Top 100 songs for November 28, 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 “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John. Meanwhile, “Shake It Up” by The Cars rises from No. 76 to No. 58. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Shake It Up — The Carsup 18 places, No. 76 → No. 58
- Comin' In And Out Of Your Life — Barbra Streisandup 15 places, No. 45 → No. 30
- Cool Night — Paul Davisup 15 places, No. 49 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
- Oh No — CommodoresNo. 6
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love — Diana RossNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- You Could Have Been With Me — Sheena EastonNo. 78
- Leader Of The Band — Dan FogelbergNo. 81
- My Kinda Lover — Billy SquierNo. 82
- Anyone Can See — Irene CaraNo. 90
- I'm Your Superman — All Sports BandNo. 94
- Better Things — The KinksNo. 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.