Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending July 18, 1981
| TW | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE |
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Air Supply (Arista 0604) | ||||||
| 2 | BETTE DAVIS EYES |
1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| Kim Carnes (EMI America 8077) | ||||||
| 3 | ELVIRA |
4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084) | ||||||
| 4 | JESSIE'S GIRL |
5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
| Rick Springfield (RCA 12201) | ||||||
| 5 | THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO |
6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
| Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147) | ||||||
| 6 | STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Stars On 45 (Radio 3810) | ||||||
| 7 | YOU MAKE MY DREAMS |
8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| Hall & Oates (RCA 12217) | ||||||
| 8 | I DON'T NEED YOU |
9 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | ||||||
| 9 | ALL THOSE YEARS AGO |
7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| George Harrison (Dark Horse 49725) | ||||||
| 10 | SLOW HAND |
12 | 20 | 28 | 8 | |
| Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929) | ||||||
| 11 | BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY |
13 | 19 | 23 | 9 | |
| Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3816) | ||||||
| 12 | THIS LITTLE GIRL |
10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8079) | ||||||
| 13 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) |
11 | 10 | 5 | 20 | |
| Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0592) | ||||||
| 14 | HEARTS |
16 | 18 | 21 | 9 | |
| Marty Balin (EMI America 8084) | ||||||
| 15 | WINNING |
15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
| Santana (Columbia 01050) | ||||||
| 16 | AMERICA |
14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | |
| Neil Diamond (Capitol 4994) | ||||||
| 17 | MODERN GIRL |
19 | 22 | 27 | 11 | |
| Sheena Easton (EMI America 8080) | ||||||
| 18 | IS IT YOU |
17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| Lee Ritenour (Elektra 47124) | ||||||
| 19 | GEMINI DREAM |
21 | 25 | 30 | 7 | |
| Moody Blues (Threshold 601) | ||||||
| 20 | QUEEN OF HEARTS |
24 | 30 | 33 | 8 | |
| Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | ||||||
| 21 | I LOVE YOU |
18 | 13 | 12 | 23 | |
| Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669) | ||||||
| 22 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE |
22 | 24 | 26 | 15 | |
| Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) | ||||||
| 23 | TIME |
25 | 27 | 29 | 14 | |
| Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0598) | ||||||
| 24 | THE WAITING |
20 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51100) | ||||||
| 25 | SWEET BABY |
27 | 29 | 32 | 12 | |
| Stanley Clarke & George Duke (Epic 01052) | ||||||
| 26 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING |
31 | 43 | 54 | 5 | |
| Carpenters (A&M 2344) | ||||||
| 27 | SUKIYAKI |
26 | 15 | 6 | 20 | |
| Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953) | ||||||
| 28 | DON'T LET HIM GO |
30 | 33 | 39 | 6 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 02127) | ||||||
| 29 | THE STROKE |
32 | 37 | 41 | 10 | |
| Billy Squier (Capitol 5005) | ||||||
| 30 | IN THE AIR TONIGHT |
33 | 38 | 45 | 8 | |
| Phil Collins (Atlantic 3824) | ||||||
| 31 | LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) |
36 | 46 | 59 | 5 | |
| Commodores (Motown 1514) | ||||||
| 32 | THE BREAKUP SONG |
37 | 42 | 48 | 9 | |
| Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149) | ||||||
| 33 | (THERE'S) NO GETTIN' OVER ME |
39 | 49 | 66 | 4 | |
| Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | ||||||
| 34 | ENDLESS LOVE |
47 | 71 | -- | 3 |  |
| Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown 1519) | ||||||
| 35 | DOUBLE DUTCH BUS |
38 | 41 | 47 | 8 | |
| Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356) | ||||||
| 36 | NOBODY WINS |
29 | 26 | 24 | 11 | |
| Elton John (Geffen 49722) | ||||||
| 37 | GIVE IT TO ME BABY |
40 | 44 | 50 | 9 | |
| Rick James (Gordy 7197) | ||||||
| 38 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE |
28 | 21 | 17 | 17 | |
| Dottie West with Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404) | ||||||
| 39 | ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH |
42 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
| Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int'l/Epic 02111) | ||||||
| 40 | IT'S NOW OR NEVER |
44 | 50 | 57 | 8 | |
| John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02105) | ||||||
| 41 | URGENT |
48 | 63 | -- | 3 | |
| Foreigner (Atlantic 3831) | ||||||
| 42 | COOL LOVE |
57 | 76 | -- | 3 | |
| Pablo Cruise (A&M 2349) | ||||||
| 43 | LIFE OF ILLUSION |
35 | 35 | 38 | 9 | |
| Joe Walsh (Asylum 47144) | ||||||
| 44 | FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU |
23 | 23 | 25 | 15 |  |
| Jim Photoglo (20th Century-Fox 2487) | ||||||
| 45 | DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE |
49 | 58 | 69 | 5 | |
| Tubes (Capitol 5007) | ||||||
| 46 | STRONGER THAN BEFORE |
34 | 36 | 40 | 10 | |
| Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk 02054) | ||||||
| 47 | LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET |
53 | 60 | 74 | 5 | |
| Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46015) | ||||||
| 48 | BEING WITH YOU |
41 | 28 | 13 | 22 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | ||||||
| 49 | FEELS SO RIGHT |
56 | 62 | 70 | 6 | |
| Alabama (RCA 12236) | ||||||
| 50 | IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG |
50 | 55 | 60 | 8 | |
| Spider (Dreamland 111) | ||||||
| 51 | EVERLASTING LOVE |
59 | 67 | 78 | 4 | |
| Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet (Columbia 02169) | ||||||
| 52 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING |
43 | 31 | 22 | 22 | |
| Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) | ||||||
| 53 | TAKE IT ON THE RUN |
46 | 32 | 20 | 18 | |
| REO Speedwagon (Epic 51054) | ||||||
| 54 | YOU'RE MY GIRL |
68 | 83 | -- | 3 | |
| Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11808) | ||||||
| 55 | DON'T GIVE IT UP |
74 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Robbie Patton (Liberty 1420) | ||||||
| 56 | TWO HEARTS |
45 | 45 | 49 | 11 | |
| Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass (20th Century-Fox 2492) | ||||||
| 57 | FIRE AND ICE |
-- | -- | -- | 1 |  |
| Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2529) | ||||||
| 58 | TOM SAWYER |
64 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| Rush (Mercury 76109) | ||||||
| 59 | SUZI |
65 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville 49752) | ||||||
| 60 | WHO'S CRYING NOW |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Journey (Columbia 02241) | ||||||
| 61 | SHADDAP YOU FACE |
55 | 51 | 43 | 13 | |
| Joe Dolce (MCA 51053) | ||||||
| 62 | REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU |
75 | 86 | -- | 3 | |
| Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 49769) | ||||||
| 63 | THE KID IS HOT TONITE |
67 | 73 | 81 | 5 | |
| Loverboy (Columbia 02068) | ||||||
| 64 | NIGHTWALKER |
73 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| Gino Vannelli (Arista 0613) | ||||||
| 65 | FANTASY GIRL |
58 | 61 | 65 | 7 | |
| 38 Special (A&M 2330) | ||||||
| 66 | NICOLE |
71 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| Point Blank (MCA 51132) | ||||||
| 67 | PROMISES |
54 | 48 | 51 | 9 | |
| Barbra Streisand (Columbia 02065) | ||||||
| 68 | THAT OLD SONG |
88 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0616) | ||||||
| 69 | NOTHING EVER GOES AS PLANNED |
83 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Styx (A&M 2348) | ||||||
| 70 | SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN |
61 | 56 | 58 | 9 | |
| April Wine (Capitol 5001) | ||||||
| 71 | FLY AWAY |
79 | 87 | 90 | 4 | |
| Blackfoot (Atco 7331) | ||||||
| 72 | SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY |
72 | 79 | 87 | 4 | |
| Robert Gordon (RCA 12239) | ||||||
| 73 | WHAT SHE DOES TO ME (THE DIANA SONG) |
63 | 68 | 75 | 6 | |
| Producers (Portrait 02092) | ||||||
| 74 | LIVING INSIDE MYSELF |
52 | 34 | 31 | 18 | |
| Gino Vannelli (Arista 0588) | ||||||
| 75 | JONES VS. JONES |
51 | 40 | 42 | 9 | |
| Kool & Gang (De-Lite 813) | ||||||
| 76 | STRANGER |
87 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Jefferson Starship (Grunt 12275) | ||||||
| 77 | BREAKING AWAY |
84 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Balance (Portrait 02177) | ||||||
| 78 | MEDLEY II |
89 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Stars On 45 (Radio 3830) | ||||||
| 79 | UNDER THE COVERS |
86 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Janis Ian (Columbia 02176) | ||||||
| 80 | YOU DON'T KNOW ME |
90 | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172) | ||||||
| 81 | YOU ARE FOREVER |
66 | 66 | 73 | 5 | |
| Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54327) | ||||||
| 82 | THE REAL THING |
69 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| Brothers Johnson (A&M 2343) | ||||||
| 83 | WALK RIGHT NOW |
76 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| Jacksons (Epic 02132) | ||||||
| 84 | SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD |
70 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| Dionne Warwick (Arista 0602) | ||||||
| 85 | JOLE BLON |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8089) | ||||||
| 86 | SWEETHEART |
62 | 52 | 37 | 20 | |
| Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11801) | ||||||
| 87 | STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART |
60 | 39 | 34 | 14 | |
| Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2332) | ||||||
| 88 | PAY YOU BACK WITH INTEREST |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Gary O' (Capitol 5018) | ||||||
| 89 | SQUARE BIZ |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Teena Marie (Gordy 7202) | ||||||
| 90 | LOVE LIGHT |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Yutaka (Alfa 7004) | ||||||
| 91 | IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE |
80 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 02115) | ||||||
| 92 | DON'T LET GO THE COAT |
77 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| Who (Warner Bros. 49743) | ||||||
| 93 | AMERICAN MEMORIES |
94 | 95 | -- | 3 | |
| Shamus M'Cool (Perspective 107) | ||||||
| 94 | TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS |
78 | 54 | 35 | 18 | |
| Styx (A&M 2323) | ||||||
| 95 | PULL UP TO THE BUMPER |
96 | 98 | -- | 3 | |
| Grace Jones (Island 49697) | ||||||
| 96 | WATCHING THE WHEELS |
82 | 59 | 52 | 17 | |
| John Lennon (Geffen 49695) | ||||||
| 97 | I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL |
-- | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Barbara Mandrell (MCA 51107) | ||||||
| 98 | JUST THE TWO OF US |
85 | 64 | 46 | 24 | |
| Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers (Elektra 47103) | ||||||
| 99 | HOW 'BOUT US |
81 | 53 | 36 | 23 | |
| Champaign (Columbia 11433) | ||||||
| 100 | WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME |
93 | 82 | 61 | 10 | |
| Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49692) | ||||||
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:
• "Say What" by Jesse Winchester (# 91)
• "I Can Take Care Of Myself" by Billy Vera & Beaters (# 92)
• "Another Ticket" by Eric Clapton (# 95)
• "Hard Times" by James Taylor (# 97)
• "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton (# 98)
• "Rich Man" by Terri Gibbs (# 99)
• "Brooklyn Girls" by Robbie Dupree (#100)
Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:
| Rank | Song | Artist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER |
Al Jarreau | ||||
| 102 | YOU'RE MINE TONIGHT |
Pure Prairie League | ||||
| 103 | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY |
Sheena Easton | ||||