Top 100 songs for July 4, 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, “(There's) No Gettin' Over Me” by Ronnie Milsap rises from No. 75 to No. 42. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me — Ronnie Milsapup 33 places, No. 75 → No. 42
- Touch Me When We're Dancing — Carpentersup 23 places, No. 61 → No. 38
- Lady (You Bring Me Up) — Commodoresup 18 places, No. 66 → No. 48
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Urgent — ForeignerNo. 51
- Cool Love — Pablo CruiseNo. 75
- Really Wanna Know You — Gary WrightNo. 80
- Nightwalker — Gino VannelliNo. 83
- You're My Girl — Franke & The KnockoutsNo. 84
- American Memories — Shamus M'CoolNo. 90
- Ready For Love — SilveradoNo. 95
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.