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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

September 19, 1981





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40 --- --- Say Goodbye To Hollywood

from the LP
Songs In The Attic
ARC chart run: 40 -
Billy Joel 1 40 Billy Joel - "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (Single)
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39 --- --- Straight From The Heart

from the LP
Brothers Of The Road
ARC chart run: 39 -
Allman Brothers Band 1 39 Allman Brothers Band - "Straight From The Heart" (Single)
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38 --- --- Tempted

from the LP
East Side Story
ARC chart run: 38 -
Squeeze 1 38 Squeeze - "Tempted" (Single)
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37 --- --- Tryin' To Live My Life Without You

from the LP
Nine Tonight
ARC chart run: 37 -
Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
1 37 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (Single)
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36 --- --- Just Once

from the LP
The Dude
ARC chart run: 36 -
Quincy Jones featuring
James Ingram
1 36 Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram - "Just Once" (Single)
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35 37 --- I'm In Love

from the LP
I'm In Love
ARC chart run: 37 - 35 -
Evelyn King 2 35 Evelyn King - "I'm In Love" (Single)
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34 32 30 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 - 32 - 34 -
Rick Springfield 20 1(1) Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl" (Single)
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33 --- --- When She Was My Girl

from the LP
Tonight!
ARC chart run: 33 -
Four Tops 1 33 Four Tops - "When She Was My Girl" (Single)
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32 20 12 The Breakup Song

from the LP
Rockihnroll
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 20 - 32 -
Greg Kihn Band 11 12 The Greg Kihn Band - "The Breakup Song" (Single)
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31 33 37 Some Days Are Diamonds

from the LP
Some Days Are Diamonds
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 31 -
John Denver 3 31 John Denver - "Some Days Are Diamonds" (Single)
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30 --- --- Hard To Say

from the LP
The Innocent Age
ARC chart run: 30 -
Dan Fogelberg 1 30 Dan Fogelberg - "Hard To Say" (Single)
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29 31 35 You Could Take My Heart Away

from the LP
Silver Condor
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 31 - 29 -
Silver Condor 4 29 Silver Condor - "You Could Take My Heart Away" (Single)
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28 38 --- We're In This Love Together

from the LP
Breakin' Away
ARC chart run: 38 - 28 -
Al Jarreau 2 28 Al Jarreau - "We're In This Love Together" (Single)
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27 34 --- I've Done Everything For You

from the LP
Working Class Dog
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 -
Rick Springfield 2 27 Rick Springfield - "I've Done Everything For You" (Singe)
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26 13 9 Fire And Ice

from the LP
Precious Time
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 23 - 20 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 13 - 26 -
Pat Benatar 10 9 Pat Benatar - "Fire And Ice" (Single)
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25 35 --- Share Your Love With Me

from the LP
Share Your Love
ARC chart run: 35 - 25 -
Kenny Rogers 2 25 Kenny Rogers - "Share Your Love" (Single)
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24 27 34 Super Freak

from the LP
Street Songs
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 24 -
Rick James 3 24 Rick James - "Super Freak" (Single)
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23 26 29 Breaking Away

from the LP
Balance
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 31 - 29 - 26 - 23 -
Balance 6 23 Balance - "Breaking Away" (Single)
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22 25 32 Draw Of The Cards

from the LP
Mistaken Identity
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 25 - 22 -
Kim Carnes 4 22 Kim Carnes - "Draw Of The Cards" (Single)
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21 9 10 Cool Love

from the LP
Reflector
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 21 -
Pablo Cruise 9 9 Pablo Cruise - 'Cool Love' (Single)
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20 22 26 Chloe

from the LP
The Fox
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 22 - 20 -
Elton John 6 20 Elton John - "Chloe" (Single)
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19 23 28 In Your Letter

from the LP
Hi Infidelity
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 23 - 19 -
REO Speedwagon 4 19 REO Speedwagon - "In Your Letter" (Single)
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18 24 33 Private Eyes

from the LP
Private Eyes
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 18 -
Daryl Hall &
John Oates
3 18 Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Private Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
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17 28 39 The Night Owls

from the
Time Exposure
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 17 -
Little River Band 3 17 Little River Band - "Night Owls" (Single)
iTunes
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16 8 2 Slow Hand

from the LP
Black & White
ARC chart run: 36 - 19 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 -
Pointer Sisters 13 2 Pointer Sisters - "Slow Hand" (Single)
iTunes
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15 19 25 I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)

from the LP
Lulu
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 25 - 19 - 15 -
Lulu 5 15 Lulu - "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)" (Single)
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14 16 21 The Voice

from the LP
Long Distance Voyager
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 24 - 21 - 16 - 14 -
Moody Blues 6 14 Moody Blues - "The Voice" (Single)
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13 5 6 (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 - 5 - 13 -
Ronnie Milsap 11 5 Ronnie Milsap - "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" (Single)
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12 15 17 The Beach Boys Medley

from the LP
Sunshine Dream
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 30 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 -
The Beach Boys 7 12 The Beach Boys - "The Beach Boys Medley" (Single)
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11 14 16 For Your Eyes Only

from the
For Your Eyes Only soundtrack
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 11 -
Sheena Easton 7 11 Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only" (Single)
iTunes
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10 17 27 Start Me Up

from the LP
Tattoo You
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 17 - 10 -
Rolling Stones 4 10 Rolling Stones - "Start Me Up" (Single)
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9 12 14 Hold On Tight

from the LP
Time
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 25 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 9 -
ELO 7 9 ELO - "Hold On Tight" (Single)
iTunes
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8 10 11 Step By Step

from the LP
Step By Step
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 21 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 8 -
Eddie Rabbitt 7 8 Eddie Rabbitt - "Step By Step" (Single)
iTunes
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7 11 22 Arthur's Theme
(The Best That You Can Do)

from the
Arthur soundtrack
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 22 - 11 - 7 -
Christopher Cross 5 7 Christopher Cross - "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" (Single)
iTunes
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6 7 8 Who's Crying Now

from the LP
Escape
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 16 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 -
Journey 8 6 Journey - "Who's Crying Now" (Single)
iTunes
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5 6 7 Lady (You Bring Me Up)

from the LP
In The Pocket
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 22 - 19 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 5 -
The Commodores 11 5 The Commodores - "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (Single)
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4 4 5 Urgent

from the LP
4
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 -
Foreigner 12 4 Foreigner - "Urgent" (Single)
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3 3 4 Queen Of Hearts

from the LP
Juice
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 -
Juice Newton 15 3 Juice Newton - "Queen Of Hearts" (Single)
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2 2 3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

from the LP
Bella Donna
ARC chart run: 30 - 16 - 13 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 -
Stevie Nicks with
Tom Petty &
The Heartbreakers
8 2 Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty - "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (Single)
iTunes
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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 - 1 - 1 -
Diana Ross &
Lionel Richie
11 1(6) Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - "Endless Love" (Single)
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