Billboard Hot 100™

Week of March 28, 1981

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Rapture

Blondie

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

M.Chapman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

Concord Bows Out of Bidding War for Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Blackstone Poised to Take Over

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of March 28, 1981

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Rapture
  Blondie
- 6
- 1
- 9
- - 6
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

M.Chapman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

2
- Woman
  John Lennon
- 2
- 2
- 11
- - 2
  - 2
  - 11

Producer(s):

Y.Ono, J.W.Lennon, J.Douglass

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

3
- The Best Of Times
  Styx
- 3
- 3
- 10
- - 3
  - 3
  - 10

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

4
- Keep On Loving You
  REO Speedwagon
- 1
- 1
- 18
- - 1
  - 1
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

K.Cronin

Producer(s):

K.Cronin, G.Richrath, K.Beamish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- Crying
  Don McLean
- 5
- 5
- 10
- - 5
  - 5
  - 10

Producer(s):

L.Butler, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium/Unknown

6
- Hello Again
  Neil Diamond
- 7
- 6
- 9
- - 7
  - 6
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

7
- 9 To 5
  Dolly Parton
- 4
- 1
- 18
- - 4
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

G.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8
- Just The Two Of Us
  Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers
- 23
- 8
- 7
- - 23
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.Withers, Jr., R.MacDonald, W.Salter

Producer(s):

G.Washington, Jr., R.MacDonald

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

9
- Kiss On My List
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 12
- 9
- 10
- - 12
  - 9
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

10
- What Kind Of Fool
  Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
- 10
- 10
- 9
- - 10
  - 10
  - 9

Producer(s):

C.Koppelman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

11
- While You See A Chance
  Steve Winwood
- 14
- 11
- 8
- - 14
  - 11
  - 8

Producer(s):

S.Winwood, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

12
- The Winner Takes It All
  ABBA
- 8
- 8
- 19
- - 8
  - 8
  - 19

Producer(s):

B.Anderson, B.Ulvaeus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

13
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
  The Police
- 15
- 13
- 8
- - 15
  - 13
  - 8

Producer(s):

The Police, M.Gray, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

14
- Morning Train (Nine To Five)
  Sheena Easton
- 21
- 14
- 7
- - 21
  - 14
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI America

15
- I Love A Rainy Night
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 9
- 1
- 21
- - 9
  - 1
  - 21

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

16
- I Can't Stand It
  Eric Clapton And His Band
- 22
- 16
- 5
- - 22
  - 16
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

17
- Celebration
  Kool & The Gang
- 13
- 1
- 23
- - 13
  - 1
  - 23

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite

18
- Angel Of The Morning
  Juice Newton
- 26
- 18
- 6
- - 26
  - 18
  - 6

Producer(s):

R.Landis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

19
- Hearts On Fire
  Randy Meisner
- 19
- 19
- 10
- - 19
  - 19
  - 10

Producer(s):

V.Garay, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

20
- A Little In Love
  Cliff Richard
- 17
- 17
- 16
- - 17
  - 17
  - 16

Producer(s):

A.Tarney, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

21
- Somebody's Knockin'
  Terri Gibbs
- 25
- 21
- 11
- - 25
  - 21
  - 11

Producer(s):

E.Penny, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

22
- Precious To Me
  Phil Seymour
- 24
- 22
- 10
- - 24
  - 22
  - 10

Producer(s):

R.Podolor, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

23
- Her Town Too
  James Taylor & J.D. Souther
- 29
- 23
- 3
- - 29
  - 23
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

24
- Treat Me Right
  Pat Benatar
- 18
- 18
- 11
- - 18
  - 18
  - 11

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

25
- Don't Stop The Music
  Yarbrough & Peoples
- 35
- 25
- 8
- - 35
  - 25
  - 8

Producer(s):

L.Simmons, J.Ellis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

26
- I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
  Stevie Wonder
- 11
- 11
- 16
- - 11
  - 11
  - 16

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

27
- Being With You
  Smokey Robinson
- 31
- 27
- 7
- - 31
  - 27
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

28
- Guitar Man
  Elvis Presley
- 28
- 28
- 16
- - 28
  - 28
  - 16

Producer(s):

F.Jarvis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

29
- Just Between You And Me
  April Wine
- 32
- 29
- 8
- - 32
  - 29
  - 8

Producer(s):

M.Goodwyn, M.Stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

30
- Ain't Even Done With The Night
  John Cougar
- 34
- 30
- 9
- - 34
  - 30
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riva

31
- Games People Play
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 16
- 16
- 17
- - 16
  - 16
  - 17

Producer(s):

A.Parsons, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

32
- Take It On The Run
  REO Speedwagon
- 65
- 32
- 2
- - 65
  - 32
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

G.Richrath

Producer(s):

K.Cronin, G.Richrath, K.Beamish

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

33
- Too Much Time On My Hands
  Styx
- 60
- 33
- 2
- - 60
  - 33
  - 2

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

34
- Time Out Of Mind
  Steely Dan
- 48
- 34
- 3
- - 48
  - 34
  - 3

Producer(s):

G.Katz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

35
- Fade Away
  Bruce Springsteen
- 20
- 20
- 8
- - 20
  - 20
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Springsteen, J.Landau, S.Van Zandt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

36
- It's A Love Thing
  The Whispers
- 42
- 36
- 7
- - 42
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

D.Griffey, The Whispers, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

37
- Sweetheart
  Franke & The Knockouts
- 50
- 37
- 4
- - 50
  - 37
  - 4

Producer(s):

S.Verroca, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Millennium/Unknown

38
- Turn Me Loose
  Loverboy
- 40
- 38
- 9
- - 40
  - 38
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

39
- How 'bout Us
  Champaign
- 44
- 39
- 7
- - 44
  - 39
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

40
- Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
  Donna Summer
- 43
- 40
- 6
- - 43
  - 40
  - 6

Producer(s):

P.Belotte, S.Levay, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

41
- I Love You
  Climax Blues Band
- 45
- 41
- 6
- - 45
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

42
- The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)
  Journey
- 46
- 42
- 5
- - 46
  - 42
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

43
- Me (Without You)
  Andy Gibb
- 58
- 43
- 3
- - 58
  - 43
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

44
- Mister Sandman
  Emmylou Harris
- 54
- 44
- 5
- - 54
  - 44
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Ahern, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

45
- The Tide Is High
  Blondie
- 27
- 1
- 20
- - 27
  - 1
  - 20

Producer(s):

M.Chapman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

46
- Games
  Phoebe Snow
- 51
- 46
- 6
- - 51
  - 46
  - 6

Producer(s):

G.Ladanyi, R.Cannata, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mirage/Unknown

47
- Wasn't That A Party
  The Rovers
- 53
- 47
- 6
- - 53
  - 47
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Richardson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Cleveland Int'l/Unknown

48
- You Better You Bet
  The Who
- 63
- 48
- 2
- - 63
  - 48
  - 2

Producer(s):

A.Willis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

49
- Giving It Up For Your Love
  Delbert McClinton
- 30
- 8
- 17
- - 30
  - 8
  - 17

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, Muscle Shoals Sound, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/MSS/Unknown

50
- Running Scared
  The Fools
- 61
- 50
- 4
- - 61
  - 50
  - 4

Producer(s):

V.Poncia, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

51
- Hold On Loosely
  38 Special
- 57
- 51
- 5
- - 57
  - 51
  - 5

Producer(s):

R.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

52
- Sukiyaki
  A Taste Of Honey
- 62
- 52
- 4
- - 62
  - 52
  - 4

Producer(s):

G.Duke, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

53
- Ch Ch Cherie
  The Johnny Average Band Featuring Nikki Wills
- 55
- 53
- 6
- - 55
  - 53
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

54
- A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
  Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
- 69
- 54
- 4
- - 69
  - 54
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

55
- Lovers After All
  Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson
- 66
- 55
- 5
- - 66
  - 55
  - 5

Producer(s):

S.Buckingham, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

56
- Hold On
  Badfinger
- 56
- 56
- 5
- - 56
  - 56
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Richardson, S.Wittmack, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Radio/Unknown

57
- It's My Job
  Jimmy Buffett
- 59
- 57
- 6
- - 59
  - 57
  - 6

Producer(s):

N.Putnam, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

58
- Lonely Together
  Barry Manilow
- 70
- 58
- 3
- - 70
  - 58
  - 3

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

59
- Living Inside Myself
  Gino Vannelli
- 77
- 59
- 2
- - 77
  - 59
  - 2

Producer(s):

G.Vannelli, J.Vannelli, R.Vannelli

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

60
- Walking On Thin Ice
  Yoko Ono
- 64
- 60
- 4
- - 64
  - 60
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.W.Lennon, Y.Ono, J.Douglass

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

61
- Limelight
  Rush
- 72
- 61
- 3
- - 72
  - 61
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

G.Lee, A.Lifeson, N.Peart

Producer(s):

Rush, T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

62
- I Have The Skill
  Sherbs
- 73
- 62
- 4
- - 73
  - 62
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

63
- Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life)
  T.S. Monk
- 67
- 63
- 6
- - 67
  - 63
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mirage

64
- Right Away
  Hawks
- 71
- 64
- 3
- - 71
  - 64
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

65
- I Missed Again
  Phil Collins
- 79
- 65
- 2
- - 79
  - 65
  - 2

Producer(s):

P.Collins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

66
- 96 Tears
  Garland Jeffreys
- 76
- 66
- 3
- - 76
  - 66
  - 3

Producer(s):

B.Clearmountain, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

67
- I Loved 'em Every One
  T.G. Sheppard
- 78
- 67
- 3
- - 78
  - 67
  - 3

Producer(s):

B.Killen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

68
- Proud
  The Joe Chemay Band
- 68
- 68
- 7
- - 68
  - 68
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unicorn

69
- Smoky Mountain Rain
  Ronnie Milsap
- 33
- 24
- 18
- - 33
  - 24
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

70
- Memories
  Tierra
- 80
- 70
- 3
- - 80
  - 70
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.Salas, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

71
- Somebody Special
  Rod Stewart
- 81
- 71
- 2
- - 81
  - 71
  - 2

Producer(s):

Harry The Hook, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

72 NEW
NEW
- Love You Like I Never Loved Before
  John O'Banion
- -
- 72
- 1
- - -
  - 72
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

73
- Living In A Fantasy
  Leo Sayer
- 36
- 23
- 10
- - 36
  - 23
  - 10

Producer(s):

A.Tarney, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

74 NEW
NEW
- Say You'll Be Mine
  Christopher Cross
- -
- 74
- 1
- - -
  - 74
  - 1

Producer(s):

M.Omartian, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

75
- Let Me Go
  The Rings
- 75
- 75
- 4
- - 75
  - 75
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

76
- Same Old Lang Syne
  Dan Fogelberg
- 37
- 9
- 16
- - 37
  - 9
  - 16

Producer(s):

D.Fogelberg, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Epic

77 NEW
NEW
- Watching The Wheels
  John Lennon
- -
- 77
- 1
- - -
  - 77
  - 1

Producer(s):

J.W.Lennon, Y.Ono, J.Douglass

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Unknown

78 NEW
NEW
- What Are We Doin' In Love
  Dottie West with Kenny Rogers
- -
- 78
- 1
- - -
  - 78
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

79
- All American Girls
  Sister Sledge
- 89
- 79
- 2
- - 89
  - 79
  - 2

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotillion/Unknown

80 NEW
NEW
- Bette Davis Eyes
  Kim Carnes
- -
- 80
- 1
- - -
  - 80
  - 1

Producer(s):

V.Garay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

81 NEW
NEW
- Jessie's Girl
  Rick Springfield
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

82
- 8th Wonder
  Sugarhill Gang
- 85
- 82
- 8
- - 85
  - 82
  - 8

Producer(s):

Sugar Hill Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar Hill/Unknown

83 NEW
NEW
- Blessed Are The Believers
  Anne Murray
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

84 NEW
NEW
- Lover
  Michael Stanley Band
- -
- 84
- 1
- - -
  - 84
  - 1

Producer(s):

M.Stanley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

85 NEW
NEW
- Unchained Melody
  Heart
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Producer(s):

Heart, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

86
- Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  The Gap Band
- 86
- 86
- 5
- - 86
  - 86
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

87 NEW
NEW
- Somebody Send My Baby Home
  Lenny LeBlanc
- -
- 87
- 1
- - -
  - 87
  - 1

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

88
- Where's Your Angel?
  Lani Hall
- 90
- 88
- 2
- - 90
  - 88
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

89 NEW
NEW
- Shotgun Rider
  Delbert McClinton
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Producer(s):

B.Beckett, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/MSS/Unknown

90 NEW
NEW
- Don't Know Much
  Bill Medley
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

91
- Passion
  Rod Stewart
- 38
- 5
- 19
- - 38
  - 5
  - 19

Producer(s):

Harry The Hook, R.Stewart, J.Johns

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

92
- Together
  Tierra
- 39
- 18
- 21
- - 39
  - 18
  - 21

Producer(s):

R.Salas, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boardwalk/Unknown

93
- Ah! Leah!
  Donnie Iris
- 41
- 29
- 16
- - 41
  - 29
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Carousel

94
- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
  Outlaws
- 47
- 31
- 14
- - 47
  - 31
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

95
- (Just Like) Starting Over
  John Lennon
- 49
- 1
- 22
- - 49
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

96
- Yesterday Once More/Nothing Remains The Same
  The Spinners
- 52
- 52
- 7
- - 52
  - 52
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

97
- Too Tight
  ConFunkShun
- 82
- 40
- 10
- - 82
  - 40
  - 10

Producer(s):

Con Funk Shun, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

98
- Hey Nineteen
  Steely Dan
- 83
- 10
- 18
- - 83
  - 10
  - 18

Producer(s):

G.Katz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

99
- Back In Black
  AC/DC
- 87
- 37
- 15
- - 87
  - 37
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

A.Young, M.Young, B.F.Johnson

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

100
- Guilty
  Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
- 84
- 3
- 22
- - 84
  - 3
  - 22

Producer(s):

C.Koppelman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of March 28, 1981

Billboard Hot 100™

Rapture

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Concord Bows Out of Bidding War for Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Blackstone Poised to Take Over

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Rapture

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Woman

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Best Of Times

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep On Loving You

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crying

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hello Again

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

9 To 5

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just The Two Of Us

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kiss On My List

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What Kind Of Fool

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

While You See A Chance

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Winner Takes It All

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Stand So Close To Me

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Morning Train (Nine To Five)

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I Love A Rainy Night

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I Can't Stand It

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Celebration

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Angel Of The Morning

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Hearts On Fire

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A Little In Love

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Somebody's Knockin'

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Precious To Me

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Her Town Too

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Treat Me Right