Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/24 February 1981
Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77
Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com
Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
TW LW
1. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) *4 weeks #1* 1
2. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 2
3. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 9
4. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis) 3
5. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) 10
6. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 4
7. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 5
8. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (Geffen) 7
9. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 19
10. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 38
11. Lady - Kenny Rogers (Liberty) 6
12. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 8
13. Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 13
14. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 25
15. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) 12
16. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) 27
17. Passion - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) 11
18. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside (SOLAR) --
19. Every Woman In the World - Air Supply (Arista) 15
20. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police (A&M) 17
21. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 14
22. It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (SOLAR) --
23. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 29
24. A Little In Love - Cliff Richard (EMI America) 26
25. United Together - Aretha Franklin (Arista) 24
26. Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton (Capitol) 30
27. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police (A&M) --
28. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 32
29. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 16
30. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) 21
31. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 22
32. Fade Away - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) --
33. I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow (Arista) 18
34. Fly Away - Peter Allen (A&M) 33
35. Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) 23
36. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) 20
37. What Kind of Fool -
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 31
38. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 34
40. Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) - T.S. Monk (Mirage) --
42. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (MCA) EX
45. Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner (Epic) 36
46. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood (Island) 39
47. It's My Turn - Diana Ross (Motown) 28
51. Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap (RCA) 41
52. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (EMI America) HP
54. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan (MCA) 40
HP Just the Two of Us -
Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) --
THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:
Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)
Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon (Epic)
Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)
Paradise Theater - Styx (A&M)
Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis)
The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond (Capitol)
Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)
Guilty - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
Gaucho - Steely Dan (MCA)
NOTE: #'s 18, 27, 40, 54, HP aren't on the printed list.
#'s 18, 27 are only aired on the Sunday countdown show.
# 40 is not aired this week, number given on next week's
Sunday countdown show.
#'s 54 and HP are aired throughout the week.
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