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US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending July 4, 1981

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending July 4th, 1981.

Check out the top 100 artists of 80s here.

Curious to see the entire chart for this year? View the 1981 US Top Singles here.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-15 (7 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO –•– George Harrison (Dark Horse)-7 (2)
3 6 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE –•– Air Supply (Arista)-8 (3)
4 9 JESSIE’S GIRL –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-15 (4)
5 7 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-10 (5)
6 10 ELVIRA –•– The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)-8 (6)
7 2 MEDLEY: INTRO VENUS/SUGAR SUGAR/NO REPLY/I’LL BE BACK/DRIVE MY CAR/
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET/WE CAN WORK IT OUT/I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
BETTER/NOWHERE MAN/YOU’RE GOING TO LOSE THAT GIRL/STARS ON 45 –•– Stars On 45 (Radio Records)-13 (1)
8 4 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) –•– Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (Arista)-18 (4)
9 12 THEME FROM “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” (Believe It Or Not) –•– Joey Scarbury (Elektra)-9 (9)
10 13 I DON’T NEED YOU –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-4 (10)

11 11 THIS LITTLE GIRL –•– Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI-America)-11 (11)
12 3 SUKIYAKI –•– A Taste Of Honey (Capitol)-18 (3)
13 8 AMERICA –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-11 (8)
14 16 HEARTS –•– Marty Balin (EMI-America)-7 (14)
15 15 IS IT YOU –•– Lee Ritenour (with Eric Tagg) (Elektra)-11 (15)
16 14 WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE –•– Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (Liberty)-15 (14)
17 20 GEMINI DREAM –•– The Moody Blues (Threshold)-5 (17)
18 32 SLOW HAND –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-6 (18)
19 24 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-7 (19)
20 22 WINNING –•– Santana (Columbia)-13 (20)

21 23 MODERN GIRL –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-9 (21)
22 25 TIME –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-12 (22)
23 26 QUEEN OF HEARTS –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-6 (23)
24 17 BEING WITH YOU –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-21 (2)
25 27 FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Jim Photoglo (20th Century)-12 (25)
26 18 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF –•– Gino Vannelli (Arista)-16 (6)
27 29 SEVEN YEAR ACHE –•– Rosanne Cash (Columbia)-11 (27)
28 30 SWEET BABY –•– Stanley Clarke/George Duke (Epic)-10 (28)
29 19 TAKE IT ON THE RUN –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-16 (5)
30 21 NOBODY WINS –•– Elton John (Geffen)-9 (21)

31 31 I LOVE YOU –•– The Climax Blues Band (Warner Brothers)-20 (12)
32 34 STRONGER THAN BEFORE –•– Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk)-8 (32)
33 41 DON’T LET HIM GO –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-4 (33)
34 36 THE STROKE –•– Billy Squier (Capitol)-8 (34)
35 40 IT’S NOW OR NEVER –•– John Schneider (Scotti Brothers)-6 (35)
36 38 A LIFE OF ILLUSION –•– Joe Walsh (Asylum)-7 (36)
37 28 STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART –•– The Pure Prairie League (Casablanca)-12 (28)
38 61 TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3 (38)
39 39 JONES VS. JONES –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-8 (39)
40 42 TWO HEARTS –•– Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy Pendergrass (20th Century)-8 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

49 35 THE WAITING –•– Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-10 (19)
50 33 SWEETHEART –•– Frankie and the Knockouts (Millenium)-18 (10)
68 37 SAY WHAT –•– Jesse Winchester (Bearsville)-11 (32)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 DOUBLE DUTCH BUS –•– Frankie Smith (WMOT)-8 (41)
42 75 (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-2 (42)
43 46 THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don’t Write ‘Em) –•– The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley)-7 (43)
44 51 IN THE AIR TONIGHT –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-6 (44)
45 50 GIVE IT TO ME BABY –•– Rick James (Gordy)-6 (45)
46 49 ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH –•– Jim Steinman (with Rory Dodd) (Cleveland International)-6 (46)
47 52 IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG –•– Spider (Dreamland)-6 (47)
48 66 LADY (You Bring Me Up) –•– The Commodores (Motown)-3 (48)

DEBUTS

51 — URGENT –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-1 (51)
75 — COOL LOVE –•– Pablo Cruise (A&M)-1 (75)
80 — REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU –•– Gary Wright (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
83 — NIGHTWALKER –•– Gino Vanelli (Arista)-1 (83)
84 — YOU’RE MY GIRL –•– Frankie and the Knockouts (Millenium)-1 (84)
90 — AMERICAN MEMORIES –•– Shamus M’Cool (Perspective)-1 (90)
95 — READY FOR LOVE –•– Silverado (Pavillion)-1 (95)

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