Billboard Hot 100 — February 21, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 21, 1981. "9 To 5" by Dolly Parton climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang, which had held it for 2 weeks (it would total 2 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Angel Of The Morning" by Juice Newton at #70, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" by Sheena Easton, up 21 places from #74 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "9 To 5" by Dolly Parton — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting November 29, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "The Best Of Times" by Styx (up from #12 to #7); "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "More Than I Can Say" by Leo Sayer, down 29 places from #62 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen, 28 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Woman In Love" by Barbra Streisand after 24 weeks (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 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Woman John Lennon |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | The Best Of Times Styx |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Giving It Up For Your Love Delbert McClinton |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Stevie Wonder |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | Crying Don McLean |
| 16 | 13 | 5 | 18 | Every Woman In The World Air Supply |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | Hello Again Neil Diamond |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | Together Tierra |
| 19 | 32 | 19 | 4 | Rapture Blondie |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Miss Sun Boz Scaggs |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 11 | A Little In Love Cliff Richard |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | Heartbreak Hotel The Jacksons |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 6 | Treat Me Right Pat Benatar |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 12 | Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | 4 | What Kind Of Fool Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 5 | Hearts On Fire Randy Meisner |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 5 | Kiss On My List Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 29 | 18 | 9 | 18 | It's My Turn Diana Ross |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 5 | Living In A Fantasy Leo Sayer |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 11 | Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris |
| 32 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Seven Bridges Road Eagles |
| 33 | 49 | 33 | 3 | Fade Away Bruce Springsteen |
| 34 | 27 | 2 | 17 | Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond |
| 35 | 28 | 3 | 17 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 9 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Outlaws |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 10 | Back In Black AC/DC |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | Precious To Me Phil Seymour |
| 39 | 57 | 39 | 3 | Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police |
| 40 | 34 | 28 | 14 | Killin' Time Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 5 | Too Tight ConFunkShun |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Flash's Theme Aka Flash Queen |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 11 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | Staying With It Firefall |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 6 | Somebody's Knockin' Terri Gibbs |
| 46 | 31 | 15 | 14 | Time Is Time Andy Gibb |
| 47 | 37 | 10 | 18 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police |
| 48 | 63 | 48 | 3 | While You See A Chance Steve Winwood |
| 49 | 29 | 10 | 14 | I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow |
| 50 | 41 | 5 | 16 | Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen |
| 51 | 43 | 9 | 21 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 5 | Lipstick Suzi Quatro |
| 53 | 74 | 53 | 2 | Morning Train (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | Ain't Even Done With The Night John Cougar |
| 55 | 44 | 8 | 14 | Tell It Like It Is Heart |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | Fantastic Voyage Lakeside |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 4 | Turn Me Loose Loverboy |
| 58 | 73 | 58 | 3 | Just Between You And Me April Wine |
| 59 | 47 | 1 | 21 | Lady Kenny Rogers |
| 60 | 60 | 55 | 10 | Full Of Fire Shalamar |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Fireflies Fleetwood Mac |
| 62 | 51 | 33 | 14 | He Can't Love You Michael Stanley Band |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | Don't Stop The Music Yarbrough & Peoples |
| 64 | 54 | 40 | 15 | Shine On L.T.D. |
| 65 | 83 | 65 | 2 | Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 4 | Dreamer The Association |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | And Love Goes On Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 68 | 52 | 39 | 10 | Who's Making Love Blues Brothers |
| 69 | 55 | 55 | 7 | Fly Away Peter Allen |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Angel Of The Morning Juice Newton |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 4 | Don't You Know What Love Is Touch |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Keep This Train A-Rollin' The Doobie Brothers |
| 73 | 56 | 20 | 18 | Suddenly Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | How 'bout Us Champaign |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains The Same The Spinners |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | It's A Love Thing The Whispers |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 3 | Cafe Amore Spyro Gyra |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Being With You Smokey Robinson |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Proud The Joe Chemay Band |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | I Love You Climax Blues Band |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Wasn't That A Party The Rovers |
| 82 | 58 | 46 | 11 | Fool That I Am Rita Coolidge |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Theme From Raging Bull (Cavalleria Rusticana) Joel Diamond |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Who Do You Think You're Foolin' Donna Summer |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 6 | Long Time Lovin' You McGuffey Lane |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Ch Ch Cherie The Johnny Average Band Featuring Nikki Wills |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | It's My Job Jimmy Buffett |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Love On The Airwaves Night |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Games Phoebe Snow |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life) T.S. Monk |
| 91 | 62 | 2 | 22 | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer |
| 92 | 64 | 44 | 13 | Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 3 | 8th Wonder Sugarhill Gang |
| 94 | 65 | 65 | 5 | I Don't Want To Know Your Name Glen Campbell |
| 95 | 69 | 37 | 14 | I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie |
| 96 | 70 | 1 | 28 | Another One Bites The Dust Queen |
| 97 | 71 | 5 | 23 | Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder |
| 98 | 78 | 78 | 6 | Watching You Slave |
| 99 | 80 | 24 | 14 | One Step Closer The Doobie Brothers |
| 100 | 86 | 58 | 10 | Skateaway Dire Straits |
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