Billboard Hot 100 — January 24, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 24, 1981. "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon held #1 for a 5th straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Best Of Times" by Styx at #31, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Treat Me Right" by Pat Benatar, up 18 places from #68 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon — 5 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting November 1, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "I Love A Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt (up from #12 to #8); "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross (up from #11 to #9).
- Highest debut: "The Best Of Times" by Styx at #31; it would spend 19 weeks on the chart and peak at #3.
- Biggest fall: "Woman In Love" by Barbra Streisand, down 20 places from #31 to #51.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Upside Down" by Diana Ross, 29 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "He's So Shy" by The Pointer Sisters after 26 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 13 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Every Woman In The World Air Supply |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | It's My Turn Diana Ross |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Tell It Like It Is Heart |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | Time Is Time Andy Gibb |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | Giving It Up For Your Love Delbert McClinton |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | Miss Sun Boz Scaggs |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 17 | Lady Kenny Rogers |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 10 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | Together Tierra |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 9 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 24 | 20 | 20 | 14 | Suddenly Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 6 | Seven Bridges Road Eagles |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 7 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Stevie Wonder |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 2 | Woman John Lennon |
| 28 | 16 | 9 | 17 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar |
| 29 | 17 | 2 | 18 | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | Heartbreak Hotel The Jacksons |
| 31 | NEW | 31 | 1 | The Best Of Times Styx |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 10 | Killin' Time Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | Cold Love Donna Summer |
| 34 | 43 | 34 | 7 | A Little In Love Cliff Richard |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 10 | He Can't Love You Michael Stanley Band |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 9 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 37 | NEW | 37 | 1 | Crying Don McLean |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 10 | I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 10 | My Mother's Eyes Bette Midler |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 8 | Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 11 | Shine On L.T.D. |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 6 | Who's Making Love Blues Brothers |
| 43 | 24 | 24 | 10 | One Step Closer The Doobie Brothers |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 9 | Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass |
| 45 | 27 | 5 | 19 | Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 7 | Fool That I Am Rita Coolidge |
| 47 | 30 | 1 | 24 | Another One Bites The Dust Queen |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 7 | Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 6 | Back In Black AC/DC |
| 50 | 68 | 50 | 2 | Treat Me Right Pat Benatar |
| 51 | 31 | 1 | 21 | Woman In Love Barbra Streisand |
| 52 | 38 | 18 | 16 | Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis |
| 53 | 47 | 12 | 18 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 5 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Outlaws |
| 55 | 48 | 14 | 22 | Whip It Devo |
| 56 | 49 | 24 | 18 | I Believe In You Don Williams |
| 57 | 50 | 15 | 16 | Never Be The Same Christopher Cross |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 5 | United Together Aretha Franklin |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 6 | Full Of Fire Shalamar |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 6 | Skateaway Dire Straits |
| 61 | 53 | 21 | 20 | Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) Waylon |
| 62 | 55 | 44 | 9 | Need Your Loving Tonight Queen |
| 63 | 56 | 5 | 21 | I'm Coming Out Diana Ross |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 2 | Flash's Theme Aka Flash Queen |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Hearts On Fire Randy Meisner |
| 66 | 57 | 34 | 13 | Girls Can Get It Dr. Hook |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Fly Away Peter Allen |
| 68 | 58 | 51 | 10 | Teacher Teacher Rockpile |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Kiss On My List Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 70 | 59 | 48 | 10 | You Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 71 | 63 | 23 | 13 | Sequel Harry Chapin |
| 72 | 65 | 42 | 11 | Turn And Walk Away The Babys |
| 73 | 66 | 3 | 19 | The Wanderer Donna Summer |
| 74 | 67 | 47 | 11 | Gotta Have More Love Climax Blues Band |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Too Tight ConFunkShun |
| 76 | 69 | 62 | 7 | Breakfast In America Supertramp |
| 77 | NEW | 43 | 7 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Precious To Me Phil Seymour |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 5 | Don't Want No-Body J.D. Drews |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Watching You Slave |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Staying With It Firefall |
| 82 | 70 | 10 | 20 | Dreaming Cliff Richard |
| 83 | 71 | 22 | 15 | Deep Inside My Heart Randy Meisner |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 2 | Somebody's Knockin' Terri Gibbs |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Living In A Fantasy Leo Sayer |
| 86 | 73 | 70 | 8 | Fashion David Bowie |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Don't Want To Know Your Name Glen Campbell |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Wynken, Blynken And Nod The Doobie Brothers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Seasons Charles Fox |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Lipstick Suzi Quatro |
| 91 | 92 | 89 | 11 | Remote Control The Reddings |
| 92 | 76 | 76 | 5 | Got To Rock On Kansas |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | Long Time Lovin' You McGuffey Lane |
| 94 | 78 | 6 | 25 | Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills |
| 95 | 82 | 42 | 12 | The Horizontal Bop Bob Seger |
| 96 | 84 | 62 | 10 | Easy Love Dionne Warwick |
| 97 | 85 | 12 | 18 | Lovely One The Jacksons |
| 98 | 86 | 1 | 29 | Upside Down Diana Ross |
| 99 | 87 | 43 | 23 | Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On The Kings |
| 100 | 89 | 48 | 12 | Stop This Game Cheap Trick |
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