Top 100 songs for September 12, 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, “Private Eyes” by Daryl Hall John Oates rises from No. 54 to No. 34. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Private Eyes — Daryl Hall John Oatesup 20 places, No. 54 → No. 34
- She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) — Carl Carltonup 16 places, No. 64 → No. 48
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) — Christopher Crossup 15 places, No. 24 → No. 9
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Share Your Love With Me — Kenny RogersNo. 32
- Private Eyes — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 34
- I've Done Everything For You — Rick SpringfieldNo. 36
- General Hospi-tale — The Afternoon DelightsNo. 38
- We're In This Love Together — Al JarreauNo. 39
- I'm In Love — Evelyn KingNo. 40
First-week entries
- Tryin' To Live My Life Without You — Bob SegerNo. 61
- Say Goodbye To Hollywood — Billy JoelNo. 70
- Steal The Night — Stevie WoodsNo. 82
- You Saved My Soul — Burton CummingsNo. 83
- In The Dark — Billy SquierNo. 85
- Sausalito Summernight — DieselNo. 86
- (Want You) Back In My Life Again — CarpentersNo. 88
- You've Got A Good Love Coming — Van StephensonNo. 89
- Stay Awake — Ronnie LawsNo. 90
- Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move) — West Street MobNo. 91
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.