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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

April 18, 1981





  wks peak  
40 --- --- Love You Like I Never Loved Before

from the LP
John O'Banion
ARC chart run: 40 -
John O'Banion 1 40 John O'Banion - "Love You Like I Never Loved Before" (Single)
iTunes
39 --- --- Hold On Loosely

from the LP
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
ARC chart run: 39 -
38 Special 1 39 38 Special - "Hold On Loosely" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

from the LP
A Woman Needs Love
ARC chart run: 38 -
Ray Parker, Jr.
& Raydio
1 38 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 31 20 Woman

from the LP
Double Fantasy
ARC chart run: 35 - 22 - 15 - 8 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 20 - 31 - 37 -
John Lennon 14 1(1) John Lennon - "Woman" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 38 --- Mister Sandman

from the LP
Evangeline
ARC chart run: 38 - 36 -
Emmylou Harris 2 36 Emmylou Harris - "Mister Sandman" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 20 12 The Best Of Times

from the LP
Paradise Theater
ARC chart run: 33 - 23 - 15 - 12 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 12 - 20 - 35 -
STYX 13 2 STYX - "The Best Of Times" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 36 --- Lonely Together

from the LP
Barry
ARC chart run: 36 - 34 -
Barry Manilow 2 34 Barry Manilow - "Lonely Together" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 16 10 Keep On Loving You

from the LP
Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 13 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 10 - 16 - 33 -
REO Speedwagon 17 1(2) REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 34 37 The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)

from the LP
Captured
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 32 -
Journey 3 32 Journey - "The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 37 --- Say You'll Be Mine

from the LP
Christopher Cross
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 -
Christopher Cross 2 31 Christopher Cross - "Say You'll Be Mine" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 35 --- I Missed Again

from the LP
Face Value
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 -
Phil Collins 2 30 Phil Collins - "I Missed Again" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 33 --- Sukiyaki

from the LP
Twice As Sweet
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 -
A Taste Of Honey 2 29 A Taste Of Honey - "Sukiyaki" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 29 30 Turn Me Loose

from the LP
Loverboy
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 30 - 29 - 28 -
Loverboy 5 28 Loverboy - "Turn Me Loose" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 30 31 How 'Bout Us

from the LP How 'Bout Us
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 30 - 27 -
Champaign 4 27 Champaign - "How Bout Us" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 32 38 Watching The Wheels

from the LP
Double Fantasy
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 26 -
John Lennon 3 26 John Lennon - "Watching The Wheels" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 27 35 You Better You Bet

from the LP
Face Dances
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 25 -
The Who 3 25 The Who - "You Better You Bet" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 26 29 It's A Love Thing

from the LP
Imagination
ARC chart run: 40 - 29 - 26 - 24 -
The Whispers 4 24 The Whispers - "It's A Love Thing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 13 4 Crying

from the LP
Chain Lightning
ARC chart run: 37 - 28 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 13 - 23 -
Don McLean 13 4 Don McLean - "Crying" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 25 27 Sweetheart

from the LP
Franke & The Knockouts
ARC chart run: 38 - 27 - 25 - 22 -
Franke &
The Knockouts
4 22 Franke & The Knockouts - "Sweetheart" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 24 26 Too Much Time On My Hands

from the LP
Paradise Theater
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 24 - 21 -
STYX 4 21 STYX - "Too Much Time On My Hands" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 23 25 Time Out Of Mind

from the LP
Gaucho
ARC chart run: 35 - 25 - 23 - 20 -
Steely Dan 4 20 Steely Dan - "Time Out Of Mind" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 28 40 Bette Davis Eyes

from the LP
Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 40 - 28 - 19 -
Kim Carnes 3 19 Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 22 33 Living Inside Myself

from the LP
Nightwalker
ARC chart run: 33 - 22 - 18 -
Gino Vannelli 3 18 Gino Vannelli - "Living Inside Myself" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 21 24 Take It On The Run

from the LP
Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 30 - 24 - 21 - 17 -
REO Speedwagon 4 17 REO Speedwagon - "Take It On The Run" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 8 2 Hello Again

from the The Jazz Singer soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 24 - 19 - 15 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 -
Neil Diamond 12 2 Neil Diamond - "Hello Again" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 18 22 I Love You

from the LP
Flying The Flag
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 28 - 22 - 18 - 15 -
Climax Blues Band 6 15 Climax Blues Band - "I Love You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 17 19 Ain't Even Done With The Night

from the LP
Nothin' Matters And What If It Did
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 25 - 19 - 14 -
John Cougar 6 14 John Cougar - "Ain't Even Done With The Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 15 17 Just Between You And Me

from the LP
The Nature Of The Beast
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 23 - 17 - 15 - 13 -
April Wine 6 13 April Wine - "Just Between You And Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 5 7 Don't Stand So Close To Me

from the LP
Zenyatta Mondatta
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 25 - 20 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 12 -
The Police 9 5 The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 12 14 Don't Stop The Music

from the LP
The Two Of Us
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 26 - 19 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 11 -
Yarbrough & Peoples 8 11 Yarbrough & Peoples - "Don't Stop The Music" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 11 15 Somebody's Knockin'

from the LP
Somebody's Knockin'
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 - 23 - 21 - 18 - 15 - 11 - 10 -
Terri Gibbs 8 10 Terri Gibbs - "Somebody's Knockin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 10 13 I Can't Stand It

from the LP
Another Ticket
ARC chart run: 31 - 24 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 9 -
Eric Clapton
& His Band
6 9 Eric Clapton & His Band - "I Can't Stand It" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 14 18 Being With You

from the LP
Being With You
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 18 - 14 - 8 -
Smokey Robinson 5 8 Smokey Robinson - "Being With You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 9 16 Her Town Too

from the LP
Dad Loves His Work
ARC chart run: 29 - 23 - 20 - 16 - 9 - 7 -
James Taylor &
J.D. Souther
6 7 James Taylor & J.D. Souther - "Her Town Too" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 7 9 While You See A Chance

from the LP
Arc Of A Diver
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 21 - 13 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 6 -
Steve Winwood 8 6 Steve Winwood - "While You See A Chance" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 6 11 Angel Of The Morning

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 24 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 6 - 5 -
Juice Newton 8 5 Juice Newton - "Angel Of The Morning" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 2 1 Rapture

from the LP
Autoamerican
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 -
Blondie 11 1(2) Blondie - "Rapture" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 4 8 Just The Two Of Us

from the LP
Winelight
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 20 - 11 - 8 - 4 - 3 -
Grover Washington, Jr. 7 3 Grover Washington, Jr. - "Just The Two Of Us" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 3 6 Morning Train (Nine To Five)

from the LP
Sheena Easton
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 22 - 17 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 2 -
Sheena Easton 9 2 Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 1 3 Kiss On My List

from the LP
Voices
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 23 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 3 - 1 - 1 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
11 1(2) Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Kiss On My List" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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