Billboard Hot 100 — February 7, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 7, 1981. "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "The Tide Is High" by Blondie, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Fade Away" by Bruce Springsteen at #65, which would go on to peak at #20. The biggest climber was "What Kind Of Fool" by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb, up 20 places from #72 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang — 1 week at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting October 25, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "Woman" by John Lennon (up from #17 to #8); "Giving It Up For Your Love" by Delbert McClinton (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Believe In You" by Don Williams, down 23 places from #68 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen, 26 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "The Wanderer" by Donna Summer after 20 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 | 3 | 1 | 16 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Every Woman In The World Air Supply |
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 4 | Woman John Lennon |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | It's My Turn Diana Ross |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Giving It Up For Your Love Delbert McClinton |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 11 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | Miss Sun Boz Scaggs |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 15 | Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 3 | The Best Of Times Styx |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Stevie Wonder |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | Together Tierra |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 3 | Crying Don McLean |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | Seven Bridges Road Eagles |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | 15 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | Heartbreak Hotel The Jacksons |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 9 | A Little In Love Cliff Richard |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 2 | Hello Again Neil Diamond |
| 26 | 10 | 10 | 12 | I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 11 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 12 | Killin' Time Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 10 | Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 4 | Treat Me Right Pat Benatar |
| 31 | 15 | 15 | 12 | Time Is Time Andy Gibb |
| 32 | 24 | 5 | 14 | Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 12 | He Can't Love You Michael Stanley Band |
| 34 | 26 | 10 | 16 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police |
| 35 | 30 | 8 | 12 | Tell It Like It Is Heart |
| 36 | 35 | 1 | 19 | Lady Kenny Rogers |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 3 | Hearts On Fire Randy Meisner |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 9 | Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Who's Making Love Blues Brothers |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 8 | Back In Black AC/DC |
| 41 | 41 | 9 | 19 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 2 | Rapture Blondie |
| 43 | 55 | 43 | 3 | Kiss On My List Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Outlaws |
| 45 | 40 | 40 | 13 | Shine On L.T.D. |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 4 | Flash's Theme Aka Flash Queen |
| 47 | 38 | 20 | 16 | Suddenly Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard |
| 48 | 37 | 37 | 12 | I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie |
| 49 | 42 | 2 | 20 | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 3 | Too Tight ConFunkShun |
| 51 | 43 | 33 | 11 | Cold Love Donna Summer |
| 52 | 72 | 52 | 2 | What Kind Of Fool Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 53 | 46 | 46 | 9 | Fool That I Am Rita Coolidge |
| 54 | 65 | 43 | 9 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 55 | 57 | 55 | 8 | Full Of Fire Shalamar |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 5 | Fly Away Peter Allen |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | Precious To Me Phil Seymour |
| 58 | 74 | 58 | 3 | Living In A Fantasy Leo Sayer |
| 59 | 47 | 44 | 11 | Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | Staying With It Firefall |
| 61 | 49 | 5 | 21 | Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder |
| 62 | 53 | 24 | 12 | One Step Closer The Doobie Brothers |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 4 | Somebody's Knockin' Terri Gibbs |
| 64 | 51 | 39 | 12 | My Mother's Eyes Bette Midler |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Fade Away Bruce Springsteen |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | I Don't Want To Know Your Name Glen Campbell |
| 67 | 54 | 1 | 26 | Another One Bites The Dust Queen |
| 68 | 56 | 56 | 7 | United Together Aretha Franklin |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Lipstick Suzi Quatro |
| 70 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Skateaway Dire Straits |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Ain't Even Done With The Night John Cougar |
| 72 | 59 | 1 | 23 | Woman In Love Barbra Streisand |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Dreamer The Association |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Fantastic Voyage Lakeside |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | Seasons Charles Fox |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 3 | Wynken, Blynken And Nod The Doobie Brothers |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Turn Me Loose Loverboy |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 4 | Watching You Slave |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | While You See A Chance Steve Winwood |
| 81 | 62 | 18 | 18 | Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Fireflies Fleetwood Mac |
| 83 | 64 | 12 | 20 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 84 | 66 | 14 | 24 | Whip It Devo |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Just Between You And Me April Wine |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Don't Stop The Music Yarbrough & Peoples |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | And Love Goes On Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 4 | Long Time Lovin' You McGuffey Lane |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Cafe Amore Spyro Gyra |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | Don't You Know What Love Is Touch |
| 91 | 68 | 24 | 20 | I Believe In You Don Williams |
| 92 | 69 | 15 | 18 | Never Be The Same Christopher Cross |
| 93 | 71 | 21 | 22 | Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) Waylon |
| 94 | 75 | 44 | 11 | Need Your Loving Tonight Queen |
| 95 | 82 | 5 | 23 | I'm Coming Out Diana Ross |
| 96 | 86 | 51 | 12 | Teacher Teacher Rockpile |
| 97 | 88 | 48 | 12 | You Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | 8th Wonder Sugarhill Gang |
| 99 | 97 | 10 | 22 | Dreaming Cliff Richard |
| 100 | 100 | 89 | 13 | Remote Control The Reddings |
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