Weekly Rock Top 20 for January 17, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Woman | ▲ | 1 |
| John Lennon |
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| 3 | 2 | Keep On Loving You | 1 | 2 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 2 | 3 | Treat Me Right | 2 | 8 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 16 | 4 | Flash's Theme aka Flash | ▲ | 30 |
| Queen |
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| 5 | 5 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | 2 |
| Outlaws |
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| 4 | 6 | Skateaway | 4 |
| Dire Straits |
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| 10 | 7 | Snake Eyes | ▲ |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
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| - | 8 | Don't Stand So Close To Me | 1 | 6 |
| The Police |
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| 8 | 9 | Giving It Up For Your Love | 6 | 6 |
| Delbert McClinton |
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| 7 | 10 | Watching The Wheels | 6 | 2 |
| John Lennon |
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| 14 | 11 | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1 | 1 |
| John Lennon |
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| - | 12 | While You See A Chance | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| 9 | 13 | The River | 9 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 15 | 14 | Don't Let Him Go | 2 | 17 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 12 | 15 | Time Out Of Mind | 4 | 10 |
| Steely Dan |
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| 6 | 16 | Seven Bridges Road | 3 | 16 |
| Eagles |
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| 17 | 17 | Cadillac Ranch | 11 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 11 | 18 | Once In A Lifetime | 2 |
| Talking Heads |
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| - | 19 | Turn Me Loose | 1 | 19 |
| Loverboy |
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| - | 20 | Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) | 16 |
| John Lennon |
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