Pop and Rock Chart Archive
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1981 ROCK Top 100 Songs

Based on our weekly rock chart archive.

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Rock Top 100 in popularity order
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26 Flying High Again 1     Dec 1981  
  Ozzy Osbourne  
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27 A Life Of Illusion 1 25   Jun 1981  
  Joe Walsh  
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28 Limelight 1     Apr 1981  
  Rush  
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29 Fire And Ice 2 10   Aug 1981  
  Pat Benatar  
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30 Magic Power 1     Nov 1981  
  Triumph  
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31 A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) 1     Jul 1981  
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  
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32 Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) 2 15   Sep 1981  
  Stevie Nicks  
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33 Hold On Loosely 2 25   Apr 1981  
  38 Special  
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34 Turn Me Loose 1 19   Feb 1981  
  Loverboy  
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35 Waiting For A Girl Like You 1 1   Nov 1981  
  Foreigner  
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36 Hang Fire 1     Oct 1981  
  The Rolling Stones  
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37 The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) 4 13   Jun 1981  
  Greg Kihn Band  
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38 Tom Sawyer 1     Mar 1981  
  Rush  
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39 Once In A Lifetime 2     Jan 1981  
  Talking Heads  
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40 Talk To Ya Later 2     Jun 1981  
  The Tubes  
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41 The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) 2 21   Mar 1981  
  Journey  
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42 Lunatic Fringe 2     Dec 1981  
  Red Rider  
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43 Tempted 3 26   Jul 1981  
  Squeeze  
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44 Under Pressure 3 25   Nov 1981  
  Queen & David Bowie  
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45 Another Tricky Day 4     Apr 1981  
  The Who  
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46 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) 2     Dec 1981  
  AC/DC  
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47 Don't Stop Believin' 1 7   Sep 1981  
  Journey  
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48 Find Your Way Back 2 22   Apr 1981  
  Jefferson Starship  
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49 Big Balls 4     May 1981  
  AC/DC  
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50 Don't Let Him Go 2 17   Jan 1981  
  REO Speedwagon  
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