WABC Survey/24 November 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. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)  *2 weeks #1*  1
  3. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner (Atlantic)         19
  4. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) -                            
                                  Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 15
  5. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty)                4
  8. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (RCA)                8
  9. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) -                      
                            Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)  2
 10. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers) 16
 11. When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops (Casablanca)           9
 12. The Theme from Hill Street Blues -                           
                    Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton (Elektra) 11
 14. Oh No - The Commodores (Motown)                            20
 15. Silly - Deniece Williams (ARC)                              5
 16. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown)          3
 17. The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista)                     12
 17. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M)      22
 19. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) -             
                                            Air Supply (Arista)  7
 21. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (Columbia)                26
 22. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)                    27
 23. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)                     17
 24. Comin' In and Out of Your Life -                             
                                    Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 31
 26. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia)                      21
 27. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa)      29
 28. She's Got a Way - Billy Joel (Columbia)                    HP
 AC  Through the Years - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                 AC

 SPECIAL NOTE:  Note that WABC did not report numbers 2, 6, 7, 13, 
 or 20. The songs at these positions probably had a harder edge to 
 them, such as:
 Physical - Olivia Newton-John (MCA)
 Start Me Up - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
 Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire (ARC)
 Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (Epic)
 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police (A&M)
 I've Done Everything For You - Rick Springfield (RCA)

 As WABC's music format edged to a more adult sound, fewer harder 
 songs (of any variety - rock, urban, etc.) were played or noted.  
 
 There is a tie at # 17.                                                              
      

 

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