Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 5, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Abacab | ▲ | 20 |
| Genesis |
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| 4 | 2 | Lunatic Fringe | ▲ |
| Red Rider |
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| 2 | 3 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | 1 | 2 |
| The Police |
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| 5 | 4 | Flying High Again | 1 |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
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| 3 | 5 | Under Pressure | 3 | 25 |
| Queen & David Bowie |
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| 6 | 6 | Centerfold | 1 | 2 |
| The J. Geils Band |
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| 11 | 7 | Harden My Heart | 5 | 4 |
| Quarterflash |
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| 9 | 8 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | 1 | 1 |
| Foreigner |
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| 17 | 9 | She's Got A Way LIVE | 6 | 9 |
| Billy Joel |
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| 15 | 10 | Waiting On A Friend | 3 | 16 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 12 | 11 | Jealous Lover | ▲ |
| Rainbow |
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| 10 | 12 | Trouble | 10 | 2 |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
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| 18 | 13 | Fight The Good Fight | 10 |
| Triumph |
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| - | 14 | For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) | 2 |
| AC/DC |
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| 14 | 15 | Leather And Lace | 9 | 2 |
| Stevie Nicks With Don Henley |
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| 13 | 16 | Gloria | 13 |
| U2 |
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| 19 | 17 | Working For The Weekend | 1 | 17 |
| Loverboy |
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| - | 18 | Heart Like A Wheel | 13 | 18 |
| The Steve Miller Band |
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| - | 19 | Poor Man's Son | ▲ |
| Survivor |
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| - | 20 | Shake It Up | 1 | 4 |
| The Cars |
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