Weekly Rock Top 20 for May 16, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Winning | ▲ | 7 |
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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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