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Weekly Pop Top 30 for July 18, 1981

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3 1   Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero)  
  Joey Scarbury
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1 2   The One That You Love 1  
  Air Supply
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5 3   I Don't Need You 1  
  Kenny Rogers
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6 4   Hearts 2  
  Marty Balin
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4 5   Elvira 4  
  Oak Ridge Boys
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9 6   Boy From New York City 4  
  The Manhattan Transfer
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2 7   Jessie's Girl 17 2  
  Rick Springfield
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15 8   Slow Hand 1  
  Pointer Sisters
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12 9   Time 4  
  The Alan Parsons Project
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11 10   Gemini Dream 5 7  
  The Moody Blues
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7 11   You Make My Dreams 3  
  Daryl Hall And John Oates
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8 12   All Those Years Ago 8 1  
  George Harrison
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10 13   Bette Davis Eyes 12 1  
  Kim Carnes
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18 14   Queen Of Hearts 2  
  Juice Newton
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16 15   Sweet Baby  
  Stanley Clarke/George Duke
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13 16   Modern Girl 12  
  Sheena Easton
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23 17   In The Air Tonight 1 6  
  Phil Collins
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14 18   Winning 1 7  
  Santana
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22 19   Don't Let Him Go 2 17  
  REO Speedwagon
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27 20   Touch Me When We're Dancing 10  
  Carpenters
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17 21   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 1  
  Stars On 45
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30 22   (There's) No Gettin' Over Me 4  
  Ronnie Milsap
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19 23   Is It You? 10  
  Lee Ritenour
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29 24   The Stroke 1 22  
  Billy Squier
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26 25   Seven Year Ache  
  Rosanne Cash
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20 26   This Little Girl 8 5  
  Gary U.S. Bonds
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25 27   A Life Of Illusion 1 25  
  Joe Walsh
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24 28   A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) 4  
  Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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- 29   Lady (You Bring Me Up) 1  
  Commodores
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21 30   America 3  
  Neil Diamond
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Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero) tops the entire chart this week for Joey Scarbury. The One That You Love by Air Supply finds the runner-up spot. I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers is at number three on the chart.


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