| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 14, 1981 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CELEBRATION Kool & Gang (De-Lite 807) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2 | 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) | 5 | 7 | 16 | 11 | |
| 3 | THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (Chrysalis 2465) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | |
| 5 | KEEP ON LOVING YOU REO Speedwagon (Epic 50953) | 9 | 12 | 23 | 12 | |
| 6 | PASSION Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49617) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 7 | SAME OLD LANG SYNE Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic 50961) | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | |
| 8 | WOMAN John Lennon (Geffen 49644) | 14 | 22 | 32 | 5 | |
| 9 | (Just Like) STARTING OVER John Lennon (Geffen 49604) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 10 | HEY NINETEEN Steely Dan (MCA 51036) | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
| 11 | GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE Delbert McClinton (Capitol/MSS 4948) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 11 | |
| 12 | THE BEST OF TIMES Styx (A&M 2300) | 16 | 21 | 31 | 4 | |
| 13 | LOVE ON THE ROCKS Neil Diamond (Capitol 4939) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 14 | EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD Air Supply (Arista 0564) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| 15 | TREAT ME RIGHT Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2487) | 20 | 35 | 48 | 5 | |
| 16 | HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2464) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | |
| 17 | I AIN’T GONNA STAND FOR IT Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54320) | 19 | 23 | 28 | 10 | |
| 18 | MISS SUN Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11406) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 12 | |
| 19 | THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba (Atlantic 3776) | 21 | 25 | 30 | 13 | |
| 20 | CRYING Don McLean (Millennium 11799) | 24 | 32 | 43 | 4 | |
| 21 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL Jacksons (Epic 50959) | 22 | 27 | 35 | 11 | |
| 22 | A LITTLE IN LOVE Cliff Richard (EMI America 8068) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 10 | |
| 23 | HELLO AGAIN Neil Diamond (Capitol 4960) | 29 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573) | 26 | 31 | 40 | 11 | |
| 25 | TOGETHER Tierra (Boardwalk 5702) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 15 | |
| 26 | SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) | 28 | 33 | 38 | 12 | |
| 27 | RAPTURE Blondie (Chrysalis 2485) | 45 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD Eagles (Asylum 47100) | 30 | 34 | 39 | 8 | |
| 29 | HEARTS ON FIRE Randy Meisner (Epic 50964) | 36 | 53 | 74 | 4 | |
| 30 | KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 12142) | 37 | 54 | 73 | 4 | |
| 31 | AH! LEAH! Donnie Iris (MCA/Caurosel 51025) | 35 | 43 | 52 | 10 | |
| 32 | LADY Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) | 15 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |
| 33 | WHAT KIND OF FOOL Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11430) | 48 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | HE CAN’T LOVE YOU Michael Stanley Band (EMI America 8063) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 14 | |
| 35 | HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11391) | 17 | 13 | 6 | 15 | |
| 36 | TIME IS TIME Andy Gibb (RSO 1059) | 31 | 19 | 20 | 13 | |
| 37 | LIVING IN A FANTASY Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49657) | 49 | 69 | 85 | 4 | |
| 38 | SHINE ON L.T.D. (A&M 2283) | 39 | 42 | 44 | 14 | |
| 39 | DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA Police (A&M 2275) | 32 | 17 | 13 | 17 | |
| 40 | I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN Barry Manilow (Arista 0566) | 33 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| 41 | IT’S MY TURN Diana Ross (Motown 1496) | 34 | 26 | 18 | 17 | |
| 42 | FLASH’S THEME (aka Flash) Queen (Elektra 47092) | 47 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
| 43 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Heart (Epic 50950) | 38 | 30 | 14 | 13 | |
| 44 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (Elektra 47031) | 42 | 39 | 26 | 27 | |
| 45 | MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayer (Warner Bros. 49565) | 41 | 37 | 11 | 21 | |
| 46 | (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY Outlaws (Arista 0582) | 51 | 59 | 68 | 5 | |
| 47 | GUITAR MAN Elvis Presley (RCA 12158) | 57 | 71 | 79 | 4 | |
| 48 | BACK IN BLACK AC/DC (Atlantic 3787) | 50 | 55 | 62 | 10 | |
| 49 | FADE AWAY Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 11431) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | GUILTY Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia 11390) | 40 | 15 | 8 | 16 | |
| 51 | TOO TIGHT Con Funk Shun (Mercury 76089) | 58 | 70 | 86 | 4 | |
| 52 | PRECIOUS TO ME Phil Seymour (Boardwalk 5703) | 66 | 78 | 92 | 5 | |
| 53 | WHO’S MAKING LOVE Blues Brothers (Atlantic 3785) | 46 | 46 | 50 | 9 | |
| 54 | ONE STEP CLOSER Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49622) | 43 | 38 | 24 | 13 | |
| 55 | SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) | 68 | 79 | 91 | 5 | |
| 56 | DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME Police (A&M 2301) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE Steve Winwood (Island 49656) | 69 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | LOVE T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3116) | 53 | 45 | 41 | 12 | |
| 59 | FOOL THAT I AM Rita Coolidge (A&M 2281) | 55 | 57 | 60 | 10 | |
| 60 | STAYING WITH IT Firefall (Atlantic 3791) | 67 | 76 | 88 | 4 | |
| 61 | MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’) Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54317) | 44 | 40 | 33 | 21 | |
| 62 | MY MOTHER’S EYES Bette Midler (Atlantic 3771) | 56 | 47 | 42 | 13 | |
| 63 | DON’T STOP THE MUSIC Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury 76085) | 78 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton (EMI America 8071) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WHIP IT Devo (Warner Bros. 49550) | 59 | 49 | 46 | 25 | |
| 66 | SUDDENLY Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (MCA 51007) | 54 | 41 | 27 | 18 | |
| 67 | FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside (Solar 12129) | 77 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Teena Marie (Gordy 7189) | 52 | 44 | 45 | 13 | |
| 69 | AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT John Cougar (Riva 207) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | LIPSTICK Suzi Quatro (Dreamland 107) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | I DON’T WANT TO KNOW YOUR NAME Glen Campbell (Capitol 4959) | 73 | 80 | 87 | 4 | |
| 72 | AND LOVE GOES ON Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11434) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | COLD LOVE Donna Summer (Geffen 49634) | 60 | 52 | 49 | 11 | |
| 74 | FLY AWAY Peter Allen (A&M 2288) | 75 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 75 | FIREFLIES Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49660) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME April Wine (Capitol 4975) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra 47103) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | DREAMER Association (Elektra 47094) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | GIRLS CAN GET IT Dr. Hook (Casablanca 2314) | 65 | 56 | 51 | 16 | |
| 80 | I BELIEVE IN YOU Don Williams (MCA 41304) | 62 | 50 | 36 | 22 | |
| 81 | UNITED TOGETHER Aretha Franklin (Arista 0569) | 74 | 75 | 77 | 8 | |
| 82 | TURN ME LOOSE Loverboy (Columbia 11421) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 12103) | 64 | 51 | 47 | 21 | |
| 84 | WOMAN IN LOVE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11364) | 63 | 48 | 37 | 24 | |
| 85 | I LOVE YOU Climax Blues Band (Warner Bros. 49669) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SEASONS Charles Fox (Handshake 5307) | 81 | 82 | 84 | 8 | |
| 87 | HOW ’BOUT US Champaign (Columbia 11433) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | LONG TIME LOVIN’ YOU McGuffey Lane (Atco 7319) | 89 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 89 | OOO-EEE Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. 49666) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | THEME FROM RAGING BULL (Cavalleria Rusticana) Joel Diamond (Motown 1504) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Touch (Atco 7311) | 94 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | PROUD Joe Chemay Band (Unicorn 95001) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | CAFE AMORE Spyro Gyra (MCA 51035) | 95 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | IT’S MY JOB Jimmy Buffett (MCA 51061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | BLACKJACK Rupert Holmes (MCA 51045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | KILLIN’ TIME Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (Scotti Bros. 609) | 83 | 68 | 64 | 13 | |
| 97 | FULL OF FIRE Shalamar (Solar 12152) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | 8TH WONDER Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 553) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD Doobie Brothers (Sesame Street 49642) | 84 | 77 | 81 | 5 | |
| 100 | TURNING JAPANESE Vapors (United Artists 1364) | 70 | 61 | 56 | 23 | |
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