Weekly Rock Top 20 for May 9, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | The Waiting | ▲ | 10 |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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| 4 | 2 | Winning | 1 | 7 |
| Santana |
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| 2 | 3 | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | 1 |
| AC/DC |
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| 6 | 4 | Message Of Love | ▲ |
| The Pretenders |
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| 8 | 5 | Another Tricky Day | 4 |
| The Who |
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| 5 | 6 | Find Your Way Back | 2 | 22 |
| Jefferson Starship |
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| 3 | 7 | In The Air Tonight | 1 | 6 |
| Phil Collins |
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| 13 | 8 | Crazy Train | 1 |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
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| 7 | 9 | Limelight | 1 |
| Rush |
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| 12 | 10 | You Better You Bet | 1 | 12 |
| The Who |
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| 10 | 11 | Big Balls | 4 |
| AC/DC |
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| 9 | 12 | Little Sister | 8 |
| Rockpile With Robert Plant |
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| 18 | 13 | This Little Girl | 8 | 5 |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 14 | 14 | Too Much Time On My Hands | 3 | 5 |
| Styx |
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| 19 | 15 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | 4 | 13 |
| Greg Kihn Band |
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| 11 | 16 | Arc Of A Diver | 9 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| - | 17 | Bette Davis Eyes | 12 | 1 |
| Kim Carnes |
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| 17 | 18 | Dog Eat Dog | 17 |
| Adam And The Ants |
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| 20 | 19 | Jessie's Girl | 17 | 2 |
| Rick Springfield |
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| 16 | 20 | I Can't Stand It | 1 | 7 |
| Eric Clapton |
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