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Lee
02-15-2010, 10:20 PM
1/3-More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer(3 weeks)*
1/17-I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbitt(3 weeks)
2/7-The Winner Takes It All-Abba(2 weeks)
2/21-Smokey Mountain Rain-Ronnie Milsap(1 week)
2/28-9 To 5-Dolly Parton(2 weeks)
3/14-What Kind Of Fool-Barbara Streisand And Barry Gibb(4 weeks)
4/11-Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton(3 weeks)
5/2-Morning Train(Nine To Five)-Sheena Easton(2 weeks)
5/16-Sukiyaki-A Taste Of Honey(2 weeks)
5/30-How 'Bout Us-Champaign(2 weeks)
6/13-America-Neil Diamond(3 weeks)
7/4-All Those Years Ago-George Harrison(1 week)
7/11-I Don't Need You-Kenny Rogers(6 weeks)
8/22-Touch Me When We're Dancing-Carpenters(2 weeks)
9/5-Endless Love-Diana Ross And Lionel Richie(3 weeks)
9/26-Arthur's Theme(Best That You Can Do)-Christopher Cross(4 weeks)
10/24-Share Your Love With Me-Kenny Rogers(2 weeks)
11/7-Here I Am(Just When I Thought I Was Over You)-Air Supply(3 weeks)
11/28-The Old Songs-Barry Manilow(3 weeks)
12/19-Yesterday's Songs-Neil Diamond(6 weeks)**

*Entered the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary Chart the week
of 12/27/80
**Remained in the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary Chart after
the week of 12/26/81

Marvo301
02-15-2010, 10:27 PM
What a great list of songs. If these songs were ever released as a compilation album I would definitely buy it!

Skywalker
02-15-2010, 10:37 PM
My favorites from that list :cool:


1/3-More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer(3 weeks)*
4/11-Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton(3 weeks)
5/2-Morning Train(Nine To Five)-Sheena Easton(2 weeks)
5/30-How 'Bout Us-Champaign(2 weeks)
6/13-America-Neil Diamond(3 weeks)
7/4-All Those Years Ago-George Harrison(1 week)
9/26-Arthur's Theme(Best That You Can Do)-Christopher Cross(4 weeks)

oldguywithsticks
02-16-2010, 09:41 PM
Eh, only one that really does anything for me is All Those Years Ago.

catlover79
02-17-2010, 05:09 AM
Here are my faves from the list:

2/28-9 To 5-Dolly Parton(2 weeks)
3/14-What Kind Of Fool-Barbara Streisand And Barry Gibb(4 weeks)
4/11-Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton(3 weeks)
5/2-Morning Train(Nine To Five)-Sheena Easton(2 weeks)
6/13-America-Neil Diamond(3 weeks)
7/4-All Those Years Ago-George Harrison(1 week)
8/22-Touch Me When We're Dancing-Carpenters(2 weeks)
9/5-Endless Love-Diana Ross And Lionel Richie(3 weeks)
11/7-Here I Am(Just When I Thought I Was Over You)-Air Supply(3 weeks)
12/19-Yesterday's Songs-Neil Diamond(6 weeks)