New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/7 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. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) *2 weeks #1* 1 2. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis) 2 3. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 4 4. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (EMI America) 5 5. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 7 6. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 11 7. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) 12 8. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) 3 9. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) 23 10. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 6 11. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 10 12. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 8 13. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) 9 14. Being With You - Smokey Robinson (Tamla) 25 15. Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey (Capitol) -- 16. It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (SOLAR) 15 17. Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton (Capitol) 16 18. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 21 19. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon (Geffen) -- 20. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 14 21. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police (A&M) 17 22. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood (Island) 13 23. What Kind of Fool - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 20 24. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 22 25. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) 19 26. I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton (RSO) 28 27. Her Town Too - James Taylor and J.D Souther (Columbia) 27 28. Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon (Epic) -- 29. Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar (Riva) 37 30. How 'Bout Us - Champaign (Columbia) -- 35. Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs (MCA) 33 38. Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli (Arista) -- 39. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan (MCA) 32 42. Since I Don't Have You - Don McLean (Millennium) HP 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) Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M) Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen) Moving Pictures - Rush (Mercury) The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond (Capitol) Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis) Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) NOTE: #'s 21, 24, 28, 30 aren't on the printed list and are only aired on the Sunday countdown show.
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