Top 100 songs for May 30, 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, “Hearts” by Marty Balin rises from No. 86 to No. 62. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hearts — Marty Balinup 24 places, No. 86 → No. 62
- Elvira — The Oak Ridge Boysup 19 places, No. 67 → No. 48
- All Those Years Ago — George Harrisonup 17 places, No. 33 → No. 16
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Say What — Jesse WinchesterNo. 37
- Fool In Love With You — Jim PhotogloNo. 38
- Nobody Wins — Elton JohnNo. 40
First-week entries
- Queen Of Hearts — Juice NewtonNo. 76
- Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through — Jim SteinmanNo. 80
- Slow Hand — The Pointer SistersNo. 83
- Give It To Me Baby — Rick JamesNo. 84
- It's Now Or Never — John SchneiderNo. 85
- Come To Me — Aretha FranklinNo. 86
- Sign Of The Gypsy Queen — April WineNo. 87
- In The Air Tonight — Phil CollinsNo. 89
- It Didn't Take Long — SpiderNo. 90
- She Did It — Michael DamianNo. 91
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.