Billboard Hot 100 — March 21, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 21, 1981. "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "9 To 5" by Dolly Parton. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Too Much Time On My Hands" by Styx at #60, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Time Out Of Mind" by Steely Dan, up 22 places from #70 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon — 1 week at the top so far, 17 weeks on the chart since debuting November 29, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "What Kind Of Fool" by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Heartbreak Hotel" by The Jacksons, down 46 places from #46 to #92.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers, 25 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen after 31 weeks (peak #1); "Love On The Rocks" by Neil Diamond after 20 weeks (peak #2); "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross after 21 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 17 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Woman John Lennon |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | The Best Of Times Styx |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Crying Don McLean |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Rapture Blondie |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Hello Again Neil Diamond |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | What Kind Of Fool Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Stevie Wonder |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | Kiss On My List Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 22 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | While You See A Chance Steve Winwood |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | A Little In Love Cliff Richard |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Treat Me Right Pat Benatar |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Hearts On Fire Randy Meisner |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Fade Away Bruce Springsteen |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 6 | Morning Train (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 4 | I Can't Stand It Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 6 | Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | Precious To Me Phil Seymour |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 10 | Somebody's Knockin' Terri Gibbs |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 5 | Angel Of The Morning Juice Newton |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | 19 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 15 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 2 | Her Town Too James Taylor & J.D. Souther |
| 30 | 13 | 8 | 16 | Giving It Up For Your Love Delbert McClinton |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 6 | Being With You Smokey Robinson |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 7 | Just Between You And Me April Wine |
| 33 | 25 | 24 | 17 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 8 | Ain't Even Done With The Night John Cougar |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Don't Stop The Music Yarbrough & Peoples |
| 36 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Living In A Fantasy Leo Sayer |
| 37 | 32 | 9 | 15 | Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg |
| 38 | 33 | 5 | 18 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 39 | 34 | 18 | 20 | Together Tierra |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 8 | Turn Me Loose Loverboy |
| 41 | 35 | 29 | 15 | Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 6 | It's A Love Thing The Whispers |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | Who Do You Think You're Foolin' Donna Summer |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | How 'bout Us Champaign |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 5 | I Love You Climax Blues Band |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 4 | The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) Journey |
| 47 | 42 | 31 | 13 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Outlaws |
| 48 | 70 | 48 | 2 | Time Out Of Mind Steely Dan |
| 49 | 43 | 1 | 21 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 3 | Sweetheart Franke & The Knockouts |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 5 | Games Phoebe Snow |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains The Same The Spinners |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 5 | Wasn't That A Party The Rovers |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 4 | Mister Sandman Emmylou Harris |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 5 | Ch Ch Cherie The Johnny Average Band Featuring Nikki Wills |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Hold On Badfinger |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Hold On Loosely 38 Special |
| 58 | 72 | 58 | 2 | Me (Without You) Andy Gibb |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 5 | It's My Job Jimmy Buffett |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Too Much Time On My Hands Styx |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Running Scared The Fools |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | Sukiyaki A Taste Of Honey |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | You Better You Bet The Who |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Walking On Thin Ice Yoko Ono |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 4 | Lovers After All Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 5 | Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life) T.S. Monk |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 6 | Proud The Joe Chemay Band |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 3 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 70 | 79 | 70 | 2 | Lonely Together Barry Manilow |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Right Away Hawks |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | Limelight Rush |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | I Have The Skill Sherbs |
| 74 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Staying With It Firefall |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Let Me Go The Rings |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | 96 Tears Garland Jeffreys |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Living Inside Myself Gino Vannelli |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | I Loved 'em Every One T.G. Sheppard |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I Missed Again Phil Collins |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Memories Tierra |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Somebody Special Rod Stewart |
| 82 | 47 | 40 | 9 | Too Tight ConFunkShun |
| 83 | 56 | 10 | 17 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 84 | 50 | 3 | 21 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 7 | 8th Wonder Sugarhill Gang |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) The Gap Band |
| 87 | 51 | 37 | 14 | Back In Black AC/DC |
| 88 | 45 | 5 | 22 | Every Woman In The World Air Supply |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | All American Girls Sister Sledge |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Where's Your Angel? Lani Hall |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 3 | The Rambler Molly Hatchet |
| 92 | 46 | 22 | 16 | Heartbreak Hotel The Jacksons |
| 93 | 57 | 14 | 17 | Miss Sun Boz Scaggs |
| 94 | 62 | 59 | 7 | And Love Goes On Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 95 | 75 | 51 | 9 | Lipstick Suzi Quatro |
| 96 | 80 | 21 | 14 | Seven Bridges Road Eagles |
| 97 | 97 | 1 | 25 | Lady Kenny Rogers |
| 98 | 78 | 28 | 18 | Killin' Time Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton |
| 99 | 82 | 42 | 10 | Flash's Theme Aka Flash Queen |
| 100 | 92 | 55 | 8 | Fantastic Voyage Lakeside |
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