WABC Survey/3 November 1981
Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
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TW LW 1. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) *1 week #1* 2 2. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown) 1 3. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty) 5 4. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 7 5. She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) - Carl Carlton (20th Century) 3 6. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (Epic) 4 7. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (RCA) 12 8. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores (Motown) 9 9. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers) 8 10. Silly - Deniece Williams (ARC) 6 11. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) - Air Supply (Arista) 14 12. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia) 11 13. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M) 18 14. The Theme from Hill Street Blues - Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton (Elektra) 19 15. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) 24 16. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner (Atlantic) 21 17. Oh No - The Commodores (Motown) 22 18. The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista) 23 19. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) 13 20. When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops (Casablanca) 10 21. (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (RCA) 20 22. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa) 25 23. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (Columbia) HP HP Comin' In and Out of Your Life - Barbra Streisand (Columbia) -- AC Through the Years - Kenny Rogers (Liberty) -- SPECIAL NOTE: The only printed record of this survey was in Radio & Records, which continued to list the weekly surveys until the end in May, 1982. At this point, WABC was an Adult Contemporary music station. As a result, harder-edged songs like: Start Me Up - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police (A&M) are not listed on the above survey.
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