First time doing my archived single charts since I briefly stopped, due to work and exam reasons.

Now, I have all the time in the world to continue where I've started.

Here is the first of many charts in 1981:

 

At the first chart of the year 1981, John Lennon starts the year where he ended last year, at the top with "Just Like (Starting Over)", marking it four weeks at #1. But the challenge for the late legend comes from a cover by Peter Maffay called "Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn" at #2, originally done by East Berlin band Karat in the year 1979. Meanwhile Leo Sayer reaches the top 3 again with "More Than I Can Say" at #3, Neil Diamond climbing high to #4 with "Love On The Rocks", his first top 10 hit since "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", his duet with Barbra Streisand 2 years ago and australian soft-rock band Air Supply reach the top 10 for the third time in a row with "Every Woman In The World".

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 2nd January 1981:

1 (1) John Lennon - Just Like (Starting Over)

2 (NE) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn

3 (10) Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say

4 (24) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

5 (2) Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love

6 (6) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

7 (7) Kenny Rogers - Lady

8 (8) Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

9 (4) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

10 (NE) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

11 (11) Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot

12 (3) ABBA - Super Trouper

13 (13) John Lennon - Imagine

14 (NE) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty

15 (15) Blondie - The Tide Is High

16 (17) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

17 (NE) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

18 (23) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

19 (5) Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

20 (16) Rod Stewart - Passion

21 (NE) Heart - Tell It Like It Is

22 (25) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

23 (9) The Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

24 (12) Status Quo - What You're Proposing

25 (NE) Karat - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn

26 (21) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

27 (18) Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

28 (22) The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

29 (19) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

30 (NE) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

31 (NE) Andy Gibb - Time Is Time

32 (27) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

33 (NE) Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

34 (32) Garland Jeffreys - Matador

35 (NE) Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly

36 (30) Boney M. - Children Of Paradise

37 (NE) Don Williams - I Believe In You

38 (29) Daryl Hall and John Oates - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

39 (NE) AC/DC - Hells Bells

40 (NE) The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer

Edited January 8, 20223 yr by Sergej

Good to see John on top still, and great new entries from Guilty and Suddenly. I don't know the Boney M xmas song! Or Peter Maffay, AC/DC, and Karat, but I like the rest of the newies :)

 

Hungry Heart and Johnny & Mary outdoing their UK peaks is great to see, and I hope the exams stuff all went well!

"Suddenly" was # 1 in my chart.

Good to see John on top still, and great new entries from Guilty and Suddenly. I don't know the Boney M xmas song! Or Peter Maffay, AC/DC, and Karat, but I like the rest of the newies :)

 

Hungry Heart and Johnny & Mary outdoing their UK peaks is great to see, and I hope the exams stuff all went well!

Glad that you like these songs in my first chart of 1981.

"Hungry Heart" and "Johnny and Mary" are very memorable songs for me, definitely deserving of a top 10 spot.

I've been finished with the exams last year, they went not as good as I hoped it would be, but I passed regardless and I finally got a job.

Thank you for your comment!

"Suddenly" was # 1 in my chart.

I'm glad that "Suddenly" was a #1 in your chart, it's a nice duet.

It's 5 weeks in a row on top for John Lennon's brillant "(Just Like) Starting Over", but Peter Kaffay's cover of "Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn" is breathing down John's neck as it spends another week at the runner-up position, while Karat's original jumps from #25 to #17. Neil Diamond gains one place to #3 with his lovely "Love On The Rocks", ABBA returns to the top 10 with "Super Trouper" at #4 and Barbra Streisand's follow-up to "Woman In Love", the track "Guilty" with Barry Gibb becomes yet another top 5 hit for her at #5. Meanwhile Blondie is back in the top 10 with their smash hit "The Tide Is High" at #8.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 9th January 1981:

1 (1) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

2 (2) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn

3 (4) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

4 (12) ABBA - Super Trouper

5 (14) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty

6 (13) John Lennon - Imagine

7 (5) Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love

8 (15) Blondie - The Tide Is High

9 (6) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

10 (8) Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

11 (9) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

12 (21) Heart - Tell It Like It Is

13 (10) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

14 (16) Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary

15 (20) Rod Stewart - Passion

16 (3) Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say

17 (17) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

18 (25) Karat - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn

19 (7) Kenny Rogers - Lady

20 (18) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

21 (19) Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

22 (22) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

23 (23) The Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

24 (11) Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot

25 (30) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

26 (33) Barry Mainlow - I Made It Through The Rain

27 (24) Status Quo - What You're Proposing

28 (NE) Queen - Flash

29 (34) Garland Jeffreys - Matador

30 (26) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

31 (NE) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

32 (27) Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

33 (31) Andy Gibb - Time Is Time

34 (29) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

35 (35) Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly

36 (NE) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

37 (28) The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime

38 (40) The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer

39 (NE) Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun

40 (NE) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

Edited January 10, 20223 yr by Sergej

For the first time in 5 weeks after John Lennon's (Just Like) Starting Over reigned supreme, we have a brand new #1: "Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn" by Peter Maffay, it's Peter's second #1 in over 11 years, after he hit the top with "Du". But John is also on the rise with "Imagine" going to #4, while Blondie's "The Tide Is High" jumps to #6, Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart" gains up to a new peak at #7 and "Every Woman In The World" by Air Supply re-peaks by climbing to #10.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 16th January 1981:

1 (2) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn

2 (1) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

3 (3) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

4 (6) John Lennon - Imagine

5 (5) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Gulity

6 (8) Blondie - The Tide Is High

7 (10) Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

8 (4) ABBA -Super Trouper

9 (7) Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love

10 (13) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

11 (11) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

12 (15) Rod Stewart - Passion

13 (9) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

14 (14) Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary

15 (12) Heart - Tell It Like It Is

16 (25) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

17 (RE) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

18 (26) Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

19 (30) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

20 (31) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

21 (17) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

22 (22) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

23 (21) Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

24 (24) Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot

25 (23) The Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

26 (16) Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say

27 (18) Karat - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn

28 (33) Andy Gibb - Time Is Time

29 (36) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

30 (35) Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly

31 (27) Status Quo - What You're Proposing

32 (RE) Boney M. - Children Of Paradise

32 (39) Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun

33 (28) Queen - Flash

34 (40) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

35 (38) The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer

36 (NE) Tierra - Together

37 (NE) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

38 (29) Garland Jeffreys - Matador

39 (32) Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

40 (NE) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

Edited January 10, 20223 yr by Sergej

Hi Sergej! Good to hear you got a job and the exams helped, even if they weren't quite what you hoped. Well done!

 

Good to see Flash and Hey Nineteen enter, both great singles, Blondie & Barb top 10, Eddie Rabbit wasn't a UK hit sadly, and neither was Dan Fogelberg, but REO Speedwagon very much was a big UK hit and chart-topper for me, be interesting to see if it improves on number 40 :)

 

Never heard your number one before but thanks for the German lesson, I pronounced it right from reading it (it turns out) and I now know Over Seven Bridges You Must Go in German. TBH only Brucken and gehn stumped me.... :D

Hi Sergej! Good to hear you got a job and the exams helped, even if they weren't quite what you hoped. Well done!

 

Good to see Flash and Hey Nineteen enter, both great singles, Blondie & Barb top 10, Eddie Rabbit wasn't a UK hit sadly, and neither was Dan Fogelberg, but REO Speedwagon very much was a big UK hit and chart-topper for me, be interesting to see if it improves on number 40 :)

 

Never heard your number one before but thanks for the German lesson, I pronounced it right from reading it (it turns out) and I now know Over Seven Bridges You Must Go in German. TBH only Brucken and gehn stumped me.... :D

Hi John!

Thank you for your congratulations.

I'm also happy that you like the debuts for "Flash" and "Hey Nineteen".

Also, your german translation was right, it's Over Seven Bridges You Must Go in German. Both versions of the song by Peter Maffay and Karat are classics in Germany.

Thank you for your comment on my throwback chart.

It's 2 weeks on top for Peter Maffay, denying Neil Diamond his chance on getting his second #1 song. Down below, ABBA's making moves up 4 places to #4, Air Supply go to the top 10 with "Every Woman In The World", making it their fourth single in a row to reach the top 10, Frank Duval & Orchestra re-enter the top 10 with "Angel Of Mine" and Rod Stewart goes to the top 10 as well with his "Passion".

 

Boney M. dance their "Felicidad (Margherita)" and they look for yet another top 10 hit, Barclay James Harvest re-enters way up to #15 with "Life Is For Living" and Status Quo push up back to the top 20 with "What You're Proposing".

 

The highest debut this week come from the legendary Eagles with "Seven Bridges Road" at #37, down below are two classic artists, the legendary piano wonderchild and singer Stevie Wonder with "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It" at #38 and the UK band lead by Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits with "Romeo & Juliet" at #39.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 23rd January 1981:

1 (1) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

2 (2) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

3 (3) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

4 (8) ABBA - Super Trouper

5 (4) John Lennon - Imagine

6 (6) Blondie - The Tide Is High

7 (7) Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

8 (10) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

9 (13) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

10 (12) Rod Stewart - Passion

11 (11) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

12 (21) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

13 (14) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

14 (17) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

15 (RE) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

16 (5) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty

17 (22) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

18 (31) Status Quo - What You're Proposing

19 (16) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

20 (19) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

21 (25) The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

22 (15) Heart - Tell It Like It Is

23 (18) Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

24 (20) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

25 (28) Andy Gibb - Time Is Time

26 (27) Karat - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

27 (29) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

28 (32) Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun

29 (34) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

30 (23) Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

31 (37) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

32 (RE) Kenny Rogers - Lady

33 (36) Tierra - Together

34 (40) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

35 (30) Olvia Newton-John & Cliff Richard - Suddenly

36 (39) Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

37 (NE) Eagles - Seven Bridges Road

38 (NE) Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

39 (NE) Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

40 (24) Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Edited January 22, 20223 yr by Sergej

It's 3 weeks on top for Peter Maffay, with ABBA & John Lennon following suit at #2 and #3 closely behind. With Blondie and Frank Duval & Orchestra completing the top 5, the Top 5 is all shook up, except for the #1 position, even though Peter is safe right now, he might not be safe from losing the top position next week. Kool & The Gang celebrate their top 10 jump with "Celebration", as well as Barclay James Harvest with "Life Is For Living", Eddie Rabbitt reaching the top 10 for the first time with "I Love A Rainy Night" and Boney M. add "Felicidad (Margherita)" to their top 10 collection.

 

Speaking of high jumps, Dolly Parton manages to almost reach the top 10 with "9 To 5", if her momentum keeps up like this, she will reach the top 10 next week. Dire Straits also jump high, almost reaching the top 25 with "Romeo and Juliet".

 

The highest debut this week come from Styx after almost reaching #1 with "Boat On The River", they try their luck again, with "The Best Of Times" at #29, other debuts come from the legendary Jacksons with "Heartbreak Hotel", not to be confused with Elvis's classic "Heartbreak Hotel", Cliff Richard debuts with "A Little In Love", Country singer Fred Knoblock and american actor Susan Anton jump in with "Killin' Time" and Don McLean debuts with the classic "Crying" at #40.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 30th January 1981:

1 (1) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

2 (4) ABBA - Super Trouper

3 (5) John Lennon - Imagine

4 (6) Blondie - The Tide Is High

5 (9) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

6 (20) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

7 (2) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

8 (15) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

9 (14) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

10 (12) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

11 (8) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

12 (29) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

13 (10) Rod Stewart - Passion

14 (11) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

15 (13) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

16 (3) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

17 (19) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

18 (23) Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

19 (27) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

20 (17) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

21 (16) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty

22 (24) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

23 (31) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

24 (25) Andy Gibb - Time Is Time

25 (28) Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun

26 (39) Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet

27 (33) Tierra - Together

28 (34) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

29 (NE) Styx - The Best Of Times

30 (38) Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

31 (26) Karat - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

32 (18) Status Quo - What You're Proposing

33 (37) Eagles - Seven Bridges Road

34 (7) Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

35 (RE) Queen - Flash

36 (NE) The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel

37 (NE) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love

38 (36) Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

39 (NE) Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton - Killin' Time

40 (NE) Don McLean - Crying

Edited January 22, 20223 yr by Sergej

Hi Sergej! :)

 

Abba up to 2 :yahoo: I was also a fan of Rod's Passion, which underperformed in the charts of the time, and Life Is For Living I liked. I love the Stevie Wonder country-styled hit, and Dire Straits sweet Romeo & Juliet, and I dont know that Eagles record. I don't recall it as a single release even!! :o

 

Imagine at 3, Kool celebrating top 10 as they did in my charts, Styx creeping in, I also liked that one, though not quite up to Babe standard. Don McLean a very late entrant to the 40 :o One of Cliff's good singles entering, this is his greatest period for me, and The Jacksons prepare for a classic follow-up, I enjoyed Heartbreak Hotel though. I dont know Killin' Time but I can support anyone that uses their surname Knoblock as a popstar name :D

 

enjoying these :)

Hi Sergej! :)

 

Abba up to 2 :yahoo: I was also a fan of Rod's Passion, which underperformed in the charts of the time, and Life Is For Living I liked. I love the Stevie Wonder country-styled hit, and Dire Straits sweet Romeo & Juliet, and I dont know that Eagles record. I don't recall it as a single release even!! :o

 

Imagine at 3, Kool celebrating top 10 as they did in my charts, Styx creeping in, I also liked that one, though not quite up to Babe standard. Don McLean a very late entrant to the 40 :o One of Cliff's good singles entering, this is his greatest period for me, and The Jacksons prepare for a classic follow-up, I enjoyed Heartbreak Hotel though. I dont know Killin' Time but I can support anyone that uses their surname Knoblock as a popstar name :D

 

enjoying these :)

Hi John!

Very happy that you like most of the songs on here!

For me, my favourite Styx song is "Boat On The River", really like the folk-y sound of it. "Killin' Time" won't be long in my chart, I know that song because I always the hear the American Top 40 80s shows from 1981.

Thank you for your comment!

Edited January 29, 20223 yr by Sergej

Kool & The Gang are celebration at the top for the first time, pun intended. Their song "Celebration" gets to the top and becomes their first #1. Blondie climbs again to #2 with "The Tide Is High". Meanwhile Eddie Rabbitt jumps to #5 with his first top 5 hit "I Love A Rainy Night", Dolly Parton gets her first top 10 hit with "9 To 5" at #9 and Rod Stewart re-peaks at #10.

 

Getting the highest debut is english band Rainbow with their second charting hit "I Surrender" at #19, the highest jump at #23 comes from the legendary band Queen with "Flash", the theme song of the 1980 film Flash Gordon.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 6th February 1981:

1 (6) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

2 (4) Blondie - The Tide Is High

3 (1) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

4 (5) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

5 (9) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

6 (2) ABBA - Super Trouper

7 (8) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

8 (3) John Lennon - Imagine

9 (12) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

10 (13) Rod Stewart - Passion

11 (7) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

12 (11) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

13 (10) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

14 (17) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

15 (15) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

16 (19) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

17 (26) Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet

18 (22) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

19 (NE) Rainbow - I Surrender

20 (23) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

21 (28) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

22 (14) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

23 (35) Queen - Flash

24 (25) Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun

25 (16) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

26 (29) Styx - The Best Of Times

27 (30) Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

28 (27) Tierra - Together

29 (40) Don McLean - Crying

30 (33) Eagles - Seven Bridges Road

31 (21) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty

32 (31) Karat - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

33 (36) The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel

34 (37) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love

35 (NE) Neil Diamond - Hello Again

36 (RE) AC/DC - Hells Bells

37 (18) Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

38 (32) Status Quo - What You're Proposing

39 (NE) Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain

40 (38) Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')

In her first chart hit, Dolly Parton goes to #1 with "9 To 5", the first time she has even been at #1. But down below is Eddie Rabbitt climbing up and up with his hit "I Love A Rainy Night". Rod Stewart also is continuing to climb to #6 with "Passion", meanwhile there are also a high 13 place climb for REO Speedwagon with "Keep On Loving You" at #7, which is also the highest climber for this week's chart too.

There are also debuts for Pat Benatar, Ronnie Milsap, The Alan Parsons Project and Secret Service on there too.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 13th February 1981:

1 (9) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

2 (1) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

3 (5) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

4 (2) Blondie - The Tide Is High

5 (4) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

6 (10) Rod Stewart - Passion

7 (21) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

8 (6) ABBA - Super Trouper

9 (11) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

10 (7) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

11 (16) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

12 (18) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

13 (19) Rainbow - I Surrender

14 (20) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

15 (26) Styx - The Best Of Times

16 (12) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

17 (8) John Lennon - Imagine

18 (24) Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun

19 (3) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

20 (27) Stevie Wonder I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

21 (29) Don McLean - Crying

22 (13) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

23 (RE) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

24 (15) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

25 (14) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

26 (23) Queen - Flash

27 (28) Tierra - Together

28 (17) Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

29 (35) Neil Diamond - Hello Again

30 (33) The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel

31 (30) Eagles - Seven Bridges Road

32 (NE) Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right

33 (34) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love

34 (NE) Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain

35 (NE) The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play

36 (25) Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

37 (37) Barry Manilow - I Made It Through The Rain

38 (31) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty

39 (22) Roland Kaiser - Santa Maria

40 (NE) Secret Service - Ye-si-ca

It's a brand new number one song after Dolly Parton's 9 To 5 slipped down to #2 and it's also the first #1 for the country artist Eddie Rabbitt with his song "I Love A Rainy Night", but he also debuts lower down with "Drivin' My Life Away" at #38. Meanwhile Frank Duval & Orchestra really try to get to #1 with "Angel Of Mine" as they rise to #3, but Barclay James Harvest rise to #4 with "Life Is For Living" to challenge for the top spot as well.

Also two other songs rise up to the top 10, Styx's "The Best Of Times" to #9 and The Boomtown Rats with the underrated "Banana Republic" at #10.

The highest debut this week comes from Blondie, who look to follow up her top 10 hit "The Tide Is High" with "Rapture" at #27.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 20th February 1981:

1 (3) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

2 (1) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

3 (5) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

4 (11) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

5 (4) Blondie - The Tide Is High

6 (2) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

7 (8) ABBA - Super Trouper

8 (7) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

9 (15) Styx - The Best Of Times

10 (23) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

11 (11) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

12 (13) Rainbow - I Surrender

13 (14) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

14 (9) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

15 (12) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

16 (19) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

17 (28) Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

18 (6) Rod Stewart - Passion

19 (22) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

20 (26) Queen - Flash

21 (17) John Lennon - Imagine

22 (21) Don McLean - Crying

23 (20) Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

24 (16) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

25 (29) Neil Diamond - Hello Again

26 (24) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

27 (NE) Blondie - Rapture

28 (27) Tierra - Together

29 (40) Secret Service - Ye-si-ca

30 (18) Boz Scaggs - Miss Run

31 (33) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love

32 (32) Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right

33 (30) The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel

34 (35) The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play

35 (34) Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain

36 (NE) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - What Kind Of Fool

37 (NE) Randy Meisner - Hearts On Fire

38 (NE) Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away

39 (NE) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List

40 (25) Diana Ross - It's My Turn

For a climb of 7 places REO Speedwagon gets their first chart topping hit with "Keep On Loving You", it keeps "Live Is For Living" by Barclay James Harvest out of the top spot, they have to settle for #2. Meanwhile rising to #6 are The Boomtown Rats with "Banana Republic". The highest debut this week is at #31 with "Woman" by the late, great John Lennon.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 27th February 1981:

1 (8) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

2 (4) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

3 (1) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

4 (3) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

5 (2) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

6 (10) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

7 (6) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

8 (7) ABBA - Super Trouper

9 (9) Styx - The Best Of Times

10 (14) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

11 (13) Dan Fogelberg - Samd Old Lang Syne

12 (11) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

13 (19) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

14 (16) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

15 (13) Rainbow - I Surrender

16 (20) Queen - Flash

17 (22) Don McLean - Crying

18 (18) Rod Stewart - Passion

19 (25) Neil Diamond - Hello Again

20 (23) Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

21 (21) John Lennon - Imagine

22 (27) Blondie - Rapture

23 (15) Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

24 (26) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

25 (17) Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

26 (29) Secret Service - Ye-si-ca

27 (28) Tierra - Together

28 (31) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love

29 (32) Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right

30 (36) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - What Kind Of Fool

31 (NE) John Lennon - Woman

32 (34) The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play

33 (37) Randy Meisner - Hearts On Fire

34 (39) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List

35 (NE) Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

36 (35) Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain

37 (NE) Leo Sayer - Living In A Fantasy

38 (NE) Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away

39 (24) Air Supply - Every Woman In The World

40 (NE) Donnie Iris - Ah!Leah!

Banana Republic was a goodie, I love rapture and I Aint Gonna Stand For It is good too.

 

REO Speedwagon also topped my charts in early 1981, snap! It's still a great Rock anthem. John Lennon's Woman also topped my charts, Talking Heads is a total classic. I also love hall & Oates Kiss.

 

The rest fall into 2 groups of new entries, those I like and those I dont really know or have forgotten! Shockinlgy that group includes stuff from Barbra Streisand, Bruce, Leo, so if I ever get to revisit 1981 musically I will need to dig those ones out to re-evaluate the way I have done for 1967 to 1971, and currently am doing for 1972! :D

 

Interesting stuff! :cheer:

Banana Republic was a goodie, I love rapture and I Aint Gonna Stand For It is good too.

 

REO Speedwagon also topped my charts in early 1981, snap! It's still a great Rock anthem. John Lennon's Woman also topped my charts, Talking Heads is a total classic. I also love hall & Oates Kiss.

 

The rest fall into 2 groups of new entries, those I like and those I dont really know or have forgotten! Shockinlgy that group includes stuff from Barbra Streisand, Bruce, Leo, so if I ever get to revisit 1981 musically I will need to dig those ones out to re-evaluate the way I have done for 1967 to 1971, and currently am doing for 1972! :D

 

Interesting stuff! :cheer:

Hi there John!

Glad that you like most of the songs on here!

Would be interested to see your revisited 1981 charts! If possible when I'll catch up with my chart archives, I might revisit all the years as well!

Thank you for your comment.

REO Speedwagon stay at #1 for a second week in a row with "Keep On Loving You", while Eddie Rabbitt climbs back to #2 with "I Love A Rainy Night". The highest debut this week is also a very high debut for Visage with "Fade To Grey" to #5. Another huge climbers came from Rainbow with "I Surrender" at #6 and Don McLean with "Crying" going to the top 10. Other debuts come from Steve Winwood, The Police and Sheena Easton.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 6th March 1981:

1 (1) REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You

2 (3) Eddie Rabbitt - I Love A Rainy Night

3 (5) Dolly Parton - 9 To 5

4 (2) Barclay James Harvest - Life Is For Living

5 (NE) Visage - Fade To Grey

6 (15) Rainbow - I Surrender

7 (9) Styx - The Best Of Times

8 (4) Frank Duval & Orchestra - Angel Of Mine

9 (6) The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

10 (17) Don McLean - Crying

11 (7) Kool & The Gang - Celebration

12 (12) Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up For Your Love

13 (19) Neil Diamond - Hello Again

14 (20) Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

15 (16) Queen - Flash

16 (8) ABBA - Super Trouper

17 (21) John Lennon - Imagine

18 (22) Blondie - Rapture

19 (10) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

20 (14) Peter Maffay - Über Sieben Brücken Mußt Du Gehn (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go)

21 (RE) Blondie - The Tide Is High

22 (35) Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

23 (13) Boney M. - Felicidad (Margherita)

24 (30) Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - What Kind Of Fool

25 (11) Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

26 (24) Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary

27 (34) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List

28 (18) Rod Stewart - Passion

29 (32) The Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play

30 (25) Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

31 (28) Cliff Richard - A Little In Love

32 (29) Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right

33 (33) Randy Meisner - Hearts On Fire

34 (31) John Lennon - Woman

35 (26) Secret Service - Ye-si-ca

36 (38) Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away

37 (37) Leo Sayer - Living In A Fantasy

38 (NE) Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance

39 (NE) The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me

40 (NE) Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine To Five)