Top 100 songs for April 11, 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 “Kiss On My List” by Daryl Hall John Oates. Meanwhile, “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes rises from No. 57 to No. 33. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnesup 24 places, No. 57 → No. 33
- Find Your Way Back — Jefferson Starshipup 15 places, No. 81 → No. 66
- Watching The Wheels — John Lennonup 14 places, No. 52 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Bette Davis Eyes — Kim CarnesNo. 33
- Sukiyaki — A Taste Of HoneyNo. 34
- I Missed Again — Phil CollinsNo. 35
- Watching The Wheels — John LennonNo. 38
- Mister Sandman — Emmylou HarrisNo. 39
- Me (Without You) — Andy GibbNo. 40
First-week entries
- Since I Don't Have You — Don McLeanNo. 71
- Medley — Stars On 45No. 76
- Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) — Quincy JonesNo. 81
- That Didn't Hurt Too Bad — Dr. HookNo. 83
- One More Chance — Diana RossNo. 85
- Lately — Stevie WonderNo. 86
- Winning — SantanaNo. 87
- Seduced — Leon RedboneNo. 89
- Heaven In Your Arms — Dan HartmanNo. 93
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.