Top 100 songs for August 22, 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, “In Your Letter” by REO Speedwagon rises from No. 66 to No. 42. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- In Your Letter — REO Speedwagonup 24 places, No. 66 → No. 42
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) — Christopher Crossup 20 places, No. 71 → No. 51
- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around — Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakersup 15 places, No. 21 → No. 6
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Start Me Up — The Rolling StonesNo. 61
- The Night Owls — Little River BandNo. 68
- I've Done Everything For You — Rick SpringfieldNo. 79
- The Theme From Hill Street Blues — Mike Post featuring Larry CarltonNo. 83
- She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) — Carl CarltonNo. 86
- Not Fade Away — Eric HineNo. 89
- I Love My Truck — Glen CampbellNo. 96
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.