Top 100 songs for July 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 “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes. Meanwhile, “Cool Love” by Pablo Cruise rises from No. 75 to No. 55. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cool Love — Pablo Cruiseup 20 places, No. 75 → No. 55
- Urgent — Foreignerup 14 places, No. 51 → No. 37
- Lady (You Bring Me Up) — Commodoresup 13 places, No. 48 → No. 35
New to this week’s Top 10
- Slow Hand — The Pointer SistersNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me — Ronnie MilsapNo. 32
- In The Air Tonight — Phil CollinsNo. 33
- Lady (You Bring Me Up) — CommodoresNo. 35
- Urgent — ForeignerNo. 37
- Double Dutch Bus — Frankie SmithNo. 38
- The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) — Greg Kihn BandNo. 39
First-week entries
- Endless Love — Diana Ross & Lionel RichieNo. 54
- Don't Give It Up — Robbie PattonNo. 76
- Stranger — Jefferson StarshipNo. 77
- Under The Covers — Janis IanNo. 81
- Breaking Away — BalanceNo. 82
- You Don't Know Me — Mickey GilleyNo. 83
- Nothing Ever Goes As Planned — StyxNo. 85
- That Old Song — Ray Parker Jr. & RaydioNo. 86
- Secrets — Mac DavisNo. 87
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.