Top 100 songs for December 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 “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John. Meanwhile, “All Our Tomorrows” by Eddie Schwartz rises from No. 67 to No. 54. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- All Our Tomorrows — Eddie Schwartzup 13 places, No. 67 → No. 54
- Somewhere Down The Road — Barry Manilowup 13 places, No. 76 → No. 63
- Centerfold — The J. Geils Bandup 12 places, No. 23 → No. 11
New to this week’s Top 10
- Trouble — Lindsey BuckinghamNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Abacab — GenesisNo. 71
- Southern Pacific — Neil Young / Crazy HorseNo. 80
- Through The Years — Kenny RogersNo. 82
- Crazy (Keep On Falling) — The John Hall BandNo. 83
- Tonight Tonight — Bill ChamplinNo. 85
- Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) — KanoNo. 91
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.