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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

July 18, 1981





  wks peak  
40 22 11 Is It You

from the LP
Rit
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 23 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 22 - 40 -
Lee Ritenour 9 11 Lee Ritenour - "Is It You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 --- --- Fantasy Girl

from the LP
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
ARC chart run: 39 -
38 Special 1 39 38 Special - "Fantasy Girl" (Single)
iTunes
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38 --- --- Tom Sawyer

from the LP
Moving Pictures
ARC chart run: 38 -
Rush 1 38 Rush - "Tom Sawyer" (Single)
iTunes
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37 --- --- Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through

from the LP
Bad For Good
ARC chart run: 37 -
Jim Steinman 1 37 Jim Steinman - "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through" (Single)
iTunes
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36 --- --- Give It To Me Baby

from the LP
Street Songs
ARC chart run: 36 -
Rick James 1 36 Rick James - "Give It To Me Baby" (Single)
iTunes
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35 --- --- Don't Want To Wait Anymore

from the LP
The Completion Backward Principle
ARC chart run: 35 -
The Tubes 1 35 The Tubes - "Don't Want To Wait Anymore" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 39 --- Double Dutch Bus

from the LP
Children Of Tomorrow
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 -
Frankie Smith 2 34 Frankie Smith - "Double Dutch Bus" (Single)
iTunes
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33 --- --- Fire And Ice

from the LP
Precious Time
ARC chart run: 33 -
Pat Benatar 1 33 Pat Benatar - "Fire And Ice" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 40 --- The Breakup Song

from the LP
Rockihnroll
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 -
Greg Kihn Band 2 32 The Greg Kihn Band - "The Breakup Song" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 19 12 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)

from the LP
A Woman Needs Love
ARC chart run: 38 - 27 - 20 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 19 - 31 -
Ray Parker, Jr.
& Raydio
14 4 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 14 16 Winning

from the LP
Zebop!
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 25 - 22 - 21 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 30 -
Santana 10 14 Santana - "Winning" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 36 --- In The Air Tonight

from the LP
Face Value
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 -
Phil Collins 2 29 Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight" (Single)
iTunes
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28 33 37 Everlasting Love

from the LP
Everlasting Love
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 28 -
Rex Smith &
Rachel Sweet
3 28 Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - "Everlasting Love" (Single)
27 30 34 It's Now Or Never

from the LP
Now Or Never
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 27 -
John Schneider 4 27 John Schneider - "It's Now Or Never" (Single)
26 35 --- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me

from the LP
There's No Gettin' Over Me
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 -
Ronnie Milsap 2 26 Ronnie Milsap - "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" (Single)
iTunes
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25 34 --- Lady (You Bring Me Up)

from the LP
In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 -
The Commodores 2 25 The Commodores - "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (Single)
iTunes
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24 25 28 A Life Of Illusion

from the LP
There Goes The Neighborhood
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 28 - 25 - 24 -
Joe Walsh 5 24 Joe Walsh - "A Life Of Illusion" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 27 38 Touch Me When We're Dancing

from the LP
Made In America
ARC chart run: 38 - 27 - 23 -
The Carpenters 3 23 The Carpenters - "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 26 36 Urgent

from the LP
4
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 22 -
Foreigner 3 22 Foreigner - "Urgent" (Single)
iTunes
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21 23 26 Sweet Baby

from the LP
The Clarke/Duke Project
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 29 - 26 - 23 - 21 -
Stanley Clarke
& George Duke
6 21 Stanley Clarke & George Duke - "Sweet Baby" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 17 6 Stars on 45 Medley

from the LP
Stars On Long Play
ARC chart run: 31 - 20 - 14 - 9 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 17 - 20 -
Stars On 45 12 1(1) Stars on 45 - "Stars on 45 Medley" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 21 25 Seven Year Ache

from the LP
Seven Year Ache
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 19 -
Rosanne Cash 6 19 Rosanne Cash - "Seven Year Ache" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 9 10 Modern Girl

from the LP
Sheena Easton
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 22 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 18 -
Sheena Easton 10 9 Sheena Easton - "Modern Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 20 23 Don't Let Him Go

from the LP
Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 23 - 20 - 17 -
REO Speedwagon 5 17 REO Speedwagon - "Don't Let Him Go" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 32 --- Endless Love

from the
Endless Love soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 16 -
Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie
2 16 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 18 20 Time

from the LP
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 27 - 24 - 20 - 18 - 15 -
Alan Parsons Project 7 15 Alan Parsons Project - "Time" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 16 18 The Stroke

from the LP
Don't Say No
ARC chart run: 39 - 29 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 14 -
Billy Squier 7 14 Billy Squier - "The Stroke" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 15 17 Queen Of Hearts

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 13 -
Juice Newton 6 13 Juice Newton - "Queen Of Hearts" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 13 15 Gemini Dream

from the LP
Long Distance Voyager
ARC chart run: 38 - 26 - 18 - 15 - 13 - 12 -
Moody Blues 6 12 Moody Blues - "Gemini Dream" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 5 5 You Make My Dreams

from the LP
Voices
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 20 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 11 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
10 5 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "You Make My Dreams" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 12 13 Hearts

from the LP
Balin
ARC chart run: 40 - 23 - 18 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 10 -
Marty Balin 7 10 Marty Balin - "Hearts" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 11 14 Boy From New York City

from the Mecca For Moderns
ARC chart run: 24 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 9 -
Manhattan Transfer 6 9 Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 10 19 Slow Hand

from the LP
Black & White
ARC chart run: 36 - 19 - 10 - 8 -
Pointer Sisters 4 8 Pointer Sisters - "Slow Hand" (Single)
iTunes
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7 8 9 Elvira

from the LP
Fancy Free
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 25 - 17 - 9 - 8 - 7 -
Oak Ridge Boys 7 7 Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 7 8 I Don't Need You

from the LP
Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 34 - 20 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 -
Kenny Rogers 6 6 Kenny Rogers - "I Don't Need You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 2 2 All Those Years Ago

from the Somewhere In England
ARC chart run: 22 - 13 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 5 -
George Harrison 9 2 George Harrison - "All Those Years Ago" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 6 7 Theme From "Greatest American Hero"
(Believe It Or Not)

from the LP
America's Greatest Hero
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 26 - 21 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 -
Joey Scarbury 8 4 Joey Scarbury - "Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 4 4 Jessie's Girl

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 25 - 21 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 -
Rick Springfield 11 3 Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 3 3 The One That You Love

from the LP
The One That You Love
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 18 - 11 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 -
Air Supply 9 2 Air Supply - "The One That You Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 1 1 Bette Davis Eyes

from the LP
Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 40 - 28 - 19 - 12 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Kim Carnes 16 1(9) Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
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