New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/28 April 1981
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
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TW LW 1. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (EMI America) *3 weeks #1* 1 2. Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey (Capitol) 2 3. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 3 4. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) 4 5. Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton (Capitol) 6 6. Being With You - Smokey Robinson (Tamla) 7 7. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) 9 8. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 8 9. Magic Man - Robert Winters & Fall (Buddah) 10 10. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis) 5 11. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (EMI America) 28 12. Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 27 13. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon (Geffen) 13 14. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 12 15. You Better You Bet - The Who (Warner Brothers) 18 16. How 'Bout Us - Champaign (Columbia) 26 17. Too Much Time On My Hands - Styx (A&M) 22 18. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 19 19. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 17 20. Ai no Corrida - Quincy Jones (A&M) 20 21. It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (SOLAR) 14 22. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 16 23. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 11 24. Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs (MCA) 33 25. Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli (Arista) 35 26. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) 23 27. Just Between You and Me - April Wine (Capitol) -- 28. Sweetheart - Frankie & the Knockouts (Millennium) 38 29. Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar (Riva) 31 30. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood (Island) 15 31. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 21 32. Her Town Too - James Taylor and J.D Souther (Columbia) 29 34. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) 24 35. What Kind of Fool - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 30 36. Say You'll Be Mine - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) 37 37. Since I Don't Have You - Don McLean (Millennium) 40 39. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 25 40. I Love You - The Climax Blues Band (Warner Brothers) -- HP America - Neil Diamond (Capitol) -- EX Stars on 45 Medley - Stars on 45 (Radio) EX EX Shaddap You Face - Joe Dolce (MCA) -- THE TOP TEN ALBUMS: Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon (Epic) Paradise Theater - Styx (A&M) Face Dances - The Who (Warner Brothers) Arc of a Diver - Steve Winwood (Island) Moving Pictures - Rush (Mercury) Dirty Deeds Done Cheap - AC/DC (Atlantic) Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M) Another Ticket - Eric Clapton (RSO) Winelight - Grover Washington, JR. (Elektra) Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) NOTE: #'s 15, 17, 27, 30, aren't on the printed list and are only aired on the Sunday countdown show. The Extras aren't on the printed list but were aired throughout the week.
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