Weekly Pop Top 30 for December 19, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | Young Turks | 20 | ▲ |
| Rod Stewart |
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| 7 | 2 | Trouble | 10 | ▲ |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
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| 10 | 3 | Let's Groove | 2 |
| Earth, Wind & Fire |
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| 5 | 4 | Leather And Lace | 9 | 2 |
| Stevie Nicks With Don Henley |
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| 9 | 5 | Harden My Heart | 5 | 4 |
| Quarterflash |
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| 12 | 6 | I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) | 1 |
| Daryl Hall And John Oates |
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| 2 | 7 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | 1 | 1 |
| Foreigner |
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| 1 | 8 | Physical | 1 |
| Olivia Newton-John |
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| 8 | 9 | Don't Stop Believin' | 1 | 7 |
| Journey |
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| 11 | 10 | Yesterday's Songs | 4 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 4 | 11 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love | 4 |
| Diana Ross |
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| 16 | 12 | Comin' In And Out Of Your Life | 1 |
| Barbra Streisand |
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| 13 | 13 | Turn Your Love Around | 1 |
| George Benson |
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| 18 | 14 | Our Lips Are Sealed | 7 | ▲ |
| Go-Go's |
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| 20 | 15 | Cool Night | 1 |
| Paul Davis |
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| 14 | 16 | My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) | 14 | 13 |
| Chilliwack |
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| 6 | 17 | Oh No | 1 |
| Commodores |
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| 23 | 18 | Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight | 6 |
| Eddie Rabbitt |
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| 15 | 19 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | 1 | 2 |
| The Police |
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| 24 | 20 | The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) | 10 |
| Juice Newton |
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| 28 | 21 | Hooked On Classics | 7 |
| The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| 21 | 22 | Centerfold | 1 | 2 |
| The J. Geils Band |
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| 30 | 23 | I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World | 11 |
| Ronnie Milsap |
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| 17 | 24 | Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) | 2 |
| Air Supply |
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| 26 | 25 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | ▲ |
| Kool And The Gang |
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| - | 26 | If I Were You | ▲ |
| Lulu |
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| - | 27 | Waiting On A Friend | 3 | 16 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 19 | 28 | Heart Like A Wheel | 13 | 18 |
| The Steve Miller Band |
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| - | 29 | Shake It Up | 1 | 4 |
| The Cars |
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| - | 30 | She's Got A Way LIVE | 6 | 9 |
| Billy Joel |
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