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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

February 21, 1981





  wks peak  
40 --- --- Guitar Man

from the LP
Guitar Man
ARC chart run: 40 -
Elvis Presley 1 40 Elvis Presley - "Guitar Man" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 --- --- Don't Stand So Close To Me

from the LP
Zenyatta Mondatta
ARC chart run: 39 -
The Police 1 39 The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- Flash's Theme

from the
Flash Gordon soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 -
Queen 1 38 Queen - "Flash's Theme" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 --- --- Precious To Me

from the LP
Phil Seymour
ARC chart run: 37 -
Phil Seymour 1 37 Phil Seymour - "Precious To Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 --- --- Morning Train (Nine To Five)

from the LP
Sheena Easton
ARC chart run: 36 -
Sheena Easton 1 36 Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 24 11 Miss Sun

from the LP
Hits!
ARC chart run: 36 - 24 - 19 - 18 - 16 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 24 - 35 -
Boz Scaggs 10 11 Boz Scaggs - "Miss Sun" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 26 16 Love On The Rocks

from the LP The Jazz Singer soundtrack
ARC chart run: 26 - 20 - 17 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 8 - 10 - 13 - 16 - 26 - 34 -
Neil Diamond 17 1(1) Neil Diamond - "Love On The Rock" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 39 --- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

from the LP
Ghost Riders
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 -
The Outlaws 2 33 The Outlaws - "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 35 40 Too Tight

from the LP
Touch
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 32 -
Con Funk Shun 3 32 Con Funk Shun - "Too Tight" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 18 19 Seven Bridges Road

from the LP
Eagles Live
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 30 - 27 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 31 -
Eagles 9 18 Eagles - "Seven Bridges Road" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 37 --- Fade Away

from the LP
The River
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 -
Bruce Springsteen 2 30 Bruce Springsteen - "Fade Away" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 33 36 Back In Black

from the LP
Back In Black
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 33 - 29 -
AC/DC 4 29 AC/DC - "Back In Black" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 36 --- Living In A Fantasy

from the LP Living In A Fantasy
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 -
Leo Sayer 2 28 Leo Sayer - "Living In A Fantasy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 32 37 Ah! Leah!

from the LP
Back On The Streets
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 27 -
Donnie Iris 3 27 Donnie Iris - "Ah! Leah!" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 14 9 (Just Like) Starting Over

from the LP
Double Fantasy
ARC chart run: 27 - 19 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 9 - 14 - 26 -
John Lennon 17 1(4) John Lennon - "(Just Like) Starting Over" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 29 35 Hearts On Fire

from the LP
One More Song
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 25 -
Randy Meisner 3 25 Randy Meisner - "Hearts On Fire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 6 7 Hey Nineteen

from the LP
Gaucho
ARC chart run: 35 - 25 - 19 - 17 - 16 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 24 -
Steely Dan 11 6 Steely Dan - "Hey Nineteen" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 30 38 Kiss On My List

from the LP
Voices
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 23 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
3 23 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Kiss On My List" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 25 33 What Kind Of Fool

from the LP Guilty
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 22 -
Barbra Streisand &
Barry Gibb
3 22 Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - "What Kind Of Fool" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 22 26 Smokey Mountain Rain

from the LP
Greatest Hits
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 26 - 22 - 21 -
Ronnie Milsap 5 21 Ronnie Milsap - "Smokey Mountain Rain" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 21 23 Games People Play

from the LP
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 32 - 30 - 29 - 23 - 21 - 20 -
Alan Parsons Project 7 20 Alan Parsons Project - "Games People Play" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 23 28 Treat Me Right

from the LP
Crimes Of Passion
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 28 - 23 - 19 -
Pat Benatar 5 19 Pat Benatar - "Treat Me Right" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 20 22 A Little In Love

from the LP
I'm No Hero
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 29 - 28 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 18 -
Cliff Richard 8 18 Cliff Richard - "A Little In Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 27 34 Rapture

from the LP
Autoamerican
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 17 -
Blondie 3 17 Blondie - "Rapture" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 17 18 Heartbreak Hotel

from the LP
Triumph
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 27 - 25 - 18 - 17 - 16 -
The Jacksons 7 16 The Jacksons - "Heartbreak Hotel" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 19 24 Hello Again

from the The Jazz Singer soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 24 - 19 - 15 -
Neil Diamond 4 15 Neil Diamond - "Hello Again" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 16 20 Crying

from the LP
Chain Lightning
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 20 - 16 - 14 -
Don McLean 5 14 Don McLean - "Crying" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 10 2 Passion

from the LP
Foolish Behaviour
ARC chart run: 39 - 30 - 22 - 16 - 12 - 11 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 10 - 13 -
Rod Stewart 13 2 Rod Stewart - "Passion" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 13 14 Together

from the LP
City Nights
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 28 - 27 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 17 - 14 - 13 - 12 -
Tierra 11 12 Tierra - "Together" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 15 17 I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

from the LP
Hotter Than July
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 26 - 22 - 17 - 15 - 11 -
Stevie Wonder 7 11 Stevie Wonder - "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 7 5 The Tide Is High

from the LP
Autoamerican
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 16 - 11 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 7 - 10 -
Blondie 13 1(2) Blondie - "The Tide Is High" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 11 12 The Winner Takes It All

from the LP
Super Trouper
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 19 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 -
ABBA 11 9 ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 5 1 Celebration

from the LP
Celebrate!
ARC chart run: 34 - 29 - 25 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 -
Kool & The Gang 14 1(1) Kool & The Gang - "Celebration" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 9 10 Giving It Up For Your Love

from the LP
The Jealous Kind
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 26 - 22 - 18 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 7 -
Delbert McClinton 10 7 Delbert McClinton - "Givin' It Up For Your Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 12 15 The Best Of Times

from the LP
Paradise Theater
ARC chart run: 33 - 23 - 15 - 12 - 6 -
STYX 5 6 STYX - "The Best Of Times" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 8 13 Keep On Loving You

from the LP
Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 13 - 8 - 5 -
REO Speedwagon 9 5 REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 4 8 Woman

from the LP
Double Fantasy
ARC chart run: 35 - 22 - 15 - 8 - 4 - 4 -
John Lennon 6 4 John Lennon - "Woman" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 3 6 Same Old Lang Syne

from the LP
The Innocent Age
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 24 - 22 - 18 - 9 - 6 - 3 - 3 -
Dan Fogelberg 9 3 Dan Fogelberg - "Same Old Lang Syne" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 2 3 I Love A Rainy Night

from the LP
Horizon
ARC chart run: 39 - 29 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 -
Eddie Rabbitt 12 2 Eddie Rabbitt - "I Love A Rainy Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 1 3 9 To 5

from the LP
9 To 5 And Odd Jobs
ARC chart run: 38 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 -
Dolly Parton 10 1(2) Dolly Parton - "9 To 5" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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