Billboard Hot 100 — October 17, 1981
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 17, 1981. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross 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 | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross
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| 2 | Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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| 3 | Start Me Up The Rolling Stones
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| 4 | For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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| 5 | Step By Step Eddie Rabbitt
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| 6 | Private Eyes Daryl Hall John Oates
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| 7 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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| 8 | Who's Crying Now Journey
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| 9 | Hard To Say Dan Fogelberg
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| 10 | The Night Owls Little River Band
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| 11 | Urgent Foreigner
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| 12 | I've Done Everything For You Rick Springfield
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| 13 | Hold On Tight Electric Light Orchestra
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| 14 | Tryin' To Live My Life Without You Bob Seger
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| 15 | Share Your Love With Me Kenny Rogers
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| 16 | When She Was My Girl Four Tops
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| 17 | Super Freak (Part I) Rick James
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| 18 | I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) Lulu
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| 19 | We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
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| 20 | Say Goodbye To Hollywood Billy Joel
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| 21 | Just Once Quincy Jones Featuring James Ingram
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| 22 | The Theme From Hill Street Blues Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton
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| 23 | Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) Air Supply
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| 24 | She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) Carl Carlton
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| 25 | Waiting For A Girl Like You Foreigner
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| 26 | Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
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| 27 | Oh No Commodores
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| 28 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
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| 29 | Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) Marty Balin
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| 30 | The Voice The Moody Blues
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| 31 | Physical Olivia Newton-John
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| 32 | He's A Liar Bee Gees
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| 33 | Alien Atlanta Rhythm Section
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| 34 | The Beach Boys Medley The Beach Boys
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| 35 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me Ronnie Milsap
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| 36 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) Commodores
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| 37 | Sausalito Summernight Diesel
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| 38 | The Old Songs Barry Manilow
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| 39 | In The Dark Billy Squier
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| 40 | Burnin' For You Blue Oyster Cult
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| 41 | Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Go's
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| 42 | You Saved My Soul Burton Cummings
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| 43 | Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) Don Felder
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| 44 | Working In The Coal Mine Devo
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| 45 | Slow Hand The Pointer Sisters
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| 46 | General Hospi-tale The Afternoon Delights
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| 47 | In Your Letter REO Speedwagon
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| 48 | Promises In The Dark Pat Benatar
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| 49 | Breaking Away Balance
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| 50 | My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) Chilliwack
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| 51 | Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) Joey Scarbury
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| 52 | Draw Of The Cards Kim Carnes
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| 53 | Love All The Hurt Away Aretha Franklin And George Benson
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| 54 | No Reply At All Genesis
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| 55 | More Stars More Stars On 45
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| 56 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love Diana Ross
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| 57 | Steal The Night Stevie Woods
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| 58 | Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
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| 59 | It's All I Can Do Anne Murray
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| 60 | Stay Awake Ronnie Laws
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| 61 | Young Turks Rod Stewart
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| 62 | I Want You, I Need You Chris Christian
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| 63 | Take Me Now David Gates
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| 64 | Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
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| 65 | Never Too Much Luther Vandross
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| 66 | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) John Denver
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| 67 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) Kool & The Gang
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| 68 | One More Night Streek
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| 69 | Still John Schneider
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| 70 | When She Dances Joey Scarbury
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| 71 | A Lucky Guy Rickie Lee Jones
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| 72 | (Want You) Back In My Life Again Carpenters
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| 73 | Wired For Sound Cliff Richard
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| 74 | Bet Your Heart On Me Johnny Lee
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| 75 | Magic Power Triumph
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| 76 | Fire In The Sky The Dirt Band
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| 77 | Leila ZZ Top
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| 78 | Poor Man's Son Survivor
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| 79 | The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) Juice Newton
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| 80 | Harden My Heart Quarterflash
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| 81 | I'm In Love Evelyn King
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| 82 | Run To Me Savoy Brown
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| 83 | Feels So Right Alabama
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| 84 | Fire And Ice Pat Benatar
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| 85 | Cool Love Pablo Cruise
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| 86 | Snake Eyes The Alan Parsons Project
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| 87 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) Greg Kihn Band
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| 88 | Slip Away Pablo Cruise
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| 89 | Back To The 60's Tight Fit
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| 90 | I Surrender Arlan Day
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| 91 | Really Wanna Know You Gary Wright
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| 92 | Backfired Debbie Harry
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| 93 | Silly Deniece Williams
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| 94 | Square Biz Teena Marie
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| 95 | Aiming At Your Heart The Temptations
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| 96 | That Old Song Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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| 97 | Straight From The Heart The Allman Brothers Band
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| 98 | Chloe Elton John
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| 99 | Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll Freddy Cannon & The Belmonts
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| 100 | You Could Take My Heart Away Silver Condor
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