| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending OCTOBER 10, 1981 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 101 | LET’S DANCE (Make Your Body Move) West Street Mob (Sugar Hill 559) | — | 1 |
| 102 | LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Tierra (Boardwalk 129) | — | 1 |
| 103 | CONTROVERSY Prince (Warner Bros. 49808) | 102 | 2 |
| NOTE: Although chart positions were not included on the original Looking Ahead chart, the songs were ranked by radio adds and upward moves. The implied chart positions are shown above. |
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