gawd, I'm old . I remember all this ...


US HOT 100 SINGLES - 2 May 1981

1 2 12 MORNING TRAIN Sheena Easton
2 4 12 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr.
3 3 12 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson
4 5 11 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton
5 1 15 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 6 14 RAPTURE Blondie
7 18 6 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes
8 7 13 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE Steve Winwood
9 16 7 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vannelli
10 11 10 I CAN'T STAND IT Eric Clapton & His Band

11 12 8 HER TOWN TOO James Taylor & J.D. Souther
12 17 7 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon
13 13 16 SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' Terri Gibbs
14 10 13 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police
15 19 7 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Styx
16 8 16 WOMAN John Lennon
17 25 6 WATCHING THE WHEELS John Lennon
18 30 9 SUKIYAKI A Taste Of Honey
19 20 14 AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT John Cougar
20 23 9 SWEETHEART Franke & The Knockouts

21 24 7 YOU BETTER YOU BET The Who
22 22 8 TIME OUT OF MIND Steely Dan
23 26 12 HOW 'BOUT US Champaign
24 27 11 I LOVE YOU Climax Blues Band
25 38 9 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
26 14 23 KEEP ON LOVING YOU Reo Speedwagon
27 29 7 I MISSED AGAIN Phil Collins
28 32 6 LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE John O'Banion
29 36 6 WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE Dottie West
30 33 10 HOLD ON LOOSELY 38 Special

31 40 6 SAY YOU'LL BE MINE Christopher Cross
32 48 4 STARS ON 45 MEDLEY Stars On 45
33 9 15 THE BEST OF TIMES Styx
34 15 15 CRYING Don McLean
35 49 4 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Don McLean
36 42 5 FIND YOUR WAY BACK Jefferson Starship
37 39 11 WASN'T THAT A PARTY Rovers
38 44 6 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray
39 76 2 AMERICA Neil Diamond
40 67 2 THIS LITTLE GIRL Gary U.S. Bonds

41 21 13 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME April Wine
42 47 6 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield
43 28 12 IT'S A LOVE THING Whispers
44 31 13 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC Yarbrough & Peoples
45 50 8 I LOVED 'EM EVERY ONE T.G. Sheppard
46 35 14 TURN ME LOOSE Loverboy
47 54 5 BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU Dolly Parton
48 61 4 AI NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones
49 37 10 MISTER SANDMAN Emmylou Harris
50 34 10 THE PARTY'S OVER Journey

51 41 23 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton
52 59 5 SUPER TROUPER ABBA
53 65 4 WINNING Santana
54 46 28 CELEBRATION Kool & The Gang
55 57 6 SOMEBODY SEND MY BABY HOME Lenny LeBlanc
56 58 5 I DON'T NEED YOU Rupert Holmes
57 43 14 HELLO AGAIN Neil Diamond
58 45 14 WHAT KIND OF FOOL Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
59 51 8 LONELY TOGETHER Barry Manilow
60 53 26 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt

61 NE 1 THE WAITING Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
62 70 3 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE Michael Jackson
63 73 3 TIME Alan Parsons Project
64 74 3 FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU Jim Photoglo
65 77 3 STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART Pure Prairie League
66 66 4 LATELY Stevie Wonder
67 75 3 HURRY UP AND WAIT Isley Brothers
68 78 3 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ALL OF MY LIFE Paul Anka
69 80 2 JUST SO LONELY Get Wet
70 81 2 GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE Cliff Richard

71 55 16 TREAT ME RIGHT Pat Benatar
72 72 4 SEDUCED Leon Redbone
73 52 24 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL ABBA
74 84 2 I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF Billy Vera & The Beaters
75 62 21 A LITTLE IN LOVE Cliff Richard
76 60 15 PRECIOUS TO ME Phil Seymour
77 87 2 SAY WHAT Jesse Winchester
78 88 2 MAKE THAT MOVE Shalamar
79 89 2 SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash
80 90 2 IS IT YOU Lee Ritenour

81 91 3 YOU LIKE ME DON'T YOU Jermaine Jackson
82 NE 1 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall & John Oates
83 NE 1 SWEET BABY Stanley Clarke & George Duke
84 56 8 ME WITHOUT YOU Andy Gibb
85 63 15 HEARTS ON FIRE Randy Meisner
86 86 4 HEAVEN IN YOUR ARMS Dan Hartman
87 64 22 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Alan Parsons Project
88 69 4 THAT DIDN'T HURT TOO BAD Dr. Hook
89 NE 1 CAN YOU FEEL IT Jacksons
90 NE 1 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY Phoebe Snow

91 71 5 PLAYING WITH LIGHTNING Shot In The Dark
92 79 4 ONE MORE CHANCE Diana Ross
93 68 8 LIMELIGHT Rush
94 NE 1 SHADDUP YOUR FACE Joe Dolce
95 83 9 WALKING ON THIN ICE Yoko Ono
96 85 8 MEMORIES Tierra
97 82 11 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLIN' Donna Summer
98 93 6 LOVER Michael Stanley Band
99 96 25 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie
100 92 6 SHOTGUN RIDER Delbert McClinton

I must be old too because I remember all of those songs


"Somebody's Knocking" by Terri Gibbs...that's one I haven't heard in years!!

These are the songs that I like:




So many great songs in that list!!! WOW! Some of these songs,I haven't heard since 1981.I got alot of fond memories of this era.And let's not even discuss the R&B songs from this era.I've done a few threads on the Summer of '81....it's unbelievable how many amazing R&B and funk jams we had that summer!

>>>47 54 5 BUT YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU Dolly Parton


51 41 23 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton <<<<


I dont know this one. Was this the unsuccessful follow-up to "9 to 5" ?

I don't remember that one,either.But I liked "9 To 5"

SoulAlive said:

Yeah , I looked it up , it was the second single from the 9 to 5 soundtrack. It peaked at #41

Its Dolly week on American Idol this week , btw .

newpower99 said:

One of her best ballads. Yes, released after 9 to 5. I dunno about unsuccessful. Depends which chart you're looking at - #1 country, #41 pop.

One interesting thing about that chart: Many of those artists were just warming up,so to speak...


***John Cougar ("Ain't Even Done With The Night") was one year away from his huge 'American Fool' success.

***Hall and Oates ("Kiss On My List") were just beginning their 80s chart dominance.

***Quincy Jones ("Ai No Corrida") was a year or so away from producing what would become the biggest selling album of all time.

***Phil Collins,Steve Winwood and Ray Parker Jr. would soon go on to have bigger,chart-topping hits as the decade progressed.

RipHer2Shreds said:

wow I missed that one . I was only 12 or 13 at the time though

newpower99 said:

Did you ever see the movie?

SoulAlive said:

The Police and Michael Jackson were also on the verge on a couple big albums

newpower99 said:

Indeed

SoulAlive said:

"I Love You" by Climax Blues Band


Damn,I love that song!!! I've tried looking for a good Climax Blues Band compilation but for some reason,that song never seems to be on it

"Games People Play" by Alan Parsons Project


This thread is making me pull out a bunch of CDs to hear these songs again!

That list brings back memories. So many great songs. I miss those days.

"Too Much Time On My Hands"


Where's my Styx greatest hits CD?!

well,I've given up hope for the afternoon soaps


any Styx fans here?

JackieBlue said:

I hear ya! I'm having all these nostalgia flashbacks,just looking at that list.

Im sayin! For an 11year old I was hip to, and spent a lot of $ on music.

I mean Eddie Rabbit, come on (god bless his soul) ! It didnt get any better than that .

There are a few dull ones on the list but there are also a lot of great songs also. Totally the opposite of today's charts.

Damn, I hate that song and always have. I'll never forget the first time I ever heard Anita Baker. It was her song, "You better watch your step, you'll fall and hurt yourself one day". She sounded just like the lady that sings "Somebody's Knocking". I was scared that our best R&B station at the time, WJMI, had changed it's format to country. Afterwards, when the DJ said the station's call letters, I said "Damn that Whiteny Houston (that's what I called her back then), boring people like this would never be on WJMI if it wasn't for her ass.
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Linda Sundblad / Oh Father (2006)
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vainandy said:

"Is It You" by Lee Ritenour"