Top 100 songs for February 21, 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 “9 To 5” by Dolly Parton. Meanwhile, “Morning Train (Nine To Five)” by Sheena Easton rises from No. 74 to No. 53. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Morning Train (Nine To Five) — Sheena Eastonup 21 places, No. 74 → No. 53
- Don't Stand So Close To Me — The Policeup 18 places, No. 57 → No. 39
- Just The Two Of Us — Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withersup 18 places, No. 83 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Best Of Times — StyxNo. 7
- Same Old Lang Syne — Dan FogelbergNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Fade Away — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 33
- Precious To Me — Phil SeymourNo. 38
- Don't Stand So Close To Me — The PoliceNo. 39
First-week entries
- Angel Of The Morning — Juice NewtonNo. 70
- I Love You — Climax Blues BandNo. 80
- Wasn't That A Party — The RoversNo. 81
- Theme From Raging Bull (Cavalleria Rusticana) — Joel DiamondNo. 83
- Who Do You Think You're Foolin' — Donna SummerNo. 84
- Ch Ch Cherie — The Johnny Average Band Featuring Nikki WillsNo. 86
- It's My Job — Jimmy BuffettNo. 87
- Love On The Airwaves — NightNo. 88
- Games — Phoebe SnowNo. 89
- Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life) — T.S. MonkNo. 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.