US Top 40 Singles Week Ending January 31, 1981
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 3 THE TIDE IS HIGH –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 (Just Like) STARTING OVER –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-14 (1)
3 12 CELEBRATION –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-15 (3)
4 8 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-13 (4)
5 6 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD –•– Air Supply (Arista)-15 (5)
6 7 PASSION –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-11 (7)
7 2 LOVE ON THE ROCKS –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-14 (2)
8 18 9 TO 5 –•– Dolly Parton (RCA)-10 (8)
9 9 IT’S MY TURN –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-15 (9)
10 11 I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-11 (10)
11 16 GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Delbert McClinton (Capitol)-9 (11)
12 14 HEY NINETEEN –•– Steely Dan (MCA)-10 (12)
13 4 GUILTY –•– Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (Columbia)-14 (3)
14 19 SAME OLD LANG SYNE –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)-8 (14)
15 15 TIME IS TIME –•– Andy Gibb (RSO)-11 (15)
16 17 MISS SUN –•– Boz Scaggs (with Lisa Dal Bello) (Columbia)-10 (16)
17 27 WOMAN –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-3 (17)
18 21 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL –•– Abba (Atlantic)-11 (18)
19 23 KEEP ON LOVING YOU –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-10 (19)
20 22 TOGETHER –•– Tierra (Boardwalk)-13 (20)
21 26 I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (21)
22 31 THE BEST OF TIMES –•– Styx (A&M)-2 (22)
23 25 SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-7 (23)
24 5 HUNGRY HEART –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-13 (5)
25 30 HEARTBREAK HOTEL –•– The Jacksons (Epic)-9 (25)
26 10 DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA –•– The Police (A&M)-15 (10)
27 37 CRYING –•– Don McLean (Millenium)-2 (27)
28 34 A LITTLE IN LOVE –•– Cliff Richard (EMI-America)-8 (28)
29 32 KILLIN’ TIME –•– Fred Knoblock and Susan Anton (Scotti Brothers)-11 (29)
30 13 TELL IT LIKE IT IS –•– Heart (Epic)-11 (8)
31 36 SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN –•– Ronnie Milsap (RCA)-10 (31)
32 — HELLO AGAIN –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-1 (32)
33 35 HE CAN’T LOVE YOU –•– The Michael Stanley Band (EMI-America)-11 (33)
34 40 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY –•– The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-9 (34)
35 20 LADY –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-18 (1)
36 50 TREAT ME RIGHT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-3 (36)
37 38 I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ –•– Teena Marie (Gordy)-11 (37)
38 24 SUDDENLY –•– Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard (MCA)-15 (20)
39 42 WHO’S MAKING LOVE –•– The Blues Brothers (Atlantic)-7 (39)
40 41 SHINE ON –•– L.T.D. (A&M)-12 (40)