Top 100 songs for January 24, 1981
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1981 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “(Just Like) Starting Over” by John Lennon. Meanwhile, “Treat Me Right” by Pat Benatar rises from No. 68 to No. 50. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Treat Me Right — Pat Benatarup 18 places, No. 68 → No. 50
- Flash's Theme Aka Flash — Queenup 15 places, No. 79 → No. 64
- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky — Outlawsup 10 places, No. 64 → No. 54
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Love A Rainy Night — Eddie RabbittNo. 8
- It's My Turn — Diana RossNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Best Of Times — StyxNo. 31
- A Little In Love — Cliff RichardNo. 34
- Smoky Mountain Rain — Ronnie MilsapNo. 36
- Crying — Don McLeanNo. 37
- Games People Play — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Best Of Times — StyxNo. 31
- Crying — Don McLeanNo. 37
- Hearts On Fire — Randy MeisnerNo. 65
- Kiss On My List — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 69
- Too Tight — ConFunkShunNo. 75
- Precious To Me — Phil SeymourNo. 78
- Staying With It — FirefallNo. 81
- Living In A Fantasy — Leo SayerNo. 85
- I Don't Want To Know Your Name — Glen CampbellNo. 87
- Wynken, Blynken And Nod — The Doobie BrothersNo. 88
- Seasons — Charles FoxNo. 89
- Lipstick — Suzi QuatroNo. 90
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.