Billboard Hot 100 — August 1, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 1, 1981. "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield held the #1 spot this week. Below are all 100 songs on the chart, with links to listen on YouTube and Spotify.
| # | Song / Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
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| 2 | The One That You Love Air Supply
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| 3 | Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) Joey Scarbury
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| 4 | I Don't Need You Kenny Rogers
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| 5 | Elvira The Oak Ridge Boys
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| 6 | Slow Hand The Pointer Sisters
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| 7 | Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
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| 8 | Boy From New York City The Manhattan Transfer
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| 9 | Hearts Marty Balin
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| 10 | Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
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| 11 | You Make My Dreams Daryl Hall John Oates
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| 12 | Gemini Dream The Moody Blues
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| 13 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me Ronnie Milsap
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| 14 | Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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| 15 | Time The Alan Parsons Project
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| 16 | Touch Me When We're Dancing Carpenters
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| 17 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) Commodores
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| 18 | The Stroke Billy Squier
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| 19 | Sweet Baby Stanley Clarke/George Duke
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| 20 | It's Now Or Never John Schneider
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| 21 | All Those Years Ago George Harrison
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| 22 | Urgent Foreigner
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| 23 | In The Air Tonight Phil Collins
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| 24 | Don't Let Him Go REO Speedwagon
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| 25 | Medley Stars On 45
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| 26 | Modern Girl Sheena Easton
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| 27 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn Band
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| 28 | Cool Love Pablo Cruise
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| 29 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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| 30 | Who's Crying Now Journey
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| 31 | Fire And Ice Pat Benatar
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| 32 | Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith
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| 33 | Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through Jim Steinman
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| 34 | Don't Give It Up Robbie Patton
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| 35 | Feels So Right Alabama
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| 36 | Love On A Two Way Street Stacy Lattisaw
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| 37 | Don't Want To Wait Anymore The Tubes
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| 38 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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| 39 | Really Wanna Know You Gary Wright
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| 40 | You're My Girl Franke & The Knockouts
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| 41 | Everlasting Love Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet
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| 42 | Seven Year Ache Rosanne Cash
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| 43 | This Little Girl Gary U.S. Bonds
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| 44 | Tom Sawyer Rush
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| 45 | Nightwalker Gino Vannelli
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| 46 | Hold On Tight Electric Light Orchestra
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| 47 | Fly Away Blackfoot
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| 48 | Nicole Point Blank
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| 49 | That Old Song Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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| 50 | Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt
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| 51 | America Neil Diamond
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| 52 | Stranger Jefferson Starship
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| 53 | Breaking Away Balance
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| 54 | Nothing Ever Goes As Planned Styx
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| 55 | I Love You Climax Blues Band
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| 56 | Sukiyaki A Taste Of Honey
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| 57 | Stronger Than Before Carole Bayer Sager
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| 58 | Give It To Me Baby Rick James
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| 59 | A Life Of Illusion Joe Walsh
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| 60 | Winning Santana
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| 61 | Is It You Lee Ritenour
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| 62 | The Beach Boys Medley The Beach Boys
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| 63 | Fantasy Girl 38 Special
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| 64 | Suzi Randy VanWarmer
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| 65 | What Are We Doin' In Love Dottie West with Kenny Rogers
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| 66 | You Don't Know Me Mickey Gilley
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| 67 | Jolé Blon Gary U.S. Bonds
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| 68 | Medley II Stars On 45
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| 69 | You Could Take My Heart Away Silver Condor
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| 70 | Pay You Back With Interest Gary O'
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| 71 | I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) Lulu
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| 72 | Square Biz Teena Marie
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| 73 | For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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| 74 | General Hospi-tale The Afternoon Delights
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| 75 | Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) Don Felder
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| 76 | Secrets Mac Davis
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| 77 | You're Mine Tonight Pure Prairie League
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| 78 | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver
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| 79 | I'm In Love Evelyn King
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| 80 | Chloe Elton John
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| 81 | Summer '81 medley The Cantina Band (featuring Lou Christie)
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| 82 | A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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| 83 | Tempted Squeeze
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| 84 | Two Hearts Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy Pendergrass
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| 85 | The Sensitive Kind Santana
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| 86 | We Can Get Together Icehouse
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| 87 | Fool In Love With You Jim Photoglo
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| 88 | We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
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| 89 | Being With You Smokey Robinson
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| 90 | Living Inside Myself Gino Vannelli
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| 91 | Nobody Wins Elton John
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| 92 | Take It On The Run REO Speedwagon
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| 93 | The Real Thing The Brothers Johnson
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| 94 | It Didn't Take Long Spider
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| 95 | The Kid Is Hot Tonite Loverboy
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| 96 | Love Light Yutaka
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| 97 | Shaddap You Face Joe Dolce
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| 98 | Under The Covers Janis Ian
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| 99 | On And On And On ABBA
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| 100 | You Are Forever Smokey Robinson
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