Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

Weekly Pop Top 30 for May 9, 1981

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1 1   Being With You  
  Smokey Robinson
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6 2   Take It On The Run 2  
  REO Speedwagon
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3 3   Just The Two Of Us 1  
  Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers
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5 4   Her Town Too  
  James Taylor And J.D. Souther
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7 5   Watching The Wheels 6 2  
  John Lennon
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13 6   Bette Davis Eyes 12 1  
  Kim Carnes
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4 7   Angel Of The Morning 2  
  Juice Newton
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8 8   Living Inside Myself 2  
  Gino Vannelli
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9 9   Too Much Time On My Hands 3 5  
  Styx
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2 10   Morning Train (Nine To Five) 1  
  Sheena Easton
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11 11   I Love You  
  Climax Blues Band
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18 12   How 'Bout Us 7  
  Champaign
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16 13   Sweetheart 10  
  Franke & The Knockouts
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12 14   You Better You Bet 1 12  
  The Who
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22 15   A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) 4  
  Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
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20 16   I Missed Again 5 14  
  Phil Collins
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14 17   Kiss On My List 1  
  Daryl Hall And John Oates
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10 18   I Can't Stand It 1 7  
  Eric Clapton
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19 19   While You See A Chance 1 3  
  Steve Winwood
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24 20   What Are We Doin' In Love 12  
  Dottie West With Kenny Rogers
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30 21   Say You'll Be Mine 18  
  Christopher Cross
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26 22   Sukiyaki 1  
  A Taste Of Honey
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- 23   Medley 1  
  Stars On 45
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23 24   Love You Like I Never Loved Before 22  
  John O'Banion
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17 25   Ain't Even Done With The Night 13  
  John Cougar
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- 26   Since I Don't Have You 23  
  Don McLean
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15 27   Somebody's Knockin' 7  
  Terri Gibbs
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- 28   America 3  
  Neil Diamond
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27 29   Hold On Loosely 2 25  
  38 Special
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- 30   This Little Girl 8 5  
  Gary U.S. Bonds
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The number one song this week is Being With You by Smokey Robinson. REO Speedwagon finds the number two position this week with Take It On The Run. Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers finds the third chart position this week with Just The Two Of Us.


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