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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

September 26, 1981





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40 34 32 Jessie's Girl

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 25 - 21 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 30 - 32 - 34 - 40 -
Rick Springfield 21 1(1) Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 32 20 The Breakup Song

from the LP
Rockihnroll
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 20 - 32 - 39 -
Greg Kihn Band 12 12 The Greg Kihn Band - "The Breakup Song" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- Heavy Metal (Talkin' A Ride)

from the
Heavy Metal soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 -
Don Felder 1 38 Don Felder - "Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 31 33 Some Days Are Diamonds

from the LP
Some Days Are Diamonds
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 31 - 37 -
John Denver 4 31 John Denver - "Some Days Are Diamonds" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 --- --- Burnin' For You

from the LP
Fire Of Unknown Origin
ARC chart run: 36 -
Blue Oyster Cult 1 36 Blue Oyster Cult - "Burnin' For You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 --- --- She's A Bad Mama Jama

from the LP
Carl Carlton
ARC chart run: 35 -
Carl Carlton 1 35 Carl Carlton - "She's A Bad Mama Jama" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 38 --- Tempted

from the LP
East Side Story
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 -
Squeeze 2 34 Squeeze - "Tempted" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 26 13 Fire And Ice

from the LP
Precious Time
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 23 - 20 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 13 - 26 - 33 -
Pat Benatar 11 9 Pat Benatar - "Fire And Ice" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 20 22 Chloe

from the LP
The Fox
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 32 -
Elton John 7 20 Elton John - "Chloe" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 36 --- Just Once

from the LP
The Dude
ARC chart run: 36 - 31 -
Quincy Jones featuring
James Ingram
2 31 Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - "Just Once" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 40 --- Say Goodbye To Hollywood

from the LP
Songs In The Attic
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 -
Billy Joel 2 30 Billy Joel - "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 21 9 Cool Love

from the LP
Reflector
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 21 - 29 -
Pablo Cruise 10 9 Pablo Cruise - 'Cool Love' (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 33 --- When She Was My Girl

from the LP
Tonight!
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 -
Four Tops 2 28 Four Tops - "When She Was My Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 37 --- Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

from the LP
Nine Tonight
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 -
Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
2 27 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 28 38 We're In This Love Together

from the LP
Breakin' Away
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 26 -
Al Jarreau 3 26 Al Jarreau - "We're In This Love Together" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 16 8 Slow Hand

from the LP
Black & White
ARC chart run: 36 - 19 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 - 25 -
Pointer Sisters 14 2 Pointer Sisters - "Slow Hand" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 30 --- Hard To Say

from the LP
The Innocent Age
ARC chart run: 30 - 24 -
Dan Fogelberg 2 24 Dan Fogelberg - "Hard To Say" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 27 34 I've Done Everything For You

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 23 -
Rick Springfield 3 23 Rick Springfield - "I've Done Everything For You" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 24 27 Super Freak

from the LP
Street Songs
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 24 - 22 -
Rick James 4 22 Rick James - "Super Freak" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 23 26 Breaking Away

from the LP
Balance
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 31 - 29 - 26 - 23 - 21 -
Balance 7 21 Balance - "Breaking Away" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 22 25 Draw Of The Cards

from the LP
Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 25 - 22 - 20 -
Kim Carnes 5 20 Kim Carnes - "Draw Of The Cards" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 25 35 Share Your Love With Me

from the LP
Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 35 - 25 - 19 -
Kenny Rogers 3 19 Kenny Rogers - "Share Your Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 13 5 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me

from the LP
There's No Gettin' Over Me
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 15 - 14 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 13 - 18 -
Ronnie Milsap 12 5 Ronnie Milsap - "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 19 23 In Your Letter

from the LP
Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 23 - 19 - 17 -
REO Speedwagon 5 17 REO Speedwagon - "In Your Letter" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 18 24 Private Eyes

from the LP
Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 18 - 16 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
4 16 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 17 28 The Night Owls

from the
Time Exposure
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 17 - 15 -
Little River Band 4 15 Little River Band - "Night Owls" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 15 19 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

from the LP
Lulu
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 25 - 19 - 15 - 14 -
Lulu 6 14 Lulu - "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 5 6 Lady (You Bring Me Up)

from the LP
In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 22 - 19 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 13 -
The Commodores 12 5 The Commodores - "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 14 16 The Voice

from the LP
Long Distance Voyager
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 24 - 21 - 16 - 14 - 12 -
Moody Blues 7 12 Moody Blues - "The Voice" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 12 15 The Beach Boys Medley

from the LP
Sunshine Dream
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 11 -
The Beach Boys 8 11 The Beach Boys - "The Beach Boys Medley" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
10 11 14 For Your Eyes Only

from the
For Your Eyes Only soundtrack
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 10 -
Sheena Easton 8 10 Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 9 12 Hold On Tight

from the LP
Time
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 25 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 9 -
ELO 8 9 ELO - "Hold On Tight" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 10 17 Start Me Up

from the LP
Tattoo You
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 17 - 10 - 8 -
Rolling Stones 5 8 Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 8 10 Step By Step

from the LP
Step By Step
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 21 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 7 -
Eddie Rabbitt 8 7 Eddie Rabbitt - "Step By Step" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 7 11 Arthur's Theme
(The Best That You Can Do)

from the
Arthur soundtrack
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 22 - 11 - 7 - 6 -
Christopher Cross 6 6 Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 6 7 Who's Crying Now

from the LP
Escape
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 16 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 -
Journey 9 5 Journey - "Who's Crying Now" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 2 2 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

from the LP
Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 30 - 16 - 13 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 4 -
Stevie Nicks with
Tom Petty &
The Heartbreakers
9 2 Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty - "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 4 4 Urgent

from the LP
4
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 3 -
Foreigner 13 4 Foreigner - "Urgent" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 3 3 Queen Of Hearts

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 -
Juice Newton 16 2 Juice Newton - "Queen Of Hearts" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 1 1 Endless Love

from the
Endless Love soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie
12 1(7) Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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