Billboard Hot 100 — June 20, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 20, 1981. "Medley" by Stars On 45 climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes, which had held it for 5 weeks. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Touch Me When We're Dancing" by Carpenters at #76, which would go on to peak at #16. The biggest climber was "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon, up 21 places from #72 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Medley" by Stars On 45 — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting April 11, 1981.
- New in the top 10: "The One That You Love" by Air Supply (up from #14 to #7); "You Make My Dreams" by Daryl Hall John Oates (up from #17 to #9); "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield (up from #20 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Just The Two Of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers, down 24 places from #11 to #35.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Kiss On My List" by Daryl Hall John Oates, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Rapture" by Blondie after 20 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 | 11 | Medley Stars On 45 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | Sukiyaki A Taste Of Honey |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | All Those Years Ago George Harrison |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | Being With You Smokey Robinson |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | The One That You Love Air Supply |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | America Neil Diamond |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | 8 | You Make My Dreams Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | This Little Girl Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | I Love You Climax Blues Band |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Living Inside Myself Gino Vannelli |
| 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | What Are We Doin' In Love Dottie West with Kenny Rogers |
| 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Sweetheart Franke & The Knockouts |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | Is It You Lee Ritenour |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 5 | Hearts Marty Balin |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | The Waiting Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) Joey Scarbury |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 7 | Nobody Wins Elton John |
| 22 | 33 | 22 | 2 | I Don't Need You Kenny Rogers |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 6 | Elvira The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 11 | Winning Santana |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 7 | Modern Girl Sheena Easton |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 3 | Gemini Dream The Moody Blues |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 5 | Boy From New York City The Manhattan Transfer |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 10 | Still Right Here In My Heart Pure Prairie League |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 10 | Fool In Love With You Jim Photoglo |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 10 | Time The Alan Parsons Project |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 9 | Seven Year Ache Rosanne Cash |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Say What Jesse Winchester |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 4 | Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 8 | Sweet Baby Stanley Clarke/George Duke |
| 35 | 11 | 2 | 19 | Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 6 | Stronger Than Before Carole Bayer Sager |
| 37 | 18 | 9 | 14 | Too Much Time On My Hands Styx |
| 38 | 22 | 4 | 18 | Angel Of The Morning Juice Newton |
| 39 | 16 | 12 | 19 | How 'bout Us Champaign |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | The Stroke Billy Squier |
| 41 | 25 | 10 | 13 | Watching The Wheels John Lennon |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 5 | A Life Of Illusion Joe Walsh |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | Jones Vs. Jones Kool & The Gang |
| 44 | 57 | 44 | 4 | Slow Hand The Pointer Sisters |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Lovin' The Night Away The Dillman Band |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 6 | Two Hearts Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy Pendergrass |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | Promises Barbra Streisand |
| 49 | 39 | 39 | 9 | I Can Take Care Of Myself Billy & The Beaters |
| 50 | 42 | 23 | 11 | Since I Don't Have You Don McLean |
| 51 | 72 | 51 | 2 | Don't Let Him Go REO Speedwagon |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 5 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn Band |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | What Cha' Gonna Do For Me Chaka Khan |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 5 | Brooklyn Girls Robbie Dupree |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 4 | It's Now Or Never John Schneider |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 4 | Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through Jim Steinman |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 8 | Shaddap You Face Joe Dolce |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 4 | Give It To Me Baby Rick James |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 4 | Sign Of The Gypsy Queen April Wine |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 5 | Yearning For Your Love The Gap Band |
| 61 | 69 | 61 | 4 | In The Air Tonight Phil Collins |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 4 | It Didn't Take Long Spider |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Fantasy Girl 38 Special |
| 64 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Give A Little Bit More Cliff Richard |
| 65 | 45 | 1 | 19 | Morning Train (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton |
| 66 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Arc Of A Diver Steve Winwood |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Feels So Right Alabama |
| 68 | 53 | 19 | 14 | I Missed Again Phil Collins |
| 69 | 54 | 54 | 7 | Almost Saturday Night Dave Edmunds |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 3 | Tom Sawyer Rush |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 4 | She Did It Michael Damian |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 2 | Hard Times James Taylor |
| 73 | 58 | 28 | 11 | Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) Quincy Jones |
| 74 | 63 | 20 | 13 | Say You'll Be Mine Christopher Cross |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | What She Does To Me (The Diana Song) The Producers |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Touch Me When We're Dancing Carpenters |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver |
| 78 | 86 | 78 | 2 | Another Ticket Eric Clapton |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | You Are Forever Smokey Robinson |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | Paradise Change |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | The Kid Is Hot Tonite Loverboy |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Some Changes Are For Good Dionne Warwick |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Suzi Randy VanWarmer |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) Commodores |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Love On A Two Way Street Stacy Lattisaw |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Don't Want To Wait Anymore The Tubes |
| 87 | 64 | 1 | 22 | Kiss On My List Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 88 | 68 | 29 | 12 | Find Your Way Back Jefferson Starship |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Fly Away Blackfoot |
| 90 | 73 | 18 | 14 | You Better You Bet The Who |
| 91 | 78 | 17 | 21 | Ain't Even Done With The Night John Cougar |
| 92 | 76 | 10 | 17 | I Can't Stand It Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 93 | 79 | 24 | 13 | Love You Like I Never Loved Before John O'Banion |
| 94 | 83 | 27 | 17 | Hold On Loosely 38 Special |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Rich Man Terri Gibbs |
| 96 | 89 | 34 | 13 | Blessed Are The Believers Anne Murray |
| 97 | 84 | 39 | 9 | Just So Lonely Get Wet |
| 98 | 82 | 58 | 7 | You're So Easy To Love Tommy James |
| 99 | 88 | 52 | 8 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Phoebe Snow |
| 100 | 90 | 74 | 6 | Rain In May Max Werner |
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