Billboard Hot 100 27 years ago: Bette Davis Eyes!
Jun 21, 2008 10:46:03 GMT -5
Post by galvanize on Jun 21, 2008 10:46:03 GMT -5
Billboard Hot 100 - June 27th, 1981:
TW LW WC Title - Artist PP WP Score
1 2 14 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes 1 6 100.00
2 1 12 MEDLEY Stars On 45 1 1 99.00
3 3 17 SUKIYAKI A Taste Of Honey 3 3 98.00
4 4 17 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 4 2 97.00
5 5 6 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison 5 2 96.00
6 7 7 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply 6 1 95.00
7 9 9 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall & John Oates 7 1 94.00
8 8 10 AMERICA Neil Diamond 8 3 93.00
9 10 14 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield 9 1 92.00
10 23 7 ELVIRA Oak Ridge Boys 10 1 91.00
11 11 10 THIS LITTLE GIRL Gary U.S. Bonds 11 2 90.00
12 20 8 THEM FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO Joey Scarbury 12 1 89.00
13 22 3 I DON'T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers 13 1 88.00
14 15 14 WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE Dottie West 14 1 87.00
15 17 10 IS IT YOU Lee Ritenour 15 1 86.00
16 18 6 HEARTS Marty Balin 16 1 85.00
17 6 20 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson 2 3 84.00
18 13 15 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vannelli 6 3 83.00
19 14 15 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon 5 2 82.00
20 26 4 GEMINI DREAM Moody Blues 20 1 81.00
21 21 8 NOBODY WINS Elton John 21 2 80.00
22 24 12 WINNING Santana 22 1 79.00
23 25 8 MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton 23 1 78.00
24 27 6 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Manhattan Transfer 24 1 77.00
25 30 11 TIME Alan Parsons Project 25 1 76.00
26 33 5 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton 26 1 75.00
27 29 11 FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU Jim Photoglo 27 1 74.00
28 28 11 STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART Pure Prairie League 28 2 73.00
29 31 10 SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash 29 1 72.00
30 34 9 SWEET BABY Stanley Clarke & George Duke 30 1 71.00
31 12 19 I LOVE YOU Climax Blues Band 12 1 70.00
32 44 5 SLOW HAND Pointer Sisters 32 1 69.00
33 16 17 SWEETHEART Franke & The Knockouts 10 2 68.00
34 36 7 STRONGER THAN BEFORE Carole Bayer Sager 34 1 67.00
35 19 9 THE WAITING Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 19 2 66.00
36 40 7 THE STROKE Billy Squier 36 1 65.00
37 32 10 SAY WHAT Jesse Winchester 32 2 64.00
38 42 6 A LIFE OF ILLUSION Joe Walsh 38 1 63.00
39 43 7 JONES VS. JONES Kool & The Gang 39 1 62.00
40 55 5 IT'S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider 40 1 61.00
41 51 3 DON'T LET HIM GO Reo Speedwagon 41 1 60.00
42 46 7 TWO HEARTS Stephanie Mills 42 1 59.00
43 47 7 DOUBLE DUTCH BUS Frankie Smith 43 1 58.00
44 35 20 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. 2 3 57.00
45 37 15 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Styx 9 2 56.00
46 52 6 THE BREAKUP SONG Greg Kihn Band 46 1 55.00
47 38 19 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton 4 4 54.00
48 48 6 PROMISES Barbra Streisand 48 2 53.00
49 56 5 ROCK 'N ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Jim Steinman 49 1 52.00
50 58 5 GIVE IT TO ME BABY Rick James 50 1 51.00
51 61 5 IN THE AIR TONIGHT Phil Collins 51 1 50.00
52 62 5 IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG Spider 52 1 49.00
53 63 4 FANTASY GIRL .38 Special 53 1 48.00
54 39 20 HOW 'BOUT US Champaign 12 1 47.00
55 57 9 SHADDUP YOUR FACE Joe Dolce 55 1 46.00
56 41 14 WATCHING THE WHEELS John Lennon 10 2 45.00
57 59 5 SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN April Wine 57 1 44.00
58 67 4 FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama 58 1 43.00
59 45 8 LOVIN' THE NIGHT AWAY Dillman Band 45 1 42.00
60 70 4 TOM SAWYER Rush 60 1 41.00
61 76 2 TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING The Carpenters 61 1 40.00
62 49 10 I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF Billy Vera & The Beaters 39 2 39.00
63 50 12 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Don McLean 23 2 38.00
64 53 7 WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME Chaka Khan 53 1 37.00
65 75 3 WHAT SHE DOES TO ME Producers 65 1 36.00
66 84 2 LADY YOU BRING ME UP Commodores 66 1 35.00
67 77 3 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS John Denver 67 1 34.00
68 79 2 YOU ARE FOREVER Smokey Robinson 68 1 33.00
69 71 5 SHE DID IT Michael Damian 69 1 32.00
70 83 2 SUZI Randy Vanwarmer 70 1 31.00
71 81 2 THE KID IS HOT TONITE Loverboy 71 1 30.00
72 72 3 HARD TIMES James Taylor 72 2 29.00
73 82 2 SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD Dionne Warwick 73 1 28.00
74 85 2 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET Stacy Lattisaw 74 1 27.00
75 — 1 NO GETTIN' OVER ME Ronnie Milsap 75 1 26.00
76 86 2 DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE Tubes 76 1 25.00
77 54 6 BROOKLYN GIRLS Robbie Dupree 54 1 24.00
78 78 3 ANOTHER TICKET Eric Clapton & His Band 78 2 23.00
79 89 2 FLY AWAY Blackfoot 79 1 22.00
80 — 1 EVERLASTING LOVE Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet 80 1 21.00
81 — 1 THE REAL THING The Brothers Johnson 81 1 20.00
82 60 6 YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE Gap Band 60 1 19.00
83 — 1 WALK RIGHT NOW The Jacksons 83 1 18.00
84 — 1 IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE Dan Hartman 84 1 17.00
85 64 10 GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE Cliff Richard 41 2 16.00
86 65 20 MORNING TRAIN (9 TO 5) Sheena Easton 1 2 15.00
87 — 1 DON'T LET GO THE COAT The Who 87 1 14.00
88 — 1 NICOLE Point Blank 88 1 13.00
89 66 8 ARC OF A DIVER Steve Winwood 48 2 12.00
90 — 1 SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY Robert Gordon 90 1 11.00
91 95 2 RICH MAN Terri Gibbs 91 1 10.00
92 — 1 ON AND ON AND ON Abba 92 1 9.00
93 68 15 I MISSED AGAIN Phil Collins 19 2 8.00
94 69 8 ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT Dave Edmunds 54 2 7.00
95 73 12 AI NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones 28 2 6.00
96 74 14 SAY YOU'LL BE MINE Christopher Cross 20 2 5.00
97 80 4 PARADISE Change 80 2 4.00
98 87 23 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall & John Oates 1 3 3.00
99 88 13 FIND YOUR WAY BACK Jefferson Starship 29 2 2.00
100 90 15 YOU BETTER YOU BET The Who 18 3 1.00
Drop outs
91 21 AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT John Cougar
92 17 I CAN'T STAND IT Eric Clapton & His Band
93 13 LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE John O'Banion
94 17 HOLD ON LOOSELY .38 Special
96 13 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray
97 9 JUST SO LONELY Get Wet
98 7 YOU'RE SO EASY TO LOVE Tommy James
99 8 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY Phoebe Snow
100 6 RAIN IN MAY Max Werner
TW LW WC Title - Artist PP WP Score
1 2 14 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes 1 6 100.00
2 1 12 MEDLEY Stars On 45 1 1 99.00
3 3 17 SUKIYAKI A Taste Of Honey 3 3 98.00
4 4 17 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 4 2 97.00
5 5 6 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison 5 2 96.00
6 7 7 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply 6 1 95.00
7 9 9 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall & John Oates 7 1 94.00
8 8 10 AMERICA Neil Diamond 8 3 93.00
9 10 14 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield 9 1 92.00
10 23 7 ELVIRA Oak Ridge Boys 10 1 91.00
11 11 10 THIS LITTLE GIRL Gary U.S. Bonds 11 2 90.00
12 20 8 THEM FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO Joey Scarbury 12 1 89.00
13 22 3 I DON'T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers 13 1 88.00
14 15 14 WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE Dottie West 14 1 87.00
15 17 10 IS IT YOU Lee Ritenour 15 1 86.00
16 18 6 HEARTS Marty Balin 16 1 85.00
17 6 20 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson 2 3 84.00
18 13 15 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vannelli 6 3 83.00
19 14 15 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon 5 2 82.00
20 26 4 GEMINI DREAM Moody Blues 20 1 81.00
21 21 8 NOBODY WINS Elton John 21 2 80.00
22 24 12 WINNING Santana 22 1 79.00
23 25 8 MODERN GIRL Sheena Easton 23 1 78.00
24 27 6 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Manhattan Transfer 24 1 77.00
25 30 11 TIME Alan Parsons Project 25 1 76.00
26 33 5 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton 26 1 75.00
27 29 11 FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU Jim Photoglo 27 1 74.00
28 28 11 STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART Pure Prairie League 28 2 73.00
29 31 10 SEVEN YEAR ACHE Rosanne Cash 29 1 72.00
30 34 9 SWEET BABY Stanley Clarke & George Duke 30 1 71.00
31 12 19 I LOVE YOU Climax Blues Band 12 1 70.00
32 44 5 SLOW HAND Pointer Sisters 32 1 69.00
33 16 17 SWEETHEART Franke & The Knockouts 10 2 68.00
34 36 7 STRONGER THAN BEFORE Carole Bayer Sager 34 1 67.00
35 19 9 THE WAITING Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 19 2 66.00
36 40 7 THE STROKE Billy Squier 36 1 65.00
37 32 10 SAY WHAT Jesse Winchester 32 2 64.00
38 42 6 A LIFE OF ILLUSION Joe Walsh 38 1 63.00
39 43 7 JONES VS. JONES Kool & The Gang 39 1 62.00
40 55 5 IT'S NOW OR NEVER John Schneider 40 1 61.00
41 51 3 DON'T LET HIM GO Reo Speedwagon 41 1 60.00
42 46 7 TWO HEARTS Stephanie Mills 42 1 59.00
43 47 7 DOUBLE DUTCH BUS Frankie Smith 43 1 58.00
44 35 20 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. 2 3 57.00
45 37 15 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Styx 9 2 56.00
46 52 6 THE BREAKUP SONG Greg Kihn Band 46 1 55.00
47 38 19 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton 4 4 54.00
48 48 6 PROMISES Barbra Streisand 48 2 53.00
49 56 5 ROCK 'N ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Jim Steinman 49 1 52.00
50 58 5 GIVE IT TO ME BABY Rick James 50 1 51.00
51 61 5 IN THE AIR TONIGHT Phil Collins 51 1 50.00
52 62 5 IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG Spider 52 1 49.00
53 63 4 FANTASY GIRL .38 Special 53 1 48.00
54 39 20 HOW 'BOUT US Champaign 12 1 47.00
55 57 9 SHADDUP YOUR FACE Joe Dolce 55 1 46.00
56 41 14 WATCHING THE WHEELS John Lennon 10 2 45.00
57 59 5 SIGN OF THE GYPSY QUEEN April Wine 57 1 44.00
58 67 4 FEELS SO RIGHT Alabama 58 1 43.00
59 45 8 LOVIN' THE NIGHT AWAY Dillman Band 45 1 42.00
60 70 4 TOM SAWYER Rush 60 1 41.00
61 76 2 TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING The Carpenters 61 1 40.00
62 49 10 I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF Billy Vera & The Beaters 39 2 39.00
63 50 12 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Don McLean 23 2 38.00
64 53 7 WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME Chaka Khan 53 1 37.00
65 75 3 WHAT SHE DOES TO ME Producers 65 1 36.00
66 84 2 LADY YOU BRING ME UP Commodores 66 1 35.00
67 77 3 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS John Denver 67 1 34.00
68 79 2 YOU ARE FOREVER Smokey Robinson 68 1 33.00
69 71 5 SHE DID IT Michael Damian 69 1 32.00
70 83 2 SUZI Randy Vanwarmer 70 1 31.00
71 81 2 THE KID IS HOT TONITE Loverboy 71 1 30.00
72 72 3 HARD TIMES James Taylor 72 2 29.00
73 82 2 SOME CHANGES ARE FOR GOOD Dionne Warwick 73 1 28.00
74 85 2 LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET Stacy Lattisaw 74 1 27.00
75 — 1 NO GETTIN' OVER ME Ronnie Milsap 75 1 26.00
76 86 2 DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE Tubes 76 1 25.00
77 54 6 BROOKLYN GIRLS Robbie Dupree 54 1 24.00
78 78 3 ANOTHER TICKET Eric Clapton & His Band 78 2 23.00
79 89 2 FLY AWAY Blackfoot 79 1 22.00
80 — 1 EVERLASTING LOVE Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet 80 1 21.00
81 — 1 THE REAL THING The Brothers Johnson 81 1 20.00
82 60 6 YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE Gap Band 60 1 19.00
83 — 1 WALK RIGHT NOW The Jacksons 83 1 18.00
84 — 1 IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE Dan Hartman 84 1 17.00
85 64 10 GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE Cliff Richard 41 2 16.00
86 65 20 MORNING TRAIN (9 TO 5) Sheena Easton 1 2 15.00
87 — 1 DON'T LET GO THE COAT The Who 87 1 14.00
88 — 1 NICOLE Point Blank 88 1 13.00
89 66 8 ARC OF A DIVER Steve Winwood 48 2 12.00
90 — 1 SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY Robert Gordon 90 1 11.00
91 95 2 RICH MAN Terri Gibbs 91 1 10.00
92 — 1 ON AND ON AND ON Abba 92 1 9.00
93 68 15 I MISSED AGAIN Phil Collins 19 2 8.00
94 69 8 ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT Dave Edmunds 54 2 7.00
95 73 12 AI NO CORRIDA Quincy Jones 28 2 6.00
96 74 14 SAY YOU'LL BE MINE Christopher Cross 20 2 5.00
97 80 4 PARADISE Change 80 2 4.00
98 87 23 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall & John Oates 1 3 3.00
99 88 13 FIND YOUR WAY BACK Jefferson Starship 29 2 2.00
100 90 15 YOU BETTER YOU BET The Who 18 3 1.00
Drop outs
91 21 AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT John Cougar
92 17 I CAN'T STAND IT Eric Clapton & His Band
93 13 LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE John O'Banion
94 17 HOLD ON LOOSELY .38 Special
96 13 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS Anne Murray
97 9 JUST SO LONELY Get Wet
98 7 YOU'RE SO EASY TO LOVE Tommy James
99 8 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY Phoebe Snow
100 6 RAIN IN MAY Max Werner
, this chart by far has some of my favorite songs of all time.