Billboard Hot 100 — March 28, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 28, 1981. "Rapture" by Blondie climbed from #6 to take over the #1 spot from "Keep On Loving You" by REO Speedwagon, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Love You Like I Never Loved Before" by John O'Banion at #72, which would go on to peak at #24. The biggest climber was "Take It On The Run" by REO Speedwagon, up 33 places from #65 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Rapture" by Blondie — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting January 31, 1981.
- New in the top 10: "Just The Two Of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers (up from #23 to #8); "Kiss On My List" by Daryl Hall John Oates (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Passion" by Rod Stewart, down 53 places from #38 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers after 25 weeks (peak #1); "Every Woman In The World" by Air Supply after 22 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Rapture Blondie |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Woman John Lennon |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | The Best Of Times Styx |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Crying Don McLean |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Hello Again Neil Diamond |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 8 | 23 | 8 | 7 | Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Kiss On My List Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | What Kind Of Fool Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | While You See A Chance Steve Winwood |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 19 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | Morning Train (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 21 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 5 | I Can't Stand It Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 17 | 13 | 1 | 23 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 6 | Angel Of The Morning Juice Newton |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | Hearts On Fire Randy Meisner |
| 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | A Little In Love Cliff Richard |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 11 | Somebody's Knockin' Terri Gibbs |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 10 | Precious To Me Phil Seymour |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 3 | Her Town Too James Taylor & J.D. Souther |
| 24 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Treat Me Right Pat Benatar |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 8 | Don't Stop The Music Yarbrough & Peoples |
| 26 | 11 | 11 | 16 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It Stevie Wonder |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 7 | Being With You Smokey Robinson |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | Guitar Man Elvis Presley |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Just Between You And Me April Wine |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 9 | Ain't Even Done With The Night John Cougar |
| 31 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project |
| 32 | 65 | 32 | 2 | Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon |
| 33 | 60 | 33 | 2 | Too Much Time On My Hands Styx |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 3 | Time Out Of Mind Steely Dan |
| 35 | 20 | 20 | 8 | Fade Away Bruce Springsteen |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 7 | It's A Love Thing The Whispers |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 4 | Sweetheart Franke & The Knockouts |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 9 | Turn Me Loose Loverboy |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 7 | How 'bout Us Champaign |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 6 | Who Do You Think You're Foolin' Donna Summer |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | I Love You Climax Blues Band |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) Journey |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 3 | Me (Without You) Andy Gibb |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 5 | Mister Sandman Emmylou Harris |
| 45 | 27 | 1 | 20 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 6 | Games Phoebe Snow |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 6 | Wasn't That A Party The Rovers |
| 48 | 63 | 48 | 2 | You Better You Bet The Who |
| 49 | 30 | 8 | 17 | Giving It Up For Your Love Delbert McClinton |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 4 | Running Scared The Fools |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | Hold On Loosely 38 Special |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | Sukiyaki A Taste Of Honey |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | Ch Ch Cherie The Johnny Average Band Featuring Nikki Wills |
| 54 | 69 | 54 | 4 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 5 | Lovers After All Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Hold On Badfinger |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 6 | It's My Job Jimmy Buffett |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 3 | Lonely Together Barry Manilow |
| 59 | 77 | 59 | 2 | Living Inside Myself Gino Vannelli |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 4 | Walking On Thin Ice Yoko Ono |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Limelight Rush |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 4 | I Have The Skill Sherbs |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 6 | Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life) T.S. Monk |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 3 | Right Away Hawks |
| 65 | 79 | 65 | 2 | I Missed Again Phil Collins |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | 96 Tears Garland Jeffreys |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | I Loved 'em Every One T.G. Sheppard |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 7 | Proud The Joe Chemay Band |
| 69 | 33 | 24 | 18 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Memories Tierra |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Somebody Special Rod Stewart |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Love You Like I Never Loved Before John O'Banion |
| 73 | 36 | 23 | 10 | Living In A Fantasy Leo Sayer |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Say You'll Be Mine Christopher Cross |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Let Me Go The Rings |
| 76 | 37 | 9 | 16 | Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Watching The Wheels John Lennon |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | What Are We Doin' In Love Dottie West with Kenny Rogers |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | All American Girls Sister Sledge |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 8 | 8th Wonder Sugarhill Gang |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Blessed Are The Believers Anne Murray |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Lover Michael Stanley Band |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Unchained Melody Heart |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 5 | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) The Gap Band |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Somebody Send My Baby Home Lenny LeBlanc |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Where's Your Angel? Lani Hall |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Shotgun Rider Delbert McClinton |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Don't Know Much Bill Medley |
| 91 | 38 | 5 | 19 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 92 | 39 | 18 | 21 | Together Tierra |
| 93 | 41 | 29 | 16 | Ah! Leah! Donnie Iris |
| 94 | 47 | 31 | 14 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Outlaws |
| 95 | 49 | 1 | 22 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 96 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains The Same The Spinners |
| 97 | 82 | 40 | 10 | Too Tight ConFunkShun |
| 98 | 83 | 10 | 18 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 99 | 87 | 37 | 15 | Back In Black AC/DC |
| 100 | 84 | 3 | 22 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
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