WABC Survey/10 November 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. Endless Love -                                               
             Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown)  *14 weeks #1*  2
  2. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)                4
  3. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) -                      
                            Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)  1
  4. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty)                3
  6. Silly - Deniece Williams (ARC)                             10
  7. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (Epic)                     6
  8. When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops (Casablanca)          20
  9. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers)  9
 11. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores (Motown)            8
 12. The Theme from Hill Street Blues -                           
                    Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton (Elektra) 14
 14. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M)      13
 15. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) -             
                                            Air Supply (Arista) 11
 16. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner (Atlantic)         16
 17. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia)                      12
 18. Oh No - The Commodores (Motown)                            17
 20. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (RCA)                7
 21. (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)         21
 22. The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista)                     18
 23. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)                    15
 24. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa)      22
 28. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)                     19
 30. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (Columbia)                23
 HP  Comin' In and Out of Your Life -  
                                   Barbra Streisand (Columbia)  HP                    
 AC  Through the Years - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                 AC

 SPECIAL NOTE:  The information here was taken from Metro Report 
 No. 285H.  Note that WABC did not report numbers 5, 10, 13, or 19.  
 The songs at these positions probably had a harder edge to them, 
 such as:
 She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) 
                                 - Carl Carlton (20th Century)
 Start Me Up - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police (A&M) 
 Physical - Olivia Newton-John (MCA)
 As WABC's music format edged to a more adult sound, fewer harder 
 songs (of any variety - rock, urban, etc.) were played or noted.
 

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