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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.




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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:
1981




January 3
"
Love On The Rocks"
Neil Diamond
January 10
"
(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
January 17
"
(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
January 24
"
The Tide Is High"
Blondie
Neil Diamond - "Love On The Rock" (Single) from the LP 'The Jazz Singer'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
John Lennon - "(Just Like) Starting Over" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
John Lennon - "(Just Like) Starting Over" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Blondie - "The Tide Is High" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
January 31
"
The Tide Is High"
Blondie
February 7
"Celebration"
Kool & The Gang
February 14
"
9 To 5"
Dolly Parton
February 21
"
9 To 5"
Dolly Parton
Blondie - "The Tide Is High" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Kool & The Gang - "Celebration" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Dolly Parton - "9 To 5" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Dolly Parton - "9 To 5" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
February 28
"
I Love A Rainy Night"
Eddie Rabbitt
March 7
"
Woman"
John Lennon
March 14
"
Keep On Loving You"
REO Speedwagon
March 21
"
Keep On Loving You"
REO Speedwagon
Eddie Rabbitt - "I Love A Rainy Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
John Lennon - "Woman" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
REO Speedwagon - "Keep On Loving You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
March 28
"
Rapture"
Blondie
April 4
"
Rapture"
Blondie
April 11
"
Kiss On My List"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
April 18
"
Kiss On My List"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Blondie - "Rapture" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Blondie - "Rapture" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Kiss On My List" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Kiss On My List" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
April 25
"
Morning Train (Nine To Five)"
Sheena Easton
May 2
"
Morning Train (Nine To Five)"
Sheena Easton
May 9
"
Just The Two Of Us"
Grover Washington, Jr.
May 16
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Sheena Easton - "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Grover Washington, Jr. - "Just The Two Of Us" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
       
May 23
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
May 30
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
June 6
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
June 13
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
       
June 20
"
Stars on 45 Medley"
Stars On 45
June 27
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
July 4
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
July 11
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
Stars on 45 - "Stars on 45 Medley" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
       
July 18
"
Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
July 25
"
The One That You Love"
Air Supply
August 1
"
Jessie's Girl"
Rick Springfield
August 8
"
Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not)'"
Joey Scarbury
Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
Air Supply - "The One That You Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Joey Scarbury - "Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
August 15
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
August 22
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
August 29
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 5
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
September 12
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 19
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 26
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
October 3
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
October 10
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
October 17
"
Endless Love "
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
October 24
"
Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)"
Christopher Cross
October 31
"
Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)"
Christopher Cross
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
November 7
"
Start Me Up"
Rolling Stones
November 14
"
Private Eyes"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
November 21
"
Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
November 28
"
Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
       
December 5
"
Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
December 12
"
Waiting For A Girl Like You"
Foreigner
December 19
"
Waiting For A Girl Like You"
Foreigner
December 26
"
Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Foreigner - "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Foreigner - "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Only songs that have peaked in 1981 on The ARC Weekly Top 40 are included.





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