT'S A LOVE THING |
58 | 42 | 40 | 15 | |
| Whispers (Solar 12154) | ||||||
| 100 | WOMAN |
65 | 43 | 35 | 20 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49644) | ||||||
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've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life" by Paul Anka (# 63)
• "Hurry Up And Wait" by Isley Brothers (# 67)
• "The Party's Over" by Journey (# 92)
• "Can You Feel It" by Jacksons (# 93)
• "Mister Sandman" by Emmylou Harris (# 94)
• "I Don't Need You" by Rupert Holmes (# 96)
• "Super Trouper" by Abba (# 98)
• "The Best Of Times" by Styx (# 99)
• "9 To 5" by Dolly Parton (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | THE KID IS HOT TONITE |
Loverboy | ||||
| 102 | YOU ARE FOREVER |
Smokey Robinson | ||||
| 103 | LET'S GET CRAZY |
Roger Taylor | ||||