New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/6 January 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. Lady - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                 *7 weeks #1*  1
  2. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (Geffen)            2
  3. Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond (Capitol)                  6
  4. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia)          11
  5. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)                 9
  6. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite)                    13
  7. Whip It - Devo (Warner Brothers)                            4
  8. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)       10
  9. More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)           8
 10. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen (Elektra)                5
 11. Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)            7
 12. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis)                     21
 13. Every Woman In the World - Air Supply (Arista)             14
 14. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police (A&M)                16
                                                                  
 15. Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)          12
 16. Watching You - Slave (Cotillion)                           20
 17. It's My Turn - Diana Ross (Motown)                         15
 18. Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)                 3
 19. Passion - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)                    25
 20. I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow (Arista)        19
 21. Heartbreak Hotel - The Jacksons (Epic)                     44
 22. He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters (Planet)                 18
 23. Tell It Like It Is - Heart (Epic)                          30
 24. The Wanderer - Donna Summer (Geffen)                       17
 25. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk)                              45
 26. United Together - Aretha Franklin (Arista)                 --
 27. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling -                            
                                  Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 24
 28. Never Knew Love Like This Before -                           
                                 Stephanie Mills (20th Century) 31
 29. Remote Control - The Reddings (Believe in a Dream)         --
 30. Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA)        39
 31. Never Be the Same - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)    23
 33. Time Is Time - Andy Gibb (RSO)                             50
 35. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (MCA)                            HP
 36. Upside Down - Diana Ross (Motown)                          33
 38. I Hear Music In the Streets - Unlimited Touch (Prelude)    --
 44. My Mother's Eyes - Bette Midler (Atlantic)                 28
 46. Dreaming - Cliff Richard (EMI America)                     26
     I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross (Motown)                       38
 49. Jesse - Carly Simon (Warner Brothers)                      48
 50. One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)    HP
 51. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)             HP
 HP  Woman - John Lennon (Geffen)                               --  
 HP  Cold Love - Donna Summer (Geffen)                          --  
 HP  9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA)                                --  
 HP  I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)         --  
 HP  Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs (Columbia)                           --  
 HP  Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton (Capitol)   --  
 HP  Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic)                 HP  
                                                                  
                        THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:                       
     The River - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)                     
     Guilty - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)                         
     Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)         
     Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)                         
     The Game - Queen (Elektra)                                   
     Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)                  
     Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)             
     Hotter Than July - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)                     
     Gaucho - Steely Dan (MCA)                                    
     Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis)      

  NOTE: #'s 15, 21, 29 aren't on the printed list and are only aired 
  on Sunday countdown show.  # 38 not played this week, number given 
  on next week's countdown show.

 

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