Billboard Hot 100 — January 10, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 10, 1981. "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 2 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Toccata" by Sky (Arista) at #86, which would go on to peak at #83. The biggest climber was "Seven Bridges Road" by Eagles, up 20 places from #55 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon — 3 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting November 1, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "Passion" by Rod Stewart (up from #11 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "Girls Can Get It" by Dr. Hook, down 19 places from #35 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Upside Down" by Diana Ross, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Every Woman In The World Air Supply |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Tell It Like It Is Heart |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Lady Kenny Rogers |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | It's My Turn Diana Ross |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 10 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 7 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 18 | 13 | 5 | 17 | Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Time Is Time Andy Gibb |
| 20 | 14 | 1 | 22 | Another One Bites The Dust Queen |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 12 | Suddenly Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 6 | Giving It Up For Your Love Delbert McClinton |
| 23 | 18 | 18 | 14 | Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | One Step Closer The Doobie Brothers |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 7 | Miss Sun Boz Scaggs |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 10 | Together Tierra |
| 28 | 22 | 1 | 19 | Woman In Love Barbra Streisand |
| 29 | 25 | 12 | 16 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 8 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 5 | Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg |
| 32 | 24 | 24 | 16 | I Believe In You Don Williams |
| 33 | 27 | 14 | 20 | Whip It Devo |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 7 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 35 | 55 | 35 | 4 | Seven Bridges Road Eagles |
| 36 | 31 | 15 | 14 | Never Be The Same Christopher Cross |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 7 | Cold Love Donna Summer |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 8 | Killin' Time Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 8 | He Can't Love You Michael Stanley Band |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 6 | Heartbreak Hotel The Jacksons |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 8 | My Mother's Eyes Bette Midler |
| 42 | 32 | 21 | 18 | Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) Waylon |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 8 | I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Need Your Loving Tonight Queen |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 9 | Shine On L.T.D. |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 7 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 7 | Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 6 | Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 5 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Stevie Wonder |
| 50 | 34 | 5 | 19 | I'm Coming Out Diana Ross |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 8 | Teacher Teacher Rockpile |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Who's Making Love Blues Brothers |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 5 | A Little In Love Cliff Richard |
| 54 | 35 | 34 | 11 | Girls Can Get It Dr. Hook |
| 55 | 38 | 23 | 11 | Sequel Harry Chapin |
| 56 | 42 | 42 | 9 | Turn And Walk Away The Babys |
| 57 | 48 | 48 | 8 | You Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 5 | Fool That I Am Rita Coolidge |
| 59 | 47 | 47 | 9 | Gotta Have More Love Climax Blues Band |
| 60 | 60 | 3 | 17 | The Wanderer Donna Summer |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 5 | Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 5 | Breakfast In America Supertramp |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 4 | Back In Black AC/DC |
| 64 | 57 | 27 | 16 | This Time John Cougar |
| 65 | 58 | 10 | 18 | Dreaming Cliff Richard |
| 66 | 59 | 22 | 13 | Deep Inside My Heart Randy Meisner |
| 67 | 81 | 67 | 3 | United Together Aretha Franklin |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 4 | Full Of Fire Shalamar |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 5 | What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?) The Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir & Chorale |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 6 | Fashion David Bowie |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 5 | Set The Night On Fire Oak |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 4 | Skateaway Dire Straits |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 3 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Outlaws |
| 74 | 63 | 3 | 25 | He's So Shy The Pointer Sisters |
| 75 | 75 | 36 | 16 | Turning Japanese The Vapors |
| 76 | 66 | 6 | 23 | Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills |
| 77 | 67 | 42 | 10 | The Horizontal Bop Bob Seger |
| 78 | 78 | 12 | 16 | Lovely One The Jacksons |
| 79 | 74 | 62 | 8 | Easy Love Dionne Warwick |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 3 | Got To Rock On Kansas |
| 81 | 68 | 52 | 10 | Could I Be Dreaming The Pointer Sisters |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Merry Christmas In The NFL Willis "The Guard" & Vigorish |
| 83 | 76 | 20 | 18 | Without Your Love Roger Daltrey |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 3 | Don't Want No-Body J.D. Drews |
| 85 | 77 | 1 | 27 | Upside Down Diana Ross |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Toccata Sky (Arista) |
| 87 | 84 | 43 | 21 | Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On The Kings |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Fly Away Peter Allen |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 7 | Gypsy Spirit Pendulum |
| 90 | 86 | 48 | 10 | Stop This Game Cheap Trick |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 5 | Spend The Night In Love The 4 Seasons |
| 92 | 85 | 21 | 23 | Let Me Be Your Angel Stacy Lattisaw |
| 93 | 94 | 89 | 9 | Remote Control The Reddings |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 4 | Once A Night Jackie English |
| 95 | 95 | 77 | 6 | I Can't Stop The Feelin' Pure Prairie League |
| 96 | 87 | 20 | 19 | On The Road Again Willie Nelson |
| 97 | 92 | 73 | 7 | Trickle Trickle The Manhattan Transfer |
| 98 | 97 | 50 | 10 | Help Me! Marcy Levy & Robin Gibb |
| 99 | 98 | 27 | 16 | I'm Happy That Love Has Found You Jimmy Hall |
| 100 | 99 | 19 | 22 | Out Here On My Own Irene Cara |
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