Weekly Pop Top 30 for May 16, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 6 | 1 | Bette Davis Eyes | 12 | ▲ |
| Kim Carnes |
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| 5 | 2 | Watching The Wheels | 6 | ▲ |
| John Lennon |
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| 1 | 3 | Being With You | 1 |
| Smokey Robinson |
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| 2 | 4 | Take It On The Run | 2 | 2 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 8 | 5 | Living Inside Myself | 2 |
| Gino Vannelli |
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| 9 | 6 | Too Much Time On My Hands | 3 | 5 |
| Styx |
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| 12 | 7 | How 'Bout Us | ▲ |
| Champaign |
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| 7 | 8 | Angel Of The Morning | 2 |
| Juice Newton |
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| 22 | 9 | Sukiyaki | 1 |
| A Taste Of Honey |
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| 15 | 10 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | 4 |
| Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
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| 10 | 11 | Morning Train (Nine To Five) | 1 |
| Sheena Easton |
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| 3 | 12 | Just The Two Of Us | 1 |
| Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers |
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| 14 | 13 | You Better You Bet | 1 | 12 |
| The Who |
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| 16 | 14 | I Missed Again | 5 | ▲ |
| Phil Collins |
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| 11 | 15 | I Love You | 11 |
| Climax Blues Band |
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| 13 | 16 | Sweetheart | 10 |
| Franke & The Knockouts |
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| 23 | 17 | Medley: Intro Venus - Sugar Sugar - No Reply - I'll Be Back - Drive My Car - Do You Want To Know A Secret - We Can Work It Out - I Should Have Known... | 1 |
| Stars On 45 |
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| 21 | 18 | Say You'll Be Mine | ▲ |
| Christopher Cross |
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| 20 | 19 | What Are We Doin' In Love | 12 |
| Dottie West With Kenny Rogers |
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| 28 | 20 | America | 3 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 4 | 21 | Her Town Too | 4 |
| James Taylor And J.D. Souther |
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| 24 | 22 | Love You Like I Never Loved Before | ▲ |
| John O'Banion |
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| 30 | 23 | This Little Girl | 8 | 5 |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 17 | 24 | Kiss On My List | 1 |
| Daryl Hall And John Oates |
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| 29 | 25 | Hold On Loosely | 2 | ▲ |
| 38 Special |
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| - | 26 | Find Your Way Back | 2 | 22 |
| Jefferson Starship |
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| 26 | 27 | Since I Don't Have You | 23 |
| Don McLean |
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| 19 | 28 | While You See A Chance | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| - | 29 | Jessie's Girl | 17 | 2 |
| Rick Springfield |
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| 25 | 30 | Ain't Even Done With The Night | 13 |
| John Cougar |
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