| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1981 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 26, 1981, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | ENDLESS LOVE – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 2 | BETTE DAVIS EYES – Kim Carnes (EMI America) |
| 3 | JESSIE’S GIRL – Rick Springfield (RCA) |
| 4 | KEEP ON LOVING YOU – REO Speedwagon (Epic) |
| 5 | SLOW HAND – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 6 | PHYSICAL – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 7 | QUEEN OF HEARTS – Juice Newton (Capitol) |
| 8 | THEME FROM “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” (Believe It Or Not) – Joey Scarbury (Elektra) |
| 9 | PRIVATE EYES – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 10 | CELEBRATION – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 11 | ARTHUR’S THEME (Best That You Can Do) – Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.) |
| 12 | 9 TO 5 – Dolly Parton (RCA) |
| 13 | STARS ON 45 (Medley) – Stars On 45 (Radio Records) |
| 14 | WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU – Foreigner (Atlantic) |
| 15 | RAPTURE – Blondie (Chrysalis) |
| 16 | WOMAN – John Lennon (Geffen) |
| 17 | LET’S GROOVE – Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC) |
| 18 | ELVIRA – The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA) |
| 19 | BEING WITH YOU – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 20 | THE TIDE IS HIGH – Blondie (Chrysalis) |
| 21 | ANGEL OF THE MORNING – Juice Newton (Capitol) |
| 22 | OH NO – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 23 | THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE – Air Supply (Arista) |
| 24 | MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) – Sheena Easton (EMI America) |
| 25 | KISS ON MY LIST – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 26 | WHO’S CRYING NOW – Journey (Columbia) |
| 27 | HERE I AM (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) – Air Supply (Arista) |
| 28 | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Sheena Easton (Liberty) |
| 29 | TAKE IT ON THE RUN – REO Speedwagon (Epic) |
| 30 | STEP BY STEP – Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) |
| 31 | I DON’T NEED YOU – Kenny Rogers (Liberty) |
| 32 | I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do) – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 33 | THE BEST OF TIMES – Styx (A&M) |
| 34 | START ME UP – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 35 | EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC – The Police (A&M) |
| 36 | I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT – Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) |
| 37 | JUST THE TWO OF US – Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) |
| 38 | ALL THOSE YEARS AGO – George Harrison (Dark Horse) |
| 39 | STOP DRAGGIN’ MY HEART AROUND – Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Modern) |
| 40 | A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) – Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (Arista) |
| 41 | COMIN’ IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 42 | URGENT – Foreigner (Atlantic) |
| 43 | SUKIYAKI – A Taste Of Honey (Capitol) |
| 44 | YOUNG TURKS – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 45 | THE NIGHT OWLS – The Little River Band (Capitol) |
| 46 | I LOVE YOU – The Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros.) |
| 47 | THIS LITTLE GIRL – Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI America) |
| 48 | YESTERDAY’S SONGS – Neil Diamond (Columbia) |
| 49 | BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY – The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic) |
| 50 | LADY (You Bring Me Up) – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 51 | PASSION – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 52 | CRYING – Don McLean (Millennium) |
| 53 | HARDEN MY HEART – Quarterflash (Geffen) |
| 54 | YOU MAKE MY DREAMS – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 55 | HOLD ON TIGHT – ELO (Jet) |
| 56 | HEARTS – Marty Balin (EMI America) |
| 57 | (There’s) NO GETTIN’ OVER ME – Ronnie Milsap (RCA) |
| 58 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ – Journey (Columbia) |
| 59 | DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – The Police (A&M) |
| 60 | SAME OLD LANG SYNE – Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) |
| 61 | AMERICA – Neil Diamond (Capitol) |
| 62 | WATCHING THE WHEELS – John Lennon (Geffen) |
| 63 | THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY – The Beach Boys (Capitol) |
| 64 | WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE – Diana Ross (RCA) |
| 65 | EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD – Air Supply (Arista) |
| 66 | TREAT ME RIGHT – Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) |
| 67 | TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS – Styx (A&M) |
| 68 | SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ – Terri Gibbs (MCA) |
| 69 | HOW ’BOUT US – Champaign (Columbia) |
| 70 | TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 71 | I’VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU – Rick Springfield (RCA) |
| 72 | WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE – Steve Winwood (Island) |
| 73 | HARD TO SAY – Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) |
| 74 | THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL – Abba (Atlantic) |
| 75 | TROUBLE – Lindsay Buckingham (Asylum) |
| 76 | HELLO AGAIN – Neil Diamond (Capitol) |
| 77 | WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL – The Four Tops (Casablanca) |
| 78 | LIVING INSIDE MYSELF – Gino Vannelli (Arista) |
| 79 | HER TOWN TOO – James Taylor & J.D. Souther (Columbia) |
| 80 | HEY NINETEEN – Steely Dan (MCA) |
| 81 | TRYIN’ TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU – Bob Seger (Capitol) |
| 82 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Louis Clark) (RCA) |
| 83 | GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE – Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS) |
| 84 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL – Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) |
| 85 | JUST ONCE – Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M) |
| 86 | I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 87 | WINNING – Santana (Columbia) |
| 88 | LEATHER AND LACE – Stevie Nicks (with Don Henley) (Modern) |
| 89 | GEMINI DREAM – The Moody Blues (Threshold) |
| 90 | I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (More Than I Do) – Lulu (Alfa) |
| 91 | I CAN’T STAND IT – Eric Clapton & His Band (RSO) |
| 92 | THE WAITING – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet) |
| 93 | WE’RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER – Al Jarreau (Warner Bros.) |
| 94 | TIME – The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) |
| 95 | YOU BETTER YOU BET – The Who (Warner Bros.) |
| 96 | DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA – The Police (A&M) |
| 97 | WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE – Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (Liberty) |
| 98 | COOL LOVE – Pablo Cruise (A&M) |
| 99 | A LITTLE IN LOVE – Cliff Richard (EMI America)
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| 100 | THE VOICE – The Moody Blues (Threshold) |