Top 100 songs for June 27, 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, “Lady (You Bring Me Up)” by Commodores rises from No. 84 to No. 66. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lady (You Bring Me Up) — Commodoresup 18 places, No. 84 → No. 66
- It's Now Or Never — John Schneiderup 15 places, No. 55 → No. 40
- Touch Me When We're Dancing — Carpentersup 15 places, No. 76 → No. 61
New to this week’s Top 10
- Elvira — The Oak Ridge BoysNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Slow Hand — The Pointer SistersNo. 32
- A Life Of Illusion — Joe WalshNo. 38
- Jones Vs. Jones — Kool & The GangNo. 39
- It's Now Or Never — John SchneiderNo. 40
First-week entries
- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me — Ronnie MilsapNo. 75
- Everlasting Love — Rex Smith/Rachel SweetNo. 80
- The Real Thing — The Brothers JohnsonNo. 81
- Walk Right Now — The JacksonsNo. 83
- It Hurts To Be In Love — Dan HartmanNo. 84
- Don't Let Go The Coat — The WhoNo. 87
- Nicole — Point BlankNo. 88
- Someday, Someway — Robert GordonNo. 90
- On And On And On — ABBANo. 92
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.