WABC's Contemporary Top 20 Survey/7 October 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)  *10 weeks #1*  1
  2. She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) -         
                                    Carl Carlton (20th Century)  3
  3. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) -                      
                            Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)  2
  4. Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton (Capitol)                    4
  5. Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters (Planet)                    5
  6. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores (Motown)            6
  7. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (Epic)                    --
  8. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty)                7
  9. When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops (Casablanca)          12
 10. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)                8
 11. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers) 11
 12. Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not) -    
                                        Joey Scarbury (Elektra)  9
 13. (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)         10
 14. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)                     14
 15. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) -             
                                            Air Supply (Arista) --
 16. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia)                      18
 17. Share Your Love With Me - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)           13
 18. Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel (Columbia)           15
 19. The Voice - The Moody Blues (Threshold)                    22
 20. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M)      21
 21. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa)      25
 22. The Night Owls - Little River Band (Capitol)               --
 23. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)                    23
 24. The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista)                     HP
 HP  Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (RCA)               --  

 SPECIAL NOTE:  This week's survey debuted a day late, on 
 Wednesday, 7 October, due to the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
  
 NOTE: The printed list contains the top 20 positions with numbers
 and the remainder without numbers. The 'weeks on survey' are listed 
 for all songs instead of the usual Top 14. This is the last printed
 survey with the moniker "WABC Top 20 Survey". 
 

 

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