Tuesday July 21, 1981
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 18, 1981



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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:

RankSongArtist
101   WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER Al Jarreau
102   YOU'RE MINE TONIGHT Pure Prairie League
103   FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton
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