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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

December 19, 1981





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40 --- --- Love Is Alright Tonite

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 40 -
Rick Springfield 1 40 Rick Springfield - "Love Is Alright Tonite" (Single)
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39 --- --- More Than Just The Two Of Us

from the
Sneaker
ARC chart run: 39 -
Sneaker 1 39 Sneaker - "More Than Just The Two Of Us" (Single)
iTunes
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38 --- --- Leader Of The Band

from the LP
The Innocent Age
ARC chart run: 38 -
Dan Fogelberg 1 38 Dan Fogelberg - "Leader Of The Band" (Single)
iTunes
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37 --- --- Take It Easy On Me

from the Time Exposure
ARC chart run: 37 -
Little River Band 1 37 Little River Band - "Take It Easy On Me" (Single)
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36 39 --- Castles In The Air

from the LP
Believers
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 -
Don McLean 2 36 Don McLean - "Castles In The Air" (Single)
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35 --- --- You Could Have Been With Me

from the LP
You Could Have Been With Me
ARC chart run: 35 -
Sheena Easton 1 35 Sheena Easton - "You Could Have Been With Me" (Single) from the LP 'You Could Have Been With Me'
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34 25 28 Steal The Night

from the LP
Take Me To Your Heaven
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 30 - 28 - 25 - 34 -
Stevie Woods 6 25 Stevie Woods - "Steal The Night" (Single)
33 37 --- Controversy

from the LP
Controversy
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 -
Prince 2 33 Prince - "Controversy" (Single)
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32 --- --- Come Go With Me

from the LP
Ten Years Of Harmony
ARC chart run: 32 -
The Beach Boys 1 32 The Beach Boys - "Come Go With Me" (Single)
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31 20 22 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

from the LP
Wanna Be A Star
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 28 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 20 - 31 -
Chilliwack 8 20 Chilliwack - "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" (Single)
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30 35 --- She's Got A Way

from the LP
Songs In The Attic
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 -
Billy Joel 2 30 Billy Joel - "She's Got A Way" (Single)
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29 26 15 Take My Heart

from the LP
Something Special
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 25 - 22 - 18 - 17 - 15 - 26 - 29 -
Kool & The Gang 9 15 Kool & The Gang - "Take My Heart" (Single)
iTunes
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28 33 --- Waiting On A Friend

from the LP
Tattoo You
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 -
Rolling Stones 2 28 Rolling Stones - "Waiting On A Friend" (Single)
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27 32 --- Shake It Up

from the LP
Shake It Up
ARC chart run: 32 - 27 -
The Cars 2 27 The Cars - "Shake It Up" (Single)
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26 22 14 Here I Am

from the LP
The One That You Love
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 14 - 22 - 26 -
Air Supply 12 4 Air Supply - "Here I Am" (Single)
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25 28 34 Under Pressure

from the Queen LP
Hot Space
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 28 - 25 -
Queen & David Bowie 4 25 Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure" (Single)
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24 29 31 I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World

from the LP
There's No Gettin' Over Me
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 29 - 24 -
Ronnie Milsap 4 24 Ronnie Milsap - "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" (Single)
iTunes
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23 16 8 Private Eyes

from the LP
Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 12 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 8 - 16 - 23 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
16 1(1) Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
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22 24 26 Heart Like A Wheel

from the LP
Circle Of Love
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 29 - 26 - 24 - 22 -
Steve Miller Band 6 22 Steve Miller Band - "Heart Like A Wheel" (Single)
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21 27 37 Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight

from the LP
Step By Step
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 21 -
Eddie Rabbitt 3 21 Eddie Rabbitt - "Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight" (Single)
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20 23 29 Hooked On Classics

from the LP
Hooked On Classics
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 23 - 20 -
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
4 20 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - "Hooked On Classics" (Single)
iTunes
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19 21 27 Cool Night

from the LP
Cool Night
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 21 - 19 -
Paul Davis 4 19 Paul Davis - "Cool Night" (Single)
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18 5 5 Why Do Fools Fall In Love

from the
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 25 - 19 - 13 - 11 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 18 -
Diana Ross 10 5 Diana Ross - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (Single)
iTunes
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17 18 19 The Sweetest Thing

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 17 -
Juice Newton 7 17 Juice Newton - "The Sweetest Thing" (Single)
iTunes
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16 17 24 Turn Your Love Around

from the LP
The George Benson Collection
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 24 - 17 - 16 -
George Benson 5 16 George Benson - "Turn Your Love Around" (Single)
iTunes
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15 19 21 Centerfold

from the LP
Freeze Frame
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 19 - 15 -
J. Geils Band 6 15 J. Geils Band - "Centerfold" (Single)
iTunes
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14 15 18 Comin' In And Out Of Your Life

from the LP
Memories
ARC chart run: 32 - 18 - 15 - 14 -
Barbra Streisand 4 14 Barbra Streisand - "Comin' In And Out Of Your Life" (Singe)
iTunes
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13 2 3 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

from the LP
Ghost In The Machine
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 24 - 18 - 14 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 13 -
The Police 11 2 The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (Single)
iTunes
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12 13 16 Yesterday's Songs

from the LP
On The Way To The Sky
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 12 -
Neil Diamond 6 12 Neil Diamond - "Yesterday's Songs" (Single)
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11 12 13 Trouble

from the LP
Law And Order
ARC chart run: 28 - 23 - 16 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 -
Lindsey Buckingham 7 11 Lindsey Buckingham - "Trouble" (Single)
iTunes
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10 11 12 Our Lips Are Sealed

from the LP
Beauty & The Beat
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 31 - 27 - 21 - 16 - 12 - 11 - 10 -
The Go-Go's 9 10 The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Single)
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9 10 11 Harden My Heart

from the LP
Quarterflash
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 20 - 15 - 11 - 10 - 9 -
Quarterflash 7 9 Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart" (Singe)
iTunes
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8 9 10 Leather And Lace

from the LP
Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 29 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 8 -
Stevie Nicks
with
Don Henley
7 8 Stevie Nicks with Don Henley - "Leather And Lace" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 8 9 Don't Stop Believing

from the LP
Escape
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 24 - 20 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 7 -
Journey 9 7 Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 14 17 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

from the LP
Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 17 - 14 - 6 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
5 6 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 6 6 Young Turks

from the LP
Tonight I'm Yours
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 9 - 6 - 6 - 5 -
Rod Stewart 9 5 Rod Stewart - "Young Turks" (Single)
iTunes
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4 7 7 Let's Groove

from the LP
Raise!
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 10 - 7 - 7 - 4 -
Earth, Wind & Fire 9 4 Earth, Wind & Fire - "Let's Groove" (Single)
iTunes
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3 4 1 Physical

from the LP
Physical
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 12 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 3 -
Olivia Newton-John 12 1(3) Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
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2 3 4 Oh No

from the LP
In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 -
The Commodores 11 2 The Commodores - "Oh No" (Single)
iTunes
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1 1 2 Waiting For A Girl Like You

from the LP
4
ARC chart run: 31 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 -
Foreigner 10 1(2) Foreigner - "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (Single)
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