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/27 January 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. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (Geffen)*3 weeks #1*1
2. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) 5
3. Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 2
4. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 3
5. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 8
6. Every Woman In the World - Air Supply (Arista) 6
7. Lady - Kenny Rogers (Liberty) 4
8. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 7
9. Passion - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) 10
10. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police (A&M) 9
11. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) 22
12. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 13
13. I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow (Arista) 11
14. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 18
15. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) 14
16. It's My Turn - Diana Ross (Motown) 17
17. Watching You - Slave (Cotillion) 16
18. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (MCA) 20
19. Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton (Capitol) 29
20. Heartbreak Hotel - The Jacksons (Epic) 26
21. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 27
22. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 25
23. United Together - Aretha Franklin (Arista) 28
24. Whip It - Devo (Warner Brothers) 12
25. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 30
26. I Hear Music In the Streets - Unlimited Touch (Prelude) --
27. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) 34
28. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 39
29. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen (Elektra) 15
30. Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 23
32. He Can't Love You - The Michael Stanley Band (EMI America) 41
34. Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs (Columbia) 46
35. Fly Away - Peter Allen (A&M) 38
36. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 42
37. Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA) 31
38. He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters (Planet) 32
39. Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) 50
40. Remote Control - The Reddings (Believe in a Dream) 24
41. Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 37
46. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) --
47. A Little In Love - Cliff Richard (EMI America) HP
48. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 40
HP Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) HP
HP Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) HP
HP Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) HP
HP Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) --
THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:
Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)
Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)
Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)
The River - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
Gaucho - Steely Dan (MCA)
Guilty - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
Back In Black - AC/DC (Atlantic)
Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis)
The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond (Capitol)
NOTE: #'s 17, 21, 26 aren't on the printed list and are only
aired on the Sunday countdown show.
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