WABC Survey/17 November 1981

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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
Additional detail provided by Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                     
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)   *1 week #1*  4
  2. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) -                      
                            Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)  3
  3. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Motown)          1
  4. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (Liberty)                4
  5. Silly - Deniece Williams (ARC)                              6
  6. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (Epic)                     7
  7. Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) -             
                                            Air Supply (Arista) 15
  8. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross (RCA)               20
  9. When She Was My Girl - The Four Tops (Casablanca)           8
 11. The Theme from Hill Street Blues -                           
                    Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton (Elektra) 12
 12. The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (Arista)                     22
 13. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores (Motown)           11
 15. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) -                            
                                  Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) --
 16. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (Warner Brothers)  9
 17. Step by Step - Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)                     28
 19. Waiting for a Girl Like You - Foreigner (Atlantic)         16
 20. Oh No - The Commodores (Motown)                            18
 21. Who's Crying Now - Journey (Columbia)                      17
 22. Just Once - Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (A&M)      14
 25. (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)         21
 26. Yesterday's Songs - Neil Diamond (Columbia)                30
 27. Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)                    23
 29. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu (Alfa)      24
 31. Comin' In and Out of Your Life -                             
                                    Barbra Streisand (Columbia) HP
 HP  She's Got a Way - Billy Joel (Columbia)                    --
 AC  Through the Years - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)                 AC

 SPECIAL NOTE:  Note that WABC did not report numbers 10, 14, or 18.  
 The songs at these positions probably had a harder edge to them, 
 such as:
 She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
                                 - Carl Carlton (20th Century)
 Start Me Up - Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
 Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (Epic)
 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police (A&M)
 Physical - Olivia Newton-John (MCA) 
 Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire (ARC)

 As WABC's music format edged to a more adult sound, fewer harder 
 songs (of any variety - rock, urban, etc.) were played or noted.
 

 

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