WABC's Contemporary Top 20 Survey/22 September 1981

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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                     
                                                                 
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Endless Love -                                               
              Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown)  *8 weeks #1*  1
  2. Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters (Planet)                    2
  3. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton (Capitol)                    4
  4. She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) -         
                                    Carl Carlton (20th Century) --
  5. Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) -    
                                        Joey Scarbury (Elektra)  3
  6. Love On a Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)       7
  7. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores (Motown)            5
  8. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) -                      
                            Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)  6
  9. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers)  9
 10. Hearts - Marty Balin (EMI America)                         14
 11. Share Your Love With Me - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)           15
 12. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)               10
 13. Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra (Jet)             13
 14. (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)         18
 15. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty)               11
 16. I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                  12
 17. The One That You Love - Air Supply (Arista)                 8
 18. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia)                      16
 19. Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel (Columbia)           20
 20. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)                     17
 21. The Voice - The Moody Blues (Threshold)                    19
 22. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa)      --
 23. More Stars On 5 Medley - Stars on 45 (Radio)               HP
 24. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)                    HP
 25. Smile Again (Dedicated to Angela from Alan) -                
                              The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic) HP
 HP  Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M)      --  
 AC  Dreaming of You - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown)      AC
 HP  The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista)                     --
 
 NOTE: The printed list contains the top 20 positions with numbers
 and the remainder without numbers. The 'weeks on survey' are listed 
 for the Top 25 instead of the usual Top 14. 
 The printed list ends with Quincy Jones which is listed as a HP.
 Barry Manilow is a late add. The printed survey's moniker now 
 reads "WABC'S Top 20 Survey".
 

 

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