US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending February 21, 1981

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending February 21st, 1981.

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

1 2 9 TO 5 –•– Dolly Parton (RCA)-13 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-16 (2)
3 1 CELEBRATION –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-18 (1)
4 6 WOMAN –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-6 (4)
5 4 THE TIDE IS HIGH –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-15 (1)
6 8 KEEP ON LOVING YOU –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-13 (6)
7 12 THE BEST OF TIMES –•– Styx (A&M)-5 (7)
8 9 GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Delbert McClinton (Capitol)-12 (8)
9 11 SAME OLD LANG SYNE –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)-11 (9)
10 10 HEY NINETEEN –•– Steely Dan (MCA)-13 (10)

11 5 PASSION –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-14 (5)
12 15 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL –•– Abba (Atlantic)-14 (12)
13 7 (Just Like) STARTING OVER –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-17 (1)
14 16 I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (14)
15 17 CRYING –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-5 (15)
16 13 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-18 (5)
17 20 HELLO AGAIN –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-4 (17)
18 19 TOGETHER –•– Tierra (Boardwalk)-16 (18)
19 32 RAPTURE –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-4 (19)
20 14 MISS SUN –•– Boz Scaggs (with Lisa Dal Bello) (Columbia)-13 (14)

21 23 A LITTLE IN LOVE –•– Cliff Richard (EMI-America)-11 (21)
22 22 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– The Jacksons (Epic)-12 (22)
23 24 TREAT ME RIGHT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-6 (23)
24 26 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-12 (24)
25 25 SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-13 (25)
26 36 WHAT KIND OF FOOL –•– Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (Columbia)-4 (26)
27 30 HEARTS ON FIRE –•– Randy Meisner (Epic)-5 (27)
28 33 KISS ON MY LIST –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-5 (28)
29 18 IT’S MY TURN –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-18 (9)
30 38 LIVING IN A FANTASY –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-5 (30)

31 35 AH LEAH –•– Donnie Iris (MCA)-11 (31)
32 21 SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-10 (21)
33 49 FADE AWAY –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-3 (33)
34 27 LOVE ON THE ROCKS –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-17 (2)
35 28 GUILTY –•– Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (Columbia)-17 (3)
36 40 (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY –•– The Outlaws (Arista)-9 (36)
37 39 BACK IN BLACK –•– AC/DC (Atlantic)-8 (37)
38 46 PRECIOUS TO ME –•– Phil Seymour (Boardwalk)-5 (38)
39 57 DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME –•– The Police (A&M)-3 (39)
40 34 KILLIN’ TIME –•– Fred Knoblock and Susan Anton (Scotti Brothers)-14 (28)

OFF THE CHARTS

46 31 TIME IS TIME –•– Andy Gibb (RSO)-14 (15)
47 37 DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA –•– The Police (A&M)-18 (10)
49 29 I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-14 (10)

POWER PLAYS

41 45 TOO TIGHT –•– Con Funk Shun (Mercury)-5 (41)
42 42 FLASH’S THEME AKA FLASH –•– Queen (Elektra)-6 (42)
43 48 GUITAR MAN –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-11 (43)
44 50 STAYING WITH IT –•– Firefall (with Lisa Nemzo) (Atlantic)-5 (44)
45 53 SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ –•– Terri Gibbs (MCA)-6 (45)
48 63 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE –•– Steve Winwood (Island)-3 (48)

DEBUTS

70 — ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-1 (70)
80 — I LOVE YOU –•– The Climax Blues Band (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
81 — WASN’T THAT A PARTY –•– The Rovers (Cleveland International)-1 (81)
83 — THEME FROM “RAGING BULL” (Cavalleria Rusticana) –•– Joel Diamond (Motown)-1 (83)
84 — WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE FOOLIN’ –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-1 (84)
86 — CH CH CHERIE –•– The Jonny Average Band (Bearsville)-1 (86)
87 — IT’S MY JOB –•– Jimmy Buffett (MCA)-1 (87)
88 — LOVE ON THE AIRWAVES –•– Night (Planet)-1 (88)
89 — GAMES –•– Phoebe Snow (Mirage)-1 (89)
90 — BON BON VIE (Gimme the Good Life) –•– T.S. Monk (Mirage)-1 (90)