Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

Weekly Rock Top 20 for May 16, 1981

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rock pop  
2 1   Winning 7  
  Santana
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1 2   The Waiting 1 10  
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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8 3   Crazy Train 1    
  Ozzy Osbourne
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7 4   In The Air Tonight 1 6  
  Phil Collins
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3 5   Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1    
  AC/DC
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5 6   Another Tricky Day 4    
  The Who
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4 7   Message Of Love 4    
  The Pretenders
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11 8   Big Balls 4    
  AC/DC
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9 9   Limelight 1    
  Rush
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6 10   Find Your Way Back 2 22  
  Jefferson Starship
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13 11   This Little Girl 8 5  
  Gary U.S. Bonds
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17 12   Bette Davis Eyes 1  
  Kim Carnes
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15 13   The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) 4 13  
  Greg Kihn Band
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10 14   You Better You Bet 1 12  
  The Who
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- 15   A Life Of Illusion 1 25  
  Joe Walsh
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14 16   Too Much Time On My Hands 3 5  
  Styx
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19 17   Jessie's Girl 2  
  Rick Springfield
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12 18   Little Sister 8    
  Rockpile With Robert Plant
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- 19   Searchin'    
  Santana
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- 20   The Stroke 1 22  
  Billy Squier
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Winning tops the entire chart this week for Santana. The Waiting by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers finds the runner-up spot. Ozzy Osbourne finds the third chart position this week with Crazy Train.


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