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/3 February 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. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) *1 week #1* 2
2. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (Geffen) 1
3. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 5
4. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 4
5. Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 3
6. Every Woman In the World - Air Supply (Arista) 6
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 22
8. Passion - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) 9
9. Lady - Kenny Rogers (Liberty) 7
10. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) 11
11. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police (A&M) 10
12. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 14
13. Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton (Capitol) 19
14. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 8
15. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 12
16. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 25
17. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (MCA) 18
18. I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow (Arista) 13
19. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 21
20. United Together - Aretha Franklin (Arista) 23
21. Heartbreak Hotel - The Jacksons (Epic) 20
22. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 36
23. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) 27
24. Fly Away - Peter Allen (A&M) 35
25. He Can't Love You - The Michael Stanley Band (EMI America) 32
26. It's My Turn - Diana Ross (Motown) 16
27. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 28
28. Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) 39
29. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) 46
30. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) HP
31. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen (Elektra) 29
36. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) HP
37. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis) --
38. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) 15
39. Whip It - Devo (Warner Brothers) 24
40. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 48
41. Remote Control - The Reddings (Believe in a Dream) 40
45. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) HP
46. A Little In Love - Cliff Richard (EMI America) 47
47. Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs (Columbia) 34
48. Seven Bridges Road - The Eagles (Asylum) --
HP Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) HP
HP What Kind of Fool -
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) --
HP Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner (Epic) --
THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:
Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)
Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)
Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)
Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis)
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
The River - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Guilty - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
Back In Black - AC/DC (Atlantic)
Gaucho - Steely Dan (MCA)
NOTE: #'s 19, 21 aren't on the printed list and are only aired
on the Sunday countdown show.
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