Top 100 songs for October 31, 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 “Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)” by Christopher Cross. Meanwhile, “Leather And Lace” by Stevie Nicks With Don Henley rises from No. 73 to No. 50. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Leather And Lace — Stevie Nicks With Don Henleyup 23 places, No. 73 → No. 50
- Trouble — Lindsey Buckinghamup 19 places, No. 74 → No. 55
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) — Kool & The Gangup 14 places, No. 56 → No. 42
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Young Turks — Rod StewartNo. 30
- Let's Groove — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 36
- Promises In The Dark — Pat BenatarNo. 38
- My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) — ChilliwackNo. 40
First-week entries
- Don't Stop Believin' — JourneyNo. 56
- Heart Like A Wheel — The Steve Miller BandNo. 74
- Pay The Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo) — The KnackNo. 81
- I'm Just Too Shy — Jermaine JacksonNo. 82
- The Jam Was Moving — Debbie HarryNo. 84
- The Cowboy And The Lady — John DenverNo. 85
- Castles In The Air — Don McLeanNo. 88
- More Than Just The Two Of Us — SneakerNo. 89
- Hooked On Classics — Royal Philharmonic OrchestraNo. 90
- Sweet Merilee — Donnie IrisNo. 91
- Destroyer — The KinksNo. 92
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.