Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/3 March 1981
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
TW LW
1. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) *5 weeks #1* 1
2. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 2
3. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 3
4. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis) 4
5. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 7
6. Love On the Rocks - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 13
7. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 9
8. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 6
9. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra) 5
10. Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 12
11. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 14
12. Lady - Kenny Rogers (Liberty) 11
13. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 23
14. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 10
15. Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside (SOLAR) 18
16. It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (SOLAR) 22
17. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) 15
18. Passion - Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) 17
19. Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) - T.S. Monk (Mirage) 40
20. Fade Away - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 32
21. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) 16
22. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (Geffen) 8
23. Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 31
24. Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton (Capitol) 26
25. A Little In Love - Cliff Richard (EMI America) 24
26. United Together - Aretha Franklin (Arista) 25
27. Fly Away - Peter Allen (A&M) 34
28. Games People Play - The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) 35
29. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) 21
30. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon) 30
31. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 28
32. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police (A&M) 27
33. What Kind of Fool -
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 37
34. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 38
36. Living in a Fantasy - Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) --
37. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (EMI America) 52
38. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan (MCA) 42
39. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood (Island) 46
40. Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner (Epic) --
41. Just the Two of Us -
Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) HP
42. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan (MCA) 54
43. Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap (RCA) 51
HP Her Town Too - James Taylor and J.D Souther (Columbia) --
HP Precious to Me - Phil Seymour (Boardwalk) --
HP Guitar Man - Elvis Presley (RCA) --
HP One More Chance - Diana Ross (Motown) --
EX Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) 29
THE TOP TEN ALBUMS:
Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon (Epic)
Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Geffen)
Paradise Theater - Styx (A&M)
Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M)
Autoamerican - Blondie (Chrysalis)
Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)
The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond (Capitol)
Guilty - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
Arc of a Diver - Steve Winwood (Island)
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
NOTE: #'s 15, 19, all HP's, Bruce aren't on the printed list.
#'s 15 and 19 were only aired on the Sunday countdown show.
All HP's were aired throughout the week. Hungry Heart was
played as an extra.
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