Top 100 songs for August 15, 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 “Endless Love” by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie. Meanwhile, “Draw Of The Cards” by Kim Carnes rises from No. 72 to No. 53. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Draw Of The Cards — Kim Carnesup 19 places, No. 72 → No. 53
- The Voice — The Moody Bluesup 17 places, No. 56 → No. 39
- In Your Letter — REO Speedwagonup 16 places, No. 82 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Beach Boys Medley — The Beach BoysNo. 37
- The Voice — The Moody BluesNo. 39
- Breaking Away — BalanceNo. 40
First-week entries
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) — Christopher CrossNo. 71
- Backfired — Debbie HarryNo. 75
- All I Have To Do Is Dream — Andy Gibb & Victoria PrincipalNo. 81
- Just Once — Quincy Jones Featuring James IngramNo. 84
- When She Was My Girl — Four TopsNo. 85
- Burnin' For You — Blue Oyster CultNo. 87
- Silly — Deniece WilliamsNo. 88
- La-Di-Da — Sad CafeNo. 90
- Very Special — Debra LawsNo. 94
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.