Top 100 songs for September 26, 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, “Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)” by Marty Balin rises from No. 77 to No. 60. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) — Marty Balinup 17 places, No. 77 → No. 60
- Say Goodbye To Hollywood — Billy Joelup 16 places, No. 56 → No. 40
- Sausalito Summernight — Dieselup 16 places, No. 78 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- Start Me Up — The Rolling StonesNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) — Air SupplyNo. 54
- He's A Liar — Bee GeesNo. 63
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic — The PoliceNo. 66
- Oh No — CommodoresNo. 71
- More Stars — More Stars On 45No. 76
- My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) — ChilliwackNo. 81
- Take Me Now — David GatesNo. 82
- No Reply At All — GenesisNo. 85
- It's All I Can Do — Anne MurrayNo. 86
- Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll — Freddy Cannon & The BelmontsNo. 89
- Still — John SchneiderNo. 90
- I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today — The Crusaders With Joe CockerNo. 98
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.