July 1981 List
1. Styx (No change)
2. Neil Young (No change)
3. Journey (No change)
4. Pat Benetar (No change)
5. Led Zeppelin (+1)
6. Boston (+1)
7. Billy Joel (-2)
8. Kansas (+2)
9. Police (-1)
10. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
11. REO Speedwagon (+2)
12. Cars (N change)
13. Rush (+1)
14. Eagles (+1)
15. UFO (New)16. Devo (No change)
17. Dire Straits (No change)
18. Tom Petty (No change)
19. Heart (New)20. Eddie Money (New)
UFO- Another really really good band, that never got past back up band status in the arena concert circuit. Surprised after looking it up, they had little or no success in cracking the charts. Honestly, I think competition was so fierece for our vinyl dollars in those day, that they always just came up short. Guys were def. competent, so guess just another mystery of getting the breaks.
Here is a kick ass example of what they sounded like in the late '70's and early '80's. Diggin' that Flying V.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8LAhjKLhroHeart- I know what you are saying..... It took all the way to mid 1981 to add Heart to the top 20?.... And folks I will be take that criticism for being late to the game. The Wilson sisters were hit making machines who flat out rocked out. When I later saw them concert, I was really impressed with their ability to play so tight that it gave credence to the studio versions. The only bands I saw who did it better were Blue Oyster Cult, Rush, and Yes.
Heart charted 33 hits. And I bet pretty much everyone is quite familar with their massive repertoire , so I'll go with an outlier. I am not much into power ballads, but this might be the most powerful ones ever composed in rock.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0