Weekly Pop Top 30 for September 5, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 4 | 1 | Who's Crying Now | 2 | ▲ |
| Journey |
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| 2 | 2 | Urgent | 1 | ▲ |
| Foreigner |
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| 8 | 3 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | 1 | 1 |
| Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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| 3 | 4 | Endless Love | 1 |
| Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
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| 1 | 5 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | 1 |
| Commodores |
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| 6 | 6 | (There's) No Gettin' Over Me | 4 |
| Ronnie Milsap |
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| 5 | 7 | Queen Of Hearts | 2 |
| Juice Newton |
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| 9 | 8 | Cool Love | 7 |
| Pablo Cruise |
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| 7 | 9 | Slow Hand | 1 |
| Pointer Sisters |
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| 12 | 10 | Step By Step | 3 |
| Eddie Rabbitt |
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| 14 | 11 | Hold On Tight | 8 | 4 |
| ELO |
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| 11 | 12 | Really Wanna Know You | 16 | 8 |
| Gary Wright |
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| 10 | 13 | Fire And Ice | 2 | 10 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 23 | 14 | For Your Eyes Only | 3 |
| Sheena Easton |
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| 18 | 15 | The Voice | 1 | 6 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 20 | 16 | The Beach Boys Medley | 13 |
| The Beach Boys |
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| 19 | 17 | That Old Song | ▲ |
| Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
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| 15 | 18 | Everlasting Love | 14 |
| Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet |
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| 24 | 19 | I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) | 10 |
| Lulu |
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| - | 20 | Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) | 1 |
| Christopher Cross |
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| 16 | 21 | Believe It Or Not (Theme From Greatest American Hero) | 1 |
| Joey Scarbury |
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| 13 | 22 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | 4 | 13 |
| Greg Kihn Band |
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| 17 | 23 | I Don't Need You | 1 |
| Kenny Rogers |
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| 25 | 24 | Feels So Right | 22 |
| Alabama |
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| - | 25 | In Your Letter | 17 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 21 | 26 | Love On A Two-Way Street | 21 |
| Stacy Lattisaw |
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| - | 27 | Draw Of The Cards | 23 |
| Kim Carnes |
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| 26 | 28 | Tempted | 3 | 26 |
| Squeeze |
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| - | 29 | The Night Owls | 4 |
| Little River Band |
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| - | 30 | Breaking Away | 16 |
| Balance |
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