Don’s Top 10 From September 20, 1981

(11 last week) They've been charting for years, but stunningly, this is Journey's first top 10 hit single. Some of their previous singles, however, have endured more "Any Way You Want It", for example)..

(#4 last week) Country to pop crossover in an era when there were a lot of those. Known by many fans by its less grammatically correct title "There Ain't No Gettin' Over Me" — the song's official title appears nowhere in the lyrics — the song became one of Milsap's biggest country  & pop hits during his recording career.

(#10 last week) Perhaps Foreigner's most iconic hit, this had some pretty cool backup work by sax great Jr. Walker & synthesizer by then-unknown Thomas Dolby. Produced by the legendary Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

(#6 last week) TV theme guy par excellance Mike Post wrote the melody for this smash, which was Scarbury's only hit by a mile.

(#9 last week) Oh, those embarrassing early 80s gym shorts! But the song is enduring. Lionel Richie has two in the top 10 & a third ("Oh No") on the way up.

(#5 last week) 2014: Stevie recently sang this on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon imitating Tom Petty. Fooled me for awhile.

(#8 last week) Cross got some major-league songwriting help here: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager. The movie was a smash with Dudley Moore. Why was it remade with Russell Brand? Yuck.

(#2 last week) One of the steamiest songs EVER. This continued the sisters hot streak, which started with another sexy smash, "Fire", in 1979. A country remake by, of all people, Conway Twitty, was a charttopper in that format.

(#3 last week) I loved this one from the first time I heard it! Still one of my all-time favorites. Sounds like it was a country smash, but it actually started at top 40, then crossed over to country radio, only peaking at #14. Go figure. Juice (real name: Judy Kay Newton) was born in Lakehurst, NJ, but did most of her growing up in Virginia.

(#1 last week; 7th week at #1) This song just DOMINATED the summer of '81. It was WABC's longest-lasting #1 hit, going an incredible 14 weeks.Movie sucked, though. It would be Diana's last hit for Motown. She moved to RCA with her next release, "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (soon to debut).