August 8, 1981

----- DROPOUTS -----
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio ----- 4 (2) / 15
Modern Girl - Sheena Easton ----- 18 (2) / 9
All Those Years Ago - George Harrison ----- 2 (3) / 11
Medley - Stars On 45 ----- 1(1) / 14  


 40 --- That Old Song - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (49)
 39 --- Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra (46)
 38 --- Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt (50)
 37 --- Everlasting Love - Rex Smith / Rachel Sweet (41)
40 36 --- You're My Girl - Franke & The Knockouts
37 35 --- Don't Want To Wait Anymore - The Tubes
36 34 --- Love On A Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw
33 33 --- Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through - Jim Steinman
34 32 --- Don't Give It Up - Robbie Patton
32 31 --- Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith

35 30 --- Feels So Right - Alabama
39 29 --- Really Wanna Know You - Gary Wright
12 28 --- Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
27 27 --- The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) - Greg Kihn Band
31 26 --- Fire And Ice - Pat Benatar
38 25 --- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
24 24 --- Don't Let Him Go - REO Speedwagon
28 23 --- Cool Love - Pablo Cruise
30 22 --- Who's Crying Now - Journey
23 21 --- In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins

22 20 --- Urgent - Foreigner
19 19 --- Sweet Baby - Stanley Clarke / George Duke
18 18 --- The Stroke - Billy Squier
20 17 --- It's Now Or Never - John Schneider
16 16 --- Touch Me When We're Dancing - Carpenters
15 15 --- Time - The Alan Parsons Project
17 14 --- Lady (You Bring Me Up) - Commodores
11 13 --- You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall & John Oates
07 12 --- Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes    
13 11 --- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap

02 10 --- The One That You Love - Air Supply  
10 09 --- Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
09 08 --- Hearts - Marty Balin
08 07 --- Boy From New York City - The Manhattan Transfer
06 06 --- Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters
05 05 --- Elvira - The Oak Ridge Boys
04 04 --- I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers
03 03 --- Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
14 02 --- Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
01 01 --- Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 8-14 August 1981

01 01 GREEN DOOR Shakin' Stevens **
02 04 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Stevie Wonder
03 07 HOOKED ON CLASSICS The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
04 03 CHANT #1 (I DON'T NEED THIS PRESSURE ON) Spandau Ballet
05 02 GHOST TOWN The Specials ***
06 06 CAN CAN Bad Manners
07 15 WALK RIGHT NOW The Jacksons
08 11 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton
09 05 STARS ON 45 (VOLUME 2) Starsound
10 14 BACK TO THE SIXTIES Tight Fit

11 12 NEW LIFE Depeche Mode
12 10 DANCING ON THE FLOOR (HOOKED ON LOVE) Third World
13 08 BODY TALK Imagination
14 09 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME ABBA
15 23 GIRLS ON FILM Duran Duran
16 24 SHOW ME Dexy's Midnight Runners
17 35 WATER ON GLASS / BOYS Kim Wilde
18 13 SAT IN YOUR LAP Kate Bush
19 40 HOLD ON TIGHT E.L.O.
20 25 BEACH BOY GOLD Gidea Park

21 21 VISAGE Visage
22 16 WORDY RAPPINGHOOD Tom Tom Club
23 18 NO WOMAN, NO CRY Bob Marley and the Wailers
24 17 YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY Randy Crawford
25 26 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon
26 20 NEVER SURRENDER Saxon
27 33 THE CARIBBEAN DISCO SHOW Lobo
28 36 (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR Bill Wyman
29 -- LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) Human League
30 30 I'M IN LOVE Evelyn King

31 22 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE Michael Jackson **
32 -- BACKFIRED Debbie Harry
33 19 MOTORHEAD LIVE Motorhead
34 -- STARTRAX CLUB DISCO Startrax
35 34 SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE'S BUILT, SHE'S STACKED) Carl Carlton
36 -- WUNDERBAR Ten Pole Tudor
37 -- ARABIAN NIGHTS Siouxsie and the Banshees
38 28 MEMORY Elaine Paige
39 -- FIRE U2
40 37 I LOVE YOU, YES I LOVE YOU Eddy Grant

-- 27 GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS Odyssey
-- 29 RAZZMATAZZ Quincy Jones
-- 31 CAN'T HAPPEN HERE Rainbow
-- 32 THERE'S A GUY WORKS DOWN THE CHIP SHOP SWEARS HE'S ELVIS Kirsty MacColl
-- 38 THROW AWAY THE KEY Linx
-- 39 DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY Voggue


It's a big Howdy to U2