RockOnTheNet.com presents The Top Pop Songs Of All Time !
We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it, and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top 40.




artists.....
A B C D E F G
H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z #

charts.....

The ARC Weekly Top 40
The ARC Chart Archive

ARC Top 40 Charts: 2024
Top Pop Songs of 2023
Top Pop Artists of 2023

Top Pop Songs of All Time
Top Songs of the 1950s
Top Songs of the 1960s
Top Songs of the 1970s
Top Songs of the 1980s
Top Songs of the 1990s
Top Songs of the 2000s
Top Songs of the 2010s
Top Pop Artists By Year
Top Albums of All-Time
R&R Hall of Fame Inductees



Birthdays
On This Day In History
ROTN Site Index
RockOnTheNet Store
RockOnTheNet FAQs

special pages......

Grammy Awards:
2025 Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards History

MTV Video Music Awards:
2023 MTV VMAs
MTV VMAs History

American Music Awards:
2022 AMAs
AMAs History

Billboard:
100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists

Rolling Stone:
500 Greatest Albums
500 Greatest Songs
100 Best LPs of the 00s
100 Best Songs of the 00s
100 Greatest Singers
100 Greatest Pop Songs
100 Greatest Artists

VH-1:
Greatest Songs of the 80's
Greatest Songs of the 90's
Greatest Hard Rock Artists
Greatest Hip Hop Artists
Greatest Videos
Greatest Dance Songs
Greatest Rock Songs
Greatest Women of Rock

Custom Search













SheetMusicPlus.com





The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

December 26, 1981





  wks peak  
40 34 25 Steal The Night

from the LP
Take Me To Your Heaven
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 30 - 28 - 25 - 34 - 40 -
Stevie Woods 7 25 Stevie Woods - "Steal The Night" (Single)
39 31 20 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

from the LP
Wanna Be A Star
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 28 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 20 - 31 - 39 -
Chilliwack 9 20 Chilliwack - "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 --- --- Let Me Love You Once

from the LP
Greg Lake
ARC chart run: 38 -
Greg Lake 1 38 Greg Lake - "Let Me Love You Once" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 26 22 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 - 37 -
Air Supply 13 4 Air Supply - "Here I Am" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
36 29 26 Take My Heart

from the LP
Something Special
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 25 - 22 - 18 - 17 - 15 - 26 - 29 - 36 -
Kool & The Gang 10 15 Kool & The Gang - "Take My Heart" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 39 --- More Than Just The Two Of Us

from the
Sneaker
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 -
Sneaker 2 35 Sneaker - "More Than Just The Two Of Us" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 36 39 Castles In The Air

from the LP
Believers
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 34 -
Don McLean 3 34 Don McLean - "Castles In The Air" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 40 --- Love Is Alright Tonite

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 -
Rick Springfield 2 33 Rick Springfield - "Love Is Alright Tonite" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 37 --- Take It Easy On Me

from the Time Exposure
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 -
Little River Band 2 32 Little River Band - "Take It Easy On Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 38 --- Leader Of The Band

from the LP
The Innocent Age
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 -
Dan Fogelberg 2 31 Dan Fogelberg - "Leader Of The Band" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 33 37 Controversy

from the LP
Controversy
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 30 -
Prince 3 30 Prince - "Controversy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 35 --- You Could Have Been With Me

from the LP
You Could Have Been With Me
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 -
Sheena Easton 2 29 Sheena Easton - "You Could Have Been With Me" (Single) from the LP 'You Could Have Been With Me'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 32 --- Come Go With Me

from the LP
Ten Years Of Harmony
ARC chart run: 32 - 28 -
The Beach Boys 2 28 The Beach Boys - "Come Go With Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 23 16 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 - 27 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
17 1(1) Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 30 35 She's Got A Way

from the LP
Songs In The Attic
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 - 26 -
Billy Joel 3 26 Billy Joel - "She's Got A Way" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 13 2 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 - 25 -
The Police 12 2 The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 28 33 Waiting On A Friend

from the LP
Tattoo You
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 24 -
Rolling Stones 3 24 Rolling Stones - "Waiting On A Friend" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 27 32 Shake It Up

from the LP
Shake It Up
ARC chart run: 32 - 27 - 23 -
The Cars 3 23 The Cars - "Shake It Up" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 25 28 Under Pressure

from the Queen LP
Hot Space
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 28 - 25 - 22 -
Queen & David Bowie 5 22 Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 24 29 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 - 21 -
Ronnie Milsap 5 21 Ronnie Milsap - "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 18 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 - 20 -
Diana Ross 11 5 Diana Ross - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 21 27 Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight

from the LP
Step By Step
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 21 - 19 -
Eddie Rabbitt 4 19 Eddie Rabbitt - "Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 19 21 Cool Night

from the LP
Cool Night
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 21 - 19 - 18 -
Paul Davis 5 18 Paul Davis - "Cool Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 20 23 Hooked On Classics

from the LP
Hooked On Classics
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 23 - 20 - 17 -
Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
5 17 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - "Hooked On Classics" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 17 18 The Sweetest Thing

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 16 -
Juice Newton 8 16 Juice Newton - "The Sweetest Thing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 10 11 Our Lips Are Sealed

from the LP
Beauty & The Beat
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 31 - 27 - 21 - 16 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 15 -
The Go-Go's 10 10 The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 16 17 Turn Your Love Around

from the LP
The George Benson Collection
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 24 - 17 - 16 - 14 -
George Benson 6 14 George Benson - "Turn Your Love Around" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 15 19 Centerfold

from the LP
Freeze Frame
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 25 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 13 -
J. Geils Band 7 13 J. Geils Band - "Centerfold" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 14 15 Comin' In And Out Of Your Life

from the LP
Memories
ARC chart run: 32 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 12 -
Barbra Streisand 5 12 Barbra Streisand - "Comin' In And Out Of Your Life" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 12 13 Yesterday's Songs

from the LP
On The Way To The Sky
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 12 - 11 -
Neil Diamond 7 11 Neil Diamond - "Yesterday's Songs" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 2 3 Oh No

from the LP
In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 23 - 19 - 16 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 10 -
The Commodores 12 2 The Commodores - "Oh No" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 11 12 Trouble

from the LP
Law And Order
ARC chart run: 28 - 23 - 16 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 9 -
Lindsey Buckingham 8 9 Lindsey Buckingham - "Trouble" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 8 9 Leather And Lace

from the LP
Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 29 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8 -
Stevie Nicks
with
Don Henley
8 8 Stevie Nicks with Don Henley - "Leather And Lace" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 9 10 Harden My Heart

from the LP
Quarterflash
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 20 - 15 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 7 -
Quarterflash 8 7 Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart" (Singe)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 7 8 Don't Stop Believing

from the LP
Escape
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 24 - 20 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 -
Journey 10 6 Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 6 14 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

from the LP
Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 17 - 14 - 6 - 5 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
6 5 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 5 6 Young Turks

from the LP
Tonight I'm Yours
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 9 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 -
Rod Stewart 10 4 Rod Stewart - "Young Turks" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 4 7 Let's Groove

from the LP
Raise!
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 10 - 7 - 7 - 4 - 3 -
Earth, Wind & Fire 10 3 Earth, Wind & Fire - "Let's Groove" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 1 1 Waiting For A Girl Like You

from the LP
4
ARC chart run: 31 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 -
Foreigner 11 1(2) Foreigner - "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 3 4 Physical

from the LP
Physical
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 12 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 1 -
Olivia Newton-John 13 1(4) Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




Rock On The Net © 1997 - 2024
All rights reserved. Do not duplicate original material without prior consent of Rock On The Net.