Billboard Hot 100 — September 5, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 5, 1981. "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie held the #1 spot this week. Below are all 100 songs on the chart, with links to listen on YouTube and Spotify.
| # | Song / Artist |
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| 1 | Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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| 2 | Slow Hand The Pointer Sisters
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| 3 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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| 4 | Urgent Foreigner
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| 5 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me Ronnie Milsap
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| 6 | Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
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| 7 | Who's Crying Now Journey
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| 8 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) Commodores
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| 9 | Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
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| 10 | Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) Joey Scarbury
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| 11 | I Don't Need You Kenny Rogers
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| 12 | Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt
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| 13 | Cool Love Pablo Cruise
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| 14 | Boy From New York City The Manhattan Transfer
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| 15 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn Band
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| 16 | Really Wanna Know You Gary Wright
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| 17 | Fire And Ice Pat Benatar
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| 18 | Hold On Tight Electric Light Orchestra
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| 19 | The Beach Boys Medley The Beach Boys
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| 20 | Feels So Right Alabama
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| 21 | That Old Song Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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| 22 | The Voice The Moody Blues
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| 23 | For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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| 24 | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross
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| 25 | I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) Lulu
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| 26 | Love On A Two Way Street Stacy Lattisaw
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| 27 | Hearts Marty Balin
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| 28 | In Your Letter REO Speedwagon
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| 29 | Start Me Up The Rolling Stones
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| 30 | Breaking Away Balance
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| 31 | Elvira The Oak Ridge Boys
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| 32 | Draw Of The Cards Kim Carnes
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| 33 | Super Freak (Part I) Rick James
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| 34 | It's Now Or Never John Schneider
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| 35 | Don't Give It Up Robbie Patton
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| 36 | Chloe Elton John
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| 37 | You Could Take My Heart Away Silver Condor
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| 38 | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver
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| 39 | Nicole Point Blank
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| 40 | The Night Owls Little River Band
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| 41 | You're My Girl Franke & The Knockouts
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| 42 | General Hospi-tale The Afternoon Delights
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| 43 | I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield
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| 44 | We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
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| 45 | I'm In Love Evelyn King
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| 46 | Straight From The Heart The Allman Brothers Band
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| 47 | Share Your Love With Me Kenny Rogers
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| 48 | Backfired Debbie Harry
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| 49 | Just Once Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram
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| 50 | When She Was My Girl Four Tops
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| 51 | Tempted Squeeze
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| 52 | Square Biz Teena Marie
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| 53 | Everlasting Love Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet
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| 54 | Private Eyes Daryl Hall John Oates
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| 55 | All I Have To Do Is Dream Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal
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| 56 | The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Nielsen/Pearson
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| 57 | Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) Don Felder
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| 58 | Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
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| 59 | In The Air Tonight Phil Collins
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| 60 | Burnin' For You Blue Oyster Cult
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| 61 | Silly Deniece Williams
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| 62 | The Stroke Billy Squier
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| 63 | The Theme From Hill Street Blues Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
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| 64 | She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) Carl Carlton
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| 65 | Touch Me When We're Dancing Carpenters
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| 66 | Falling In Love Again Michael Stanley Band
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| 67 | Dedicated To The One I Love Bernadette Peters
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| 68 | A Heart In New York Art Garfunkel
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| 69 | Love All The Hurt Away Aretha Franklin And George Benson
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| 70 | Shake It Up Tonight Cheryl Lynn
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| 71 | The One That You Love Air Supply
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| 72 | Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith
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| 73 | Time The Alan Parsons Project
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| 74 | The Sensitive Kind Santana
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| 75 | Alien Atlanta Rhythm Section
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| 76 | Not Fade Away Eric Hine
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| 77 | You Don't Know Me Mickey Gilley
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| 78 | Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
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| 79 | Just Be My Lady Larry Graham
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| 80 | Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Go's
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| 81 | You Make My Dreams Daryl Hall John Oates
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| 82 | We Can Get Together Icehouse
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| 83 | Sweet Baby Stanley Clarke/George Duke
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| 84 | Magic Man Herb Alpert
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| 85 | Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through Jim Steinman
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| 86 | La-Di-Da Sad Cafe
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| 87 | Working In The Coal Mine Devo
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| 88 | Nightwalker Gino Vannelli
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| 89 | Gemini Dream The Moody Blues
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| 90 | Very Special Debra Laws
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| 91 | Don't Let Him Go REO Speedwagon
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| 92 | Stranger Jefferson Starship
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| 93 | Fly Away Blackfoot
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| 94 | Don't Want To Wait Anymore The Tubes
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| 95 | All Those Years Ago George Harrison
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| 96 | Modern Girl Sheena Easton
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| 97 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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| 98 | I Love My Truck Glen Campbell
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| 99 | Seven Year Ache Rosanne Cash
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| 100 | A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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