US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 30, 1981
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US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 30, 1981

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 30th, 1981.

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

1 1 BETTE DAVIS EYES –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BEING WITH YOU –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-16 (2)
3 5 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)-8 (3)
4 8 SUKIYAKI –•– A Taste Of Honey (Capitol)-13 (8)
5 6 TAKE IT ON THE RUN –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-11 (5)
6 7 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF –•– Gino Vannelli (Arista)-11 (6)
7 3 JUST THE TWO OF US –•– Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra)-16 (2)
8 11 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) –•– Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (Arista)-13 (8)
9 9 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS –•– Styx (A&M)-11 (9)
10 10 WATCHING THE WHEELS –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-10 (10)

11 12 SWEETHEART –•– Frankie and the Knockouts (Millenium)-13 (11)
12 15 AMERICA –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-6 (12)
13 14 HOW ‘BOUT US –•– Champaign (Columbia)-16 (13)
14 4 ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-15 (4)
15 17 I LOVE YOU –•– The Climax Blues Band (Warner Brothers)-15 (15)
16 33 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO –•– George Harrison (Dark Horse)-2 (16)
17 23 THIS LITTLE GIRL –•– Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI-America)-6 (17)
18 21 WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE –•– Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (Liberty)-10 (18)
19 19 I MISSED AGAIN –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-11 (19)
20 20 SAY YOU’LL BE MINE –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-10 (20)

21 13 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-16 (1)
22 31 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-5 (22)
23 25 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-8 (23)
24 28 JESSIE’S GIRL –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-10 (24)
25 32 THE WAITING –•– Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-5 (25)
26 16 KISS ON MY LIST –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-19 (1)
27 35 IS IT YOU –•– Lee Ritenour (with Eric Tagg) (Elektra)-6 (27)
28 30 AI NO CORRIDA (I-No-Ko-ree-da) –•– Quincy Jones (with Dune) (A&M)-8 (28)
29 29 FIND YOUR WAY BACK –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-9 (29)
30 38 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE –•– Air Supply (Arista)-3 (30)

31 18 YOU BETTER YOU BET –•– The Who (Warner Brothers)-11 (18)
32 36 WINNING –•– Santana (Columbia)-8 (32)
33 22 I CAN’T STAND IT –•– Eric Clapton and His Band (RSO)-14 (10)
34 24 LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE –•– John O’Banion (Elektra)-10 (24)
35 39 STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART –•– The Pure Prairie League (Casablanca)-7 (35)
36 26 AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT –•– John Cougar (Riva)-18 (17)
37 43 SAY WHAT –•– Jesse Winchester (Bearsville)-6 (37)
38 41 FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU –•– Jim Photoglo (20th Century)-7 (38)
39 40 JUST SO LONELY –•– Get Wet (Boardwalk)-6 (39)
40 49 NOBODY WINS –•– Elton John (Geffen)-4 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

41 27 HOLD ON LOOSELY –•– 38 Special (A&M)-14 (27)
47 34 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-10 (34)
53 37 I LOVED ‘EM EVERY ONE –•– T.G. Sheppard (Warner Brothers/Curb)-12 (37)

POWER PLAYS

42 44 TIME –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-7 (42)
43 47 I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF –•– Billy and the Beaters (Alfa)-6 (43)
44 46 GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE –•– Cliff Richard (EMI-America)-6 (44)
45 50 SEVEN YEAR ACHE –•– Rosanne Cash (Columbia)-6 (45)
46 55 MODERN GIRL –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-4 (46)
48 67 ELVIRA –•– The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA)-3 (48)
49 62 THEME FROM “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” (Believe It Or Not) –•– Joey Scarbury (Elektra)-4 (49)
50 53 YOU LIKE ME DON’T YOU –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-7 (50)

DEBUTS

76 — QUEEN OF HEARTS –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-1 (76)
80 — ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH –•– Jim Steinman (with Rory Dodd) (Cleveland International)-1 (80)
83 — SLOW HAND –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-1 (83)
84 — GIVE IT TO ME BABY –•– Rick James (Gordy)-1 (84)
85 — IT’S NOW OR NEVER –•– John Schneider (Scotti Brothers)-1 (85)
86 — COME TO ME –•– Aretha Franklin (Arista)-1 (86)
87 — SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN –•– April Wine (Capitol)-1 (87)
89 — IN THE AIR TONIGHT –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 — IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG –•– Spider (Dreamland)-1 (90)
91 — SHE DID IT –•– Michael Damian (LEG)-1 (91)

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