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Weekly Pop Top 30 for May 16, 1981

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


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