New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/24 March 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. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA)                    *1 week #1*  3
  2. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis)                               1
  3. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis)                      2
  4. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic)                  5
  5. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite)                     4
  6. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen)                                6
  7. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury)       15
  8. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (EMI America) 11
  9. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic)                  14
 10. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M)                             13
 11. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk)                              12
 12. It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (SOLAR)                   16
 13. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)             7
 14. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol)                       10
                                                                  
 15. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside (SOLAR)                        19
 16. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium)                            8
 17. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)              9
 18. What Kind of Fool -                                          
                       Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 17
 19. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police (A&M)              18
 20. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)                   29
 21. Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) - T.S. Monk (Mirage)     20
 22. Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton (Capitol)              31
 23. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood (Island)            32
 24. Just the Two of Us -                                         
           Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) 30
 25. Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton (Capitol)   21
 26. Fly Away - Peter Allen (A&M)                               23
 27. Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner (Epic)                      34
 28. Fade Away - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)                   22
 29. United Together - Aretha Franklin (Arista)                 24
 30. Being With You - Smokey Robinson (Tamla)                   HP
 32. A Little In Love - Cliff Richard (EMI America)             26
 33. Every Woman In the World - Air Supply (Arista)             27
 34. I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton (RSO)                      38
 35. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (MCA)                            39
 37. Her Town Too - James Taylor and J.D Souther (Columbia)     41
 38. Who Do You Think You're Foolin' - Donna Summer (Geffen)    HP
 40. Memories - Tierra (Boardwalk)                              40
 41. Living in a Fantasy - Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)          37
 42. Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs (MCA)                    HP
 43. Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar (Riva)        HP
 44. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan (MCA)                        42
                                                                  
                        THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:                       
     Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon (Epic)                        
     Paradise Theater - Styx (A&M)                                
     Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)                         
     Arc of a Diver - Steve Winwood (Island)                      
     Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis)                           
     Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)             
     Face Dances - The Who (Warner Brothers)                      
     Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)                  
     The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond (Capitol)                     
     Moving Pictures - Rush (Mercury)   

  NOTE: #'s 15, 21, 28 aren't on the printed list and are only 
  aired on the Sunday countdown show.
                                                    
 

 

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