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