Cashbox Top 100 Singles
Week Ending September 12, 1981

TW		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	ENDLESS LOVE	1	1	1	11
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown 1519)
2	QUEEN OF HEARTS	3	5	8	16
Juice Newton (Capitol 4997)
3	SLOW HAND	2	2	2	16
Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929)
4	STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND	7	10	16	8
Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks (Modern 7336)
5	URGENT	6	9	11	11
Foreigner (Atlantic 3831)
6	THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO	4	3	3	18
Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147)
7	WHO'S CRYING NOW	9	11	13	9
Journey (Columbia 02241)
8	LADY (YOU BRING ME UP)	8	8	10	13
Commodores (Motown 1514)
9	(THERE'S) NO GETTIN' OVER ME	10	12	14	12
Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264)
10	THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY	13	20	23	8
Beach Boys (Capitol 5030)
11	JESSIE'S GIRL	5	4	4	25
Rick Springfield (RCA 12201)
12	HOLD ON TIGHT	14	17	22	8
Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 02408)
13	STEP BY STEP	16	21	25	8
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174)
14	ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)	20	31	46	5
Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49787)
15	FIRE AND ICE	15	16	18	9
Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2529)
16	FOR YOUR EYES ONLY	19	22	26	8
Sheena Easton (Liberty 1418)
17	COOL LOVE	17	19	21	11
Pablo Cruise (A&M 2349)
18	START ME UP	22	33	49	4
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 21003)
19	THE VOICE	21	24	27	6
Moody Blues (Threshold 602)
20	REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU	23	25	31	11
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 49769)
21	ELVIRA	11	6	5	19
Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084)
22	I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO)	24	27	32	7
Lulu (Alfa 7006)
23	FEELS SO RIGHT	25	28	30	14
Alabama (RCA 12236)
24	I DON'T NEED YOU	12	7	6	14
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415)
25	THE NIGHT OWLS	29	40	63	4
Little River Band (Capitol 5033)
26	THE BREAKUP SONG	18	18	19	17
Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149)
27	THAT OLD SONG	28	30	33	10
Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0616)
28	BREAKING AWAY	30	34	40	10
Balance (Portrait 02177)
29	DRAW OF THE CARDS	31	35	42	6
Kim Carnes (EMI America 8087)
30	PRIVATE EYES	41	64	--	3
Hall & Oates (RCA 12296)
31	CHLOE	33	37	43	8
Elton John (Geffen 49788)
32	SUPER FREAK	35	44	54	6
Rick James (Gordy 7205)
33	IN YOUR LETTER	36	43	50	6
REO Speedwagon (Epic 02457)
34	GENERAL HOSPI-TALE	37	41	48	8
Afternoon Delights (MCA 51148)
35	YOU COULD TAKE MY HEART AWAY	38	42	47	8
Silver Condor (Columbia 02268)
36	HARD TO SAY	49	74	--	3
Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon 02488)
37	JUST ONCE	42	49	62	5
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M 2357)
38	WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER	45	53	64	7
Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 49746)
39	BACKFIRED	43	47	57	5
Debbie Harry (Chrysalis 2526)
40	STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART	44	48	55	7
Allman Brothers Band (Arista 0618)
41	WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL	51	67	81	4
Four Tops (Casablanca 2338)
42	BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY	27	13	9	17
Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3816)
43	I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU	53	66	82	4
Rick Springfield (RCA 12166)
44	SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME	59	--	--	2
Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1430)
45	I'M IN LOVE	46	55	61	8
Evelyn King (RCA 12243)
46	SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS (SOME DAYS ARE STONE)	47	51	56	8
John Denver (RCA 12246)
47	TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU	--	--	--	1
Bob Seger (Capitol 5042)
48	LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET	32	23	24	13
Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46015)
49	SQUARE BIZ	52	56	58	9
Teena Marie (Gordy 7202)
50	SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA	66	78	88	4
Carl Carlton (20th Century-Fox 2488)
51	DON'T GIVE IT UP	26	26	28	10
Robbie Patton (Liberty 1420)
52	BURNIN' FOR YOU	63	71	78	5
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 02415)
53	HEAVY METAL (TAKIN' A RIDE)	55	57	60	8
Don Felder (Full Moon 47175)
54	THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE	57	59	65	6
Nielsen/Pearson (Capitol 5032)
55	FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN	56	61	67	6
Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8090)
56	YOU DON'T KNOW ME	48	50	53	10
Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172)
57	SILLY	64	73	80	5
Deniece Williams (ARC 02406)
58	NICOLE	61	65	68	12
Point Blank (MCA 51132)
59	ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM	62	68	75	5
Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal (RSO 1065)
60	LOVE ALL THE HURT AWAY	76	88	--	3
Aretha Franklin & George Benson (Arista 0624)
61	HILL STREET BLUES	71	81	90	4
Mike Post (Elektra 47186)
62	A HEART IN NEW YORK	65	69	69	6
Art Garfunkel (Columbia 02307)
63	ALIEN	75	85	--	3
Atlanta Rhythm Section (Columbia 02471)
64	THE STROKE	39	32	17	18
Billy Squier (Capitol 5005)
65	TEMPTED	50	54	59	8
Squeeze (A&M 2345)
66	HEARTS	34	14	12	17
Marty Balin (EMI America 8084)
67	SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD	--	--	--	1
Billy Joel (Columbia 02518)
68	SHAKE IT UP TONIGHT	69	72	76	6
Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 02102)
69	YOU'RE MY GIRL	40	29	29	11
Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11808)
70	OUR LIPS ARE SEALED	80	89	--	3
Go-Go's (I.R.S. 9901)
71	DOUBLE DUTCH BUS	68	58	51	16
Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356)
72	THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE	54	15	7	18
Air Supply (Arista 0604)
73	WORKING IN THE COAL MINE	84	--	--	2
Devo (Full Moon 47204)
74	THE SENSITIVE KIND	60	60	66	7
Santana (Columbia 02178)
75	TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING	58	36	20	13
Carpenters (A&M 2344)
76	BETTE DAVIS EYES	70	38	15	25
Kim Carnes (EMI America 8077)
77	IN THE AIR TONIGHT	67	39	35	16
Phil Collins (Atlantic 3824)
78	EVERLASTING LOVE	72	45	34	12
Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet (Columbia 02169)
79	EASY TO LOVE AGAIN	87	--	--	2
Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk 118)
80	AT THIS MOMENT	89	--	--	2
Billy Vera & Beaters (Alfa 7005)
81	STAY AWAKE	90	--	--	2
Ronnie Laws (Liberty 1424)
82	IT'S NOW OR NEVER	74	52	45	16
John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02105)
83	IN THE DARK	--	--	--	1
Billy Squier (Capitol 5040)
84	SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT	--	--	--	1
Diesel (Regency 7339)
85	ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE)	--	--	--	1
Marty Balin (EMI America 8093)
86	STARS ON 45 (MEDLEY)	79	62	37	23
Stars On 45 (Radio 3810)
87	YOU SAVED MY SOUL	--	--	--	1
Burton Cummings (Alfa 7008)
88	NOT FADE AWAY	88	90	--	3
Eric Hine (Montage 1200)
89	I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU	--	--	--	1
Denroy Morgan (Becket 5)
90	GIVE IT TO ME BABY	73	63	52	17
Rick James (Gordy 7197)
91	DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE	78	70	73	6
Bernadette Peters (MCA 51152)
92	GEMINI DREAM	82	76	41	15
Moody Blues (Threshold 601)
93	ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH	77	46	36	16
Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int'l/Epic 02111)
94	SWEET BABY	83	79	44	20
Stanley Clarke & George Duke (Epic 01052)
95	WE CAN GET TOGETHER	81	75	77	6
Icehouse (Chrysalis 2530)
96	YOU MAKE MY DREAMS	85	77	38	20
Hall & Oates (RCA 12217)
97	A WOMAN IN LOVE (IT'S NOT ME)	86	82	71	8
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51136)
98	DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE	91	83	70	13
Tubes (Capitol 5007)
99	TIME	92	80	39	22
Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0598)
100	MEDLEY II	93	86	79	10
Stars On 45 (Radio 3830)

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:

   • "Tom Sawyer" by Rush (# 94)
   • "Just Be My Lady" by Larry Graham (# 95)
   • "Nightwalker" by Gino Vannelli (# 96)
   • "Fly Away" by Blackfoot (# 97)
   • "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon (# 98)
   • "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" by Styx (# 99)
   • "Stranger" by Jefferson Starship (#100)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

Rank	Song	Artist
101	STEAL THE NIGHT	Stevie Woods
102	I'M GONNA LOVE HER FOR BOTH OF US	Meatloaf
103	NO TIME TO LOSE	Tarney/Spencer Band