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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

September 5, 1981


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40 --- --- Shake It Up Tonight

from the LP In The Night
ARC chart run: 40 - 		Cheryl Lynn 1 40 Cheryl Lynn - "Shake It Up Tonight" (Single)
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39 --- --- The Night Owls

from the Time Exposure
ARC chart run: 39 - 		Little River Band 1 39 Little River Band - "Night Owls" (Single)
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38 32 14 Boy From New York City

from the Mecca For Moderns
ARC chart run: 24 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 14 - 32 - 38 - 		Manhattan Transfer 13 4 Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City" (Single)
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37 --- --- Some Days Are Diamonds

from the LP Some Days Are Diamonds
ARC chart run: 37 - 		John Denver 1 37 John Denver - "Some Days Are Diamonds" (Single)
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36 38 --- Nicole

from the LP American Excess
ARC chart run: 38 - 36 - 		Point Blank 2 36 Point Blank - "Nicole" (Single)
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35 40 --- You Could Take My Heart Away

from the LP Silver Condor
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 		Silver Condor 2 35 Silver Condor - "You Could Take My Heart Away" (Single)
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34 --- --- Super Freak

from the LP Street Songs
ARC chart run: 34 - 		Rick James 1 34 Rick James - "Super Freak" (Single)
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33 --- --- Private Eyes

from the LP Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 33 - 		Daryl Hall &
John Oates		 1 33 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
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32 37 --- Draw Of The Cards

from the LP Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 		Kim Carnes 2 32 Kim Carnes - "Draw Of The Cards" (Single)
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31 35 --- Backfired

from the LP KooKoo
ARC chart run: 35 - 31 - 		Debbie Harry 2 31 Debbie Harry - "Backfired" (Single)
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30 13 10 Jessie's Girl

from the LP Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 25 - 21 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 30 - 		Rick Springfield 18 1(1) Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (Single)
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29 31 35 Breaking Away

from the LP Balance
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 31 - 29 - 		Balance 4 29 Balance - "Breaking Away" (Single)
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28 33 --- In Your Letter

from the LP Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 		REO Speedwagon 2 28 REO Speedwagon - "In Your Letter" (Single)
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27 36 --- Start Me Up

from the LP Tattoo You
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 		Rolling Stones 2 27 Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" (Single)
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26 28 32 Chloe

from the LP The Fox
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 		Elton John 4 26 Elton John - "Chloe" (Single)
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25 29 33 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

from the LP Lulu
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 25 - 		Lulu 3 25 Lulu - "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)" (Single)
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24 26 28 General Hospi-Tale

ARC chart run: 36 - 33 - 30 - 28 - 26 - 24 - 		Afternoon Delights 6 24 Afternoon Delights - "General Hospi-Tale" (Single)
23 25 27 Love On A Two Way Street

from the LP With You
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 29 - 27 - 25 - 23 - 		Stacy Lattisaw 6 23 Stacy Lattisaw - "Love On A Two Way Street" (Single)
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22 27 34 Arthur's Theme
(The Best That You Can Do)

from the Arthur soundtrack
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 22 - 		Christopher Cross 3 22 Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" (Single)
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21 24 31 The Voice

from the LP Long Distance Voyager
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 24 - 21 - 		Moody Blues 4 21 Moody Blues - "The Voice" (Single)
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20 11 2 I Don't Need You

from the LP Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 34 - 20 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 11 - 20 - 		Kenny Rogers 13 2 Kenny Rogers - "I Don't Need You" (Single)
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19 22 23 That Old Song

from the LP A Woman Needs Love
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 27 - 23 - 22 - 19 - 		Ray Parker, Jr.
& Raydio		 6 19 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - "That Old Song" (Single)
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18 8 6 Theme From "Greatest American Hero"
(Believe It Or Not)

from the LP America's Greatest Hero
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 26 - 21 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 18 - 		Joey Scarbury 15 1(1) Joey Scarbury - "Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not)" (Single)
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17 20 30 The Beach Boys Medley

from the LP Sunshine Dream
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 		The Beach Boys 5 17 The Beach Boys - "The Beach Boys Medley" (Single)
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16 19 29 For Your Eyes Only

from the For Your Eyes Only soundtrack
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 19 - 16 - 		Sheena Easton 5 16 Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only" (Single)
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15 17 20 Feels So Right

from the LP Feels So Right
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 26 - 24 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 		Alabama 7 15 Alabama - "Feels So Right" (Single)
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14 18 25 Hold On Tight

from the LP Time
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 25 - 18 - 14 - 		ELO 5 14 ELO - "Hold On Tight" (Single)
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13 15 18 Really Wanna Know You

from the LP The Right Place
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 13 - 		Gary Wright 6 13 Gary Wright - "Really Wanna Know You" (Single)
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12 14 17 The Breakup Song

from the LP Rockihnroll
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 		Greg Kihn Band 9 12 The Greg Kihn Band - "The Breakup Song" (Single)
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11 16 21 Step By Step

from the LP Step By Step
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 21 - 16 - 11 - 		Eddie Rabbitt 5 11 Eddie Rabbitt - "Step By Step" (Single)
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10 12 15 Cool Love

from the LP Reflector
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 		Pablo Cruise 7 10 Pablo Cruise - 'Cool Love' (Single)
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9 10 12 Fire And Ice

from the LP Precious Time
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 23 - 20 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 		Pat Benatar 8 9 Pat Benatar - "Fire And Ice" (Single)
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8 9 11 Who's Crying Now

from the LP Escape
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 16 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 		Journey 6 8 Journey - "Who's Crying Now" (Single)
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7 7 8 Lady (You Bring Me Up)

from the LP In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 22 - 19 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 		The Commodores 9 7 The Commodores - "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (Single)
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6 6 7 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me

from the LP There's No Gettin' Over Me
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 15 - 14 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 		Ronnie Milsap 9 6 Ronnie Milsap - "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" (Single)
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5 5 9 Urgent

from the LP 4
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 5 - 5 - 		Foreigner 10 5 Foreigner - "Urgent" (Single)
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4 4 4 Queen Of Hearts

from the LP Juice
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 		Juice Newton 13 4 Juice Newton - "Queen Of Hearts" (Single)
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3 3 5 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

from the LP Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 30 - 16 - 13 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 		Stevie Nicks with
Tom Petty &
The Heartbreakers		 6 3 Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty - "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (Single)
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2 2 3 Slow Hand

from the LP Black & White
ARC chart run: 36 - 19 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 		Pointer Sisters 11 2 Pointer Sisters - "Slow Hand" (Single)
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1 1 1 Endless Love

from the Endless Love soundtrack
ARC chart run: 32 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 		Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie		 9 1(4) Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
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