Top 100 songs for September 19, 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, “Hard To Say” by Dan Fogelberg rises from No. 45 to No. 29. 5 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hard To Say — Dan Fogelbergup 16 places, No. 45 → No. 29
- Tryin' To Live My Life Without You — Bob Segerup 16 places, No. 61 → No. 45
- Say Goodbye To Hollywood — Billy Joelup 14 places, No. 70 → No. 56
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hard To Say — Dan FogelbergNo. 29
- When She Was My Girl — Four TopsNo. 37
- Just Once — Quincy Jones Featuring James IngramNo. 38
- Straight From The Heart — The Allman Brothers BandNo. 39
First-week entries
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.