New York's Radio Station - WABC 77 - Survey/21 April 1981
Courtesy of
the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com
Survey collected and contributed by Ken
Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen at asniffen@computer.net
TW LW 1. Morning Train (Nine to Five) - Sheena Easton (EMI America) *2 weeks #1* 1 2. Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey (Capitol) 5 3. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) 4 4. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr. (with Bill Withers) (Elektra) 3 5. Rapture - Blondie (Chrysalis) 2 6. Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton (Capitol) 9 7. Being With You - Smokey Robinson (Tamla) 11 8. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 6 9. The Best of Times - Styx (A&M) 10 10. Magic Man - Robert Winters & Fall (Buddah) 28 11. Don't Stop the Music - Yarbrough & Peoples (Mercury) 13 12. Woman - John Lennon (Geffen) 8 13. Watching the Wheels - John Lennon (Geffen) 18 14. It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (SOLAR) 15 15. While You See a Chance - Steve Winwood (Island) 20 16. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (RCA) 7 17. Hello Again - Neil Diamond (Capitol) 17 18. You Better You Bet - The Who (Warner Brothers) -- 19. The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (Atlantic) 19 20. Ai no Corrida - Quincy Jones (A&M) -- 21. Celebration - Kool & the Gang (De-Lite) 16 22. Too Much Time On My Hands - Styx (A&M) 24 23. Crying - Don McLean (Millennium) 14 24. The Tide is High - Blondie (Chrysalis) 12 25. Together - Tierra (Boardwalk) 21 26. How 'Bout Us - Champaign (Columbia) 26 27. Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon (Epic) 29 28. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes (EMI America) 35 29. Her Town Too - James Taylor and J.D Souther (Columbia) 22 30. What Kind of Fool - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb (Columbia) 23 31. Ain't Even Done With the Night - John Cougar (Riva) 32 33. Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs (MCA) 27 35. Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli (Arista) 37 37. Say You'll Be Mine - Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) -- 38. Sweetheart - Frankie & the Knockouts (Millennium) -- 39. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan (MCA) 36 40. Since I Don't Have You - Don McLean (Millennium) 40 EX Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 (Radio) THE TOP TEN ALBUMS: Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon (Epic) Paradise Theater - Styx (A&M) Face Dances - The Who (Warner Brothers) Arc of a Diver - Steve Winwood (Island) Moving Pictures - Rush (Mercury) Another Ticket - Eric Clapton (RSO) Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police (A&M) Reckoning - The Grateful Dead (Arista) Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond (Capitol) SPECIAL NOTE: The "EX" designation on the last single on the survey is what WABC referred to as an "Extra" - that is, a song that is not on the playlist, nor is it a Hot Prospect, but it does merit airplay consideration.
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