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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

November 7, 1981





  wks peak  
40 34 22 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

from the LP
Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 30 - 16 - 13 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 22 - 34 - 40 -
Stevie Nicks with
Tom Petty &
The Heartbreakers
15 2 Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty - "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 --- --- Destroyer

from the LP
Give The People What They Want
ARC chart run: 39 -
The Kinks 1 39 The Kinks - "Destroyer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- Mistaken Identity

from the LP
Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 38 -
Kim Carnes 1 38 Kim Carnes - "Mistake Identity" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 --- --- A Lucky Guy

from the LP
Pirates
ARC chart run: 37 -
Rickie Lee Jones 1 37 Rickie Lee Jones - "A Lucky Guy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 --- --- The Sweetest Thing

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 36 -
Juice Newton 1 36 Juice Newton - "The Sweetest Thing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 --- --- No Reply At All

from the LP
Abacab
ARC chart run: 35 -
Genesis 1 35 Genesis - "No Reply At All" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 --- --- Harden My Heart

from the LP
Quarterflash
ARC chart run: 34 -
Quarterflash 1 34 Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 39 --- Never Too Much

from the LP
Never Too Much
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 -
Luther Vandross 2 33 Luther Vandross - "Never Too Much" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 23 10 Super Freak

from the LP
Street Songs
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 24 - 22 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 23 - 32 -
Rick James 10 10 Rick James - "Super Freak" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 35 39 Our Lips Are Sealed

from the LP
Beauty & The Beat
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 31 -
The Go-Go's 3 31 The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 40 --- My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

from the LP
Wanna Be A Star
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 -
Chilliwack 2 30 Chilliwack - "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 --- --- Leather And Lace

from the LP
Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 29 -
Stevie Nicks
with
Don Henley
1 29 Stevie Nicks with Don Henley - "Leather And Lace" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 --- --- Trouble

from the LP
Law And Order
ARC chart run: 28 -
Lindsey Buckingham 1 28 Lindsey Buckingham - "Trouble" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 29 33 Promises In The Dark

from the LP
Precious Time
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 27 -
Pat Benatar 4 27 Pat Benatar - "Promised In The Dark" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 20 13 We're In This Love Together

from the LP
Breakin' Away
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 - 26 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 13 - 20 - 26 -
Al Jarreau 9 13 Al Jarreau - "We're In This Love Together" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 32 38 Take My Heart

from the LP
Something Special
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 25 -
Kool & The Gang 3 25 Kool & The Gang - "Take My Heart" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 31 37 Don't Stop Believing

from the LP
Escape
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 24 -
Journey 3 24 Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 28 31 Sausalito Summernight

from the LP
Watts In A Tank
ARC chart run: 36 - 31 - 28 - 23 -
Diesel 4 23 Diesel - "Sausalito Summernight" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 15 16 Just Once

from the LP
The Dude
ARC chart run: 36 - 31 - 27 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 15 - 22 -
Quincy Jones featuring
James Ingram
8 15 Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - "Just Once" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 30 36 Let's Groove

from the LP
Raise!
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 21 -
Earth, Wind & Fire 3 21 Earth, Wind & Fire - "Let's Groove" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 26 34 Young Turks

from the LP
Tonight I'm Yours
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 20 -
Rod Stewart 3 20 Rod Stewart - "Young Turks" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 25 32 Why Do Fools Fall In Love

from the
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 25 - 19 -
Diana Ross 4 19 Diana Ross - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 22 28 The Old Songs

from the LP
If I Should Love Again
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 22 - 18 -
Barry Manilow 4 18 Barry Manilow - "The Old Songs" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 9 2 For Your Eyes Only

from the
For Your Eyes Only soundtrack
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 9 - 17 -
Sheena Easton 14 2 Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 19 23 Oh No

from the LP
In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 23 - 19 - 16 -
The Commodores 5 16 The Commodores - "Oh No" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 8 4 Endless Love

from the
Endless Love soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - 15 -
Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie
18 1(10) Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 18 24 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

from the LP
Ghost In The Machine
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 24 - 18 - 14 -
The Police 5 14 The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 14 18 Theme From "Hill Street Blues"

from the
Hill Street Blues soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 23 - 18 - 14 - 13 -
Mike Post 6 13 Mike Post - "Theme From 'Hill Street Blues'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 13 17 Physical

from the LP
Physical
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 12 -
Olivia Newton-John 6 12 Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 16 20 Waiting For A Girl Like You

from the LP
4
ARC chart run: 31 - 20 - 16 - 11 -
Foreigner 4 11 Foreigner - "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 11 12 When She Was My Girl

from the LP
Tonight!
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 12 - 11 - 10 -
Four Tops 8 10 Four Tops - "When She Was My Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 12 15 Here I Am

from the LP
The One That You Love
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 9 -
Air Supply 6 9 Air Supply - "Here I Am" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 10 11 Say Goodbye To Hollywood

from the LP
Songs In The Attic
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 26 - 22 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 8 -
Billy Joel 8 8 Billy Joel - "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 7 8 I've Done Everything For You

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 7 -
Rick Springfield 9 7 Rick Springfield - "I've Done Everything For You" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 6 9 Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

from the LP
Nine Tonight
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 24 - 20 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 6 -
Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
8 6 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 1 1 Arthur's Theme
(The Best That You Can Do)

from the
Arthur soundtrack
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 22 - 11 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 -
Christopher Cross 12 1(2) Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 5 7 Hard To Say

from the LP
The Innocent Age
ARC chart run: 30 - 24 - 19 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 4 -
Dan Fogelberg 8 4 Dan Fogelberg - "Hard To Say" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 4 6 The Night Owls

from the
Time Exposure
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 17 - 15 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 -
Little River Band 10 3 Little River Band - "Night Owls" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 3 5 Private Eyes

from the LP
Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
10 2 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 2 3 Start Me Up

from the LP
Tattoo You
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 17 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 -
Rolling Stones 11 1(1) Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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