Weekly Pop Top 30 for August 1, 1981 |
Kenny Rogers and I Don't Need You fill the top chart song spot this week. Hearts by Marty Balin is at number two on the chart. Slow Hand by Pointer Sisters comes in at number three. |
| 2 | 1 | I Don't Need You | ▲ |
| Kenny Rogers |
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| 3 | 2 | Hearts | ▲ |
| Marty Balin |
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| 4 | 3 | Slow Hand | 1 |
| Pointer Sisters |
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| 5 | 4 | Boy From New York City | ▲ |
| The Manhattan Transfer |
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| 1 | 5 | Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero) | 1 |
| Joey Scarbury |
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| 11 | 6 | Queen Of Hearts | 2 |
| Juice Newton |
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| 8 | 7 | Gemini Dream | 5 | ▲ |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 9 | 8 | Jessie's Girl | 17 | 2 |
| Rick Springfield |
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| 10 | 9 | Time | 4 |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
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| 6 | 10 | Elvira | 4 |
| Oak Ridge Boys |
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| 20 | 11 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me | 4 |
| Ronnie Milsap |
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| 7 | 12 | The One That You Love | 1 |
| Air Supply |
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| 16 | 13 | Touch Me When We're Dancing | 10 |
| Carpenters |
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| 14 | 14 | In The Air Tonight | 1 | 6 |
| Phil Collins |
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| 21 | 15 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | 1 |
| Commodores |
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| 24 | 16 | Endless Love | 1 |
| Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
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| 18 | 17 | Sweet Baby | 15 |
| Stanley Clarke/George Duke |
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| 23 | 18 | Urgent | 1 | 2 |
| Foreigner |
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| 17 | 19 | Don't Let Him Go | 2 | 17 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 30 | 20 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | 4 | 13 |
| Greg Kihn Band |
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| 29 | 21 | Everlasting Love | 14 |
| Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet |
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| 19 | 22 | All Those Years Ago | 8 | 1 |
| George Harrison |
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| 13 | 23 | You Make My Dreams | 3 |
| Daryl Hall And John Oates |
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| 12 | 24 | Bette Davis Eyes | 12 | 1 |
| Kim Carnes |
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| 28 | 25 | Cool Love | 7 |
| Pablo Cruise |
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| 27 | 26 | Don't Want To Wait Anymore | 19 | 22 |
| Tubes |
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| 22 | 27 | The Stroke | 1 | 22 |
| Billy Squier |
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| - | 28 | Nightwalker | ▲ |
| Gino Vannelli |
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| - | 29 | Who's Crying Now | 2 | 1 |
| Journey |
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| - | 30 | Love On A Two-Way Street | 21 |
| Stacy Lattisaw |
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