Top 100 songs for December 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 “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John. Meanwhile, “Waiting On A Friend” by The Rolling Stones rises from No. 70 to No. 36. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Waiting On A Friend — The Rolling Stonesup 34 places, No. 70 → No. 36
- Take It Easy On Me — Little River Bandup 33 places, No. 82 → No. 49
- Love Is Alright Tonite — Rick Springfieldup 24 places, No. 84 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- Harden My Heart — QuarterflashNo. 9
- Don't Stop Believin' — JourneyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Shake It Up — The CarsNo. 32
- Waiting On A Friend — The Rolling StonesNo. 36
- She's Got A Way — Billy JoelNo. 37
- Castles In The Air — Don McLeanNo. 40
First-week entries
- Sweet Dreams — Air SupplyNo. 74
- All Our Tomorrows — Eddie SchwartzNo. 80
- Sea Of Love — Del ShannonNo. 81
- Keeping Our Love Alive — Henry Paul BandNo. 88
- A World Without Heroes — KISSNo. 92
- Every Home Should Have One — Patti AustinNo. 93
- Chariots Of Fire - Titles — VangelisNo. 94
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.