WABC Survey/1 December 1981

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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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. Physical - Olivia Newton-John (MCA)           *1 week #1*  --
  2. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)                1
  3. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty)                5
  4. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) -                            
                                  Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)  4
  5. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (RCA)                8
  6. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner (Atlantic)          3
  8. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) -                      
                            Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)  9
  9. The Theme from Hill Street Blues -                           
                    Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton (Elektra) 12
 10. Silly - Deniece Williams (ARC)                             15
 12. Oh No - The Commodores (Motown)                            14
 13. When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops (Casablanca)          11
 14. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown)         16
 15. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M)      17
 16. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers) 10
 17. Turn Your Love Around - George Benson (Warner Brothers)    --
 18. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) -             
                                            Air Supply (Arista) 19
 19. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia)                      26
 20. The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista)                     17
 21. Comin' In and Out of Your Life -                             
                                    Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 24
 23. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (Columbia)                21
 24. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)                     23
 25. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)                    22
 26. Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks (with Don Henley) (Modern) --
 27. She's Got a Way - Billy Joel (Columbia)                    28
 28. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa)      27
 HP  Seasons of Gold - 
                   Gidea Park featuring Adrian Baker (Profile)  --
 AC  Through the Years - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                 AC
                                                                     
 NOTE:  Although Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" technically 
 debuts as #1, it was more than likely the unreported #2 song 
 in last week's survey.
 
 SPECIAL NOTE:  Note that WABC did not report numbers 7 or 11. 
 The songs at these positions probably had a harder edge to 
 them, such as:
 Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire (ARC)
 Start Me Up - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police (A&M)
 I've Done Everything For You - Rick Springfield (RCA)
 
 As WABC's music format edged to a more adult sound, fewer harder 
 songs (of any variety - rock, urban, etc.) were played or noted.  
                                                           
      

 

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