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US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 2, 1981

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 2nd, 1981.

Check out the top 100 artists of 80s here.

You can also view the entire 1981 chart here.

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

1 2 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 JUST THE TWO OF US –•– Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra)-12 (2)
3 3 BEING WITH YOU –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-12 (3)
4 5 ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-11 (4)
5 1 KISS ON MY LIST –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-15 (1)
6 6 RAPTURE –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-14 (1)
7 18 BETTE DAVIS EYES –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-6 (7)
8 7 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE –•– Steve Winwood (Island)-13 (7)
9 16 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF –•– Gino Vannelli (Arista)-7 (9)
10 11 I CAN’T STAND IT –•– Eric Clapton and His Band (RSO)-10 (10)

11 12 HER TOWN TOO –•– James Taylor and J.D. Souther (Columbia)-8 (11)
12 17 TAKE IT ON THE RUN –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-7 (12)
13 13 SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ –•– Terri Gibbs (MCA)-16 (13)
14 10 DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME –•– The Police (A&M)-13 (10)
15 19 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS –•– Styx (A&M)-7 (15)
16 8 WOMAN –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-16 (2)
17 25 WATCHING THE WHEELS –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-6 (17)
18 30 SUKIYAKI –•– A Taste Of Honey (Capitol)-9 (18)
19 20 AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT –•– John Cougar (Riva)-14 (19)
20 23 SWEETHEART –•– Frankie and the Knockouts (Millenium)-9 (20)

21 24 YOU BETTER YOU BET –•– The Who (Warner Brothers)-7 (21)
22 22 TIME OUT OF MIND –•– Steely Dan (MCA)-8 (22)
23 26 HOW ‘BOUT US –•– Champaign (Columbia)-12 (23)
24 27 I LOVE YOU –•– The Climax Blues Band (Warner Brothers)-11 (24)
25 38 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) –•– Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (Arista)-9 (25)
26 14 KEEP ON LOVING YOU –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-23 (1)
27 29 I MISSED AGAIN –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-7 (27)
28 32 LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE –•– John O’Banion (Elektra)-6 (28)
29 36 WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE –•– Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (Liberty)-6 (29)
30 33 HOLD ON LOOSELY –•– 38 Special (A&M)-10 (30)

31 40 SAY YOU’LL BE MINE –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-6 (31)
32 48 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)-4 (32)
33 9 THE BEST OF TIMES –•– Styx (A&M)-15 (3)
34 15 CRYING –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-15 (5)
35 49 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-4 (35)
36 42 FIND YOUR WAY BACK –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-5 (36)
37 39 WASN’T THAT A PARTY –•– The Rovers (Cleveland International)-11 (37)
38 44 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-6 (38)
39 76 AMERICA –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-2 (39)
40 67 THIS LITTLE GIRL –•– Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI-America)-2 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

41 21 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME –•– April Wine (Capitol)-13 (21)
43 28 IT’S A LOVE THING –•– The Whispers (Solar)-12 (28)
44 31 DON’T STOP THE MUSIC –•– Yarbrough and Peoples (Mercury)-13 (19)
46 35 TURN ME LOOSE –•– Loverboy (Columbia)-14 (35)
49 37 MISTER SANDMAN –•– Emmylou Harris (Warner Brothers)-10 (37)
50 34 THE PARTY’S OVER (Hopelessly In Love) –•– Journey (Columbia)-10 (34)

POWER PLAYS

42 47 JESSIE’S GIRL –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-6 (42)
45 50 I LOVED ‘EM EVERY ONE –•– T.G. Sheppard (Warner Brothers/Curb)-8 (45)
47 54 BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU –•– Dolly Parton (RCA)-5 (47)
48 61 AI NO CORRIDA (I-No-Ko-ree-da) –•– Quincy Jones (with Dune) (A&M)-4 (48)

DEBUTS

61 — THE WAITING –•– Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-1 (61)
82 — YOU MAKE MY DREAMS –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-1 (82)
83 — SWEET BABY –•– Stanley Clarke/George Duke (Epic)-1 (83)
89 — CAN YOU FELL IT –•– The Jacksons (Epic)-1 (89)
90 — MERCY, MERCY, MERCY –•– Phoebe Snow (Mirage)-1 (90)
94 — SHADDUP YOUR FACE –•– Joe Dolce (MCA)-1 (94)

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