Top 100 songs for May 16, 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 “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Meanwhile, “You Make My Dreams” by Daryl Hall John Oates rises from No. 67 to No. 38. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Make My Dreams — Daryl Hall John Oatesup 29 places, No. 67 → No. 38
- Is It You — Lee Ritenourup 17 places, No. 65 → No. 48
- Just So Lonely — Get Wetup 14 places, No. 57 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- Too Much Time On My Hands — StyxNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Loved 'em Every One — T.G. SheppardNo. 37
- You Make My Dreams — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 38
- The Waiting — Tom Petty And The HeartbreakersNo. 39
- Winning — SantanaNo. 40
First-week entries
- The One That You Love — Air SupplyNo. 59
- Elvira — The Oak Ridge BoysNo. 78
- Stronger Than Before — Carole Bayer SagerNo. 83
- The Stroke — Billy SquierNo. 84
- Double Dutch Bus — Frankie SmithNo. 86
- What Cha' Gonna Do For Me — Chaka KhanNo. 87
- Two Hearts — Stephanie Mills Featuring Teddy PendergrassNo. 88
- Jones Vs. Jones — Kool & The GangNo. 89
- Rain In May — Max WernerNo. 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.