US Top 40 Singles Week Ending May 16, 1981
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 5 BETTE DAVIS EYES –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 2 JUST THE TWO OF US –•– Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra)-14 (2)
3 3 BEING WITH YOU –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-14 (3)
4 4 ANGEL OF THE MORNING –•– Juice Newton (Capitol)-13 (4)
5 1 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) –•– Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-14 (1)
6 7 TAKE IT ON THE RUN –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-9 (6)
7 8 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF –•– Gino Vannelli (Arista)-9 (7)
8 9 SUKIYAKI –•– A Taste Of Honey (Capitol)-11 (8)
9 6 KISS ON MY LIST –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-17 (1)
10 12 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS –•– Styx (A&M)-9 (10)
11 13 WATCHING THE WHEELS –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-8 (11)
12 10 I CAN’T STAND IT –•– Eric Clapton and His Band (RSO)-12 (10)
13 16 SWEETHEART –•– Frankie and the Knockouts (Millenium)-11 (13)
14 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 –•– Stars On 45 (Radio Records)-6 (14)
15 20 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) –•– Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (Arista)-11 (15)
16 19 HOW ‘BOUT US –•– Champaign (Columbia)-14 (16)
17 17 AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT –•– John Cougar (Riva)-16 (17)
18 18 YOU BETTER YOU BET –•– The Who (Warner Brothers)-9 (18)
19 22 I LOVE YOU –•– The Climax Blues Band (Warner Brothers)-13 (19)
20 27 AMERICA –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-4 (20)
21 23 I MISSED AGAIN –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-9 (21)
22 24 SAY YOU’LL BE MINE –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-8 (22)
23 25 WHAT ARE WE DOIN’ IN LOVE –•– Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (Liberty)-8 (23)
24 26 LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE –•– John O’Banion (Elektra)-8 (24)
25 31 THIS LITTLE GIRL –•– Gary U.S. Bonds (EMI-America)-4 (25)
26 30 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-6 (26)
27 28 HOLD ON LOOSELY –•– 38 Special (A&M)-12 (27)
28 29 SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ –•– Terri Gibbs (MCA)-18 (13)
29 11 HER TOWN TOO –•– James Taylor and J.D. Souther (Columbia)-10 (11)
30 32 FIND YOUR WAY BACK –•– Jefferson Starship (Grunt)-7 (30)
31 14 RAPTURE –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-16 (1)
32 39 AI NO CORRIDA (I-No-Ko-ree-da) –•– Quincy Jones (with Dune) (A&M)-6 (32)
33 38 JESSIE’S GIRL –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-8 (33)
34 36 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-8 (34)
35 15 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE –•– Steve Winwood (Island)-15 (7)
36 33 DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME –•– The Police (A&M)-15 (10)
37 41 I LOVED ‘EM EVERY ONE –•– T.G. Sheppard (Warner Brothers/Curb)-10 (37)
38 67 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-3 (38)
39 48 THE WAITING –•– Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Backstreet)-3 (39)
40 45 WINNING –•– Santana (Columbia)-6 (40)