| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 4, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes (EMI America 8077) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | STARS ON 45 (Medley) Stars On 45 (Radio 3810) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison (Dark Horse 49725) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply (Arista 0604) | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |
| 5 | ELVIRA Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084) | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | |
| 6 | JESSIE’S GIRL Rick Springfield (RCA 12201) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
| 7 | THIS LITTLE GIRL Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America 8079) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
| 8 | THEME FROM “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” (Believe It Or Not) Joey Scarbury (Elektra 47147) | 14 | 23 | 32 | 8 | |
| 9 | YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 12217) | 11 | 14 | 20 | 10 | |
| 10 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Radio (Arista 0592) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| 11 | I DON’T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) | 16 | 24 | 34 | 4 | |
| 12 | AMERICA Neil Diamond (Capitol 4994) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
| 13 | I LOVE YOU Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 21 | |
| 14 | THE WAITING Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 51100) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| 15 | SUKIYAKI Taste Of Honey (Capitol 4953) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 16 | WINNING Santana (Columbia 01050) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 13 | |
| 17 | IS IT YOU Lee Ritenour (Elektra 47124) | 19 | 21 | 25 | 12 | |
| 18 | HEARTS Marty Balin (EMI America 8084) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 7 | |
| 19 | BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 3816) | 23 | 31 | 41 | 7 | |
| 20 | SLOW HAND Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929) | 28 | 40 | 51 | 6 | |
| 21 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (Liberty 1404) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
| 22 | MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton (EMI America 8080) | 27 | 30 | 37 | 9 | |
| 23 | FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU Jim Photoglo (20th Century Fox 2487) | 25 | 27 | 30 | 13 | |
| 24 | SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) | 26 | 29 | 33 | 13 | |
| 25 | GEMINI DREAM Moody Blues (Threshold 601) | 30 | 35 | 46 | 5 | |
| 26 | NOBODY WINS Elton John (Geffen 49722) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 27 | TIME Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0598) | 29 | 32 | 38 | 12 | |
| 28 | BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54321) | 13 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |
| 29 | SWEET BABY Stanley Clarke & George Duke (Epic 01052) | 32 | 36 | 40 | 10 | |
| 30 | QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) | 33 | 39 | 49 | 6 | |
| 31 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) | 22 | 17 | 8 | 20 | |
| 32 | TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon (Epic 01054) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 16 | |
| 33 | DON’T LET HIM GO REO Speedwagon (Epic 02127) | 39 | 52 | 77 | 4 | |
| 34 | LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vannelli (Arista 0588) | 31 | 22 | 18 | 16 | |
| 35 | A LIFE OF ILLUSION Joe Walsh (Asylum 47144) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 7 | |
| 36 | STRONGER THAN BEFORE Carole Bayer Sager (Boardwalk 02054) | 40 | 44 | 48 | 8 | |
| 37 | THE STROKE Billy Squier (Capitol 5005) | 41 | 48 | 53 | 8 | |
| 38 | IN THE AIR TONIGHT Phil Collins (Atlantic 3824) | 45 | 53 | 68 | 6 | |
| 39 | STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2332) | 34 | 28 | 29 | 12 | |
| 40 | JONES VS. JONES Kool & Gang (De-Lite 813) | 42 | 47 | 54 | 7 | |
| 41 | DOUBLE DUTCH BUS Frankie Smith (WMOT 5356) | 47 | 65 | 74 | 6 | |
| 42 | THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don’t Write ’Em) Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley 47149) | 48 | 57 | 66 | 7 | |
| 43 | TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING Carpenters (A&M 2344) | 54 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | GIVE IT TO ME BABY Rick James (Gordy 7197) | 50 | 61 | 67 | 7 | |
| 45 | TWO HEARTS Stephanie Mills (with Teddy Pendergrass) (20th Century Fox 2492) | 49 | 54 | 60 | 9 | |
| 46 | LADY (You Bring Me Up) Commodores (Motown 1514) | 59 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME THROUGH Jim Steinman (Cleveland Int’l/Epic 02111) | 53 | 62 | 69 | 6 | |
| 48 | PROMISES Barbra Streisand (Columbia 02065) | 51 | 56 | 62 | 7 | |
| 49 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264) | 66 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | IT’S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider (Scotti Bros. 02105) | 57 | 63 | 70 | 6 | |
| 51 | SHADDAP YOU FACE Joe Dolce (MCA 51053) | 43 | 43 | 47 | 11 | |
| 52 | SWEETHEART Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11801) | 37 | 34 | 19 | 18 | |
| 53 | HOW ’BOUT US Champaign (Columbia 11433) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 21 | |
| 54 | TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Styx (A&M 2323) | 35 | 18 | 11 | 16 | |
| 55 | IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG Spider (Dreamland 111) | 60 | 66 | 72 | 6 | |
| 56 | SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN April Wine (Capitol 5001) | 58 | 58 | 63 | 7 | |
| 57 | SAY WHAT Jesse Winchester (Bearsville 49711) | 44 | 33 | 35 | 12 | |
| 58 | DON’T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE Tubes (Capitol 5007) | 69 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | WATCHING THE WHEELS John Lennon (Geffen 49695) | 52 | 37 | 21 | 15 | |
| 60 | LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46015) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | FANTASY GIRL 38 Special (A&M 2330) | 65 | 69 | 76 | 5 | |
| 62 | FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama (RCA 12236) | 70 | 79 | 88 | 4 | |
| 63 | URGENT Foreigner (Atlantic 3831) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra 47103) | 46 | 38 | 26 | 22 | |
| 65 | I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF Billy & Beaters (Alfa 7002) | 55 | 42 | 42 | 11 | |
| 66 | YOU ARE FOREVER Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54327) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | EVERLASTING LOVE Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet (Columbia 02169) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | WHAT SHE DOES TO ME (The Diana Song) Producers (Portrait 02092) | 75 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| 69 | THE REAL THING Brothers Johnson (A&M 2343) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD Dionne Warwick (Arista 0602) | 77 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown 1519) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | SUZI Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville 49752) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | THE KID IS HOT TONITE Loverboy (Columbia 02068) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | TOM SAWYER Rush (Mercury 76109) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | NICOLE Point Blank (MCA 51132) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | COOL LOVE Pablo Cruise (A&M 2349) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | DON’T LET GO THE COAT The Who (Warner Bros. 49743) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | WALK RIGHT NOW Jacksons (Epic 02132) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY Robert Gordon (RCA 12239) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE Dan Hartman (Blue Sky 02115) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | NIGHTWALKER Gino Vannelli (Arista 0613) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | WHAT CHA’ GONNA DO FOR ME Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 49692) | 61 | 49 | 52 | 8 | |
| 83 | YOU’RE MY GIRL Franke & Knockouts (Millennium 11808) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | ANOTHER TICKET Eric Clapton & Band (RSO 1064) | 80 | 80 | 87 | 4 | |
| 85 | BROOKLYN GIRLS Robbie Dupree (Elektra 47145) | 62 | 55 | 58 | 7 | |
| 86 | REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 49769) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | FLY AWAY Blackfoot (Atco 7331) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton (EMI America 8071) | 56 | 45 | 24 | 21 | |
| 89 | HARD TIMES James Taylor (Columbia 02093) | 82 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 90 | KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 12142) | 64 | 50 | 31 | 24 | |
| 91 | RICH MAN Terri Gibbs (MCA 51119) | 93 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | FIND YOUR WAY BACK Jefferson Starship (Grunt 12211) | 68 | 60 | 45 | 14 | |
| 93 | AI NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones (A&M 2309) | 72 | 67 | 55 | 13 | |
| 94 | GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE Cliff Richard (EMI America 8076) | 63 | 46 | 36 | 11 | |
| 95 | AMERICAN MEMORIES Shamus M’Cool (Perspective 107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I MISSED AGAIN Phil Collins (Atlantic 3790) | 67 | 51 | 27 | 17 | |
| 97 | LOVIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY Dillman Band (RCA 12206) | 71 | 59 | 59 | 8 | |
| 98 | PULL UP TO THE BUMPER Grace Jones (Island 49697) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | SHE DID IT Michael Damian (LEG 007) | 95 | 95 | 97 | 4 | |
| 100 | MAKE THAT MOVE Shalamar (Solar 12192) | 92 | 75 | 73 | 11 | |
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