Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

Weekly Rock Top 20 for May 2, 1981

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5 1   The Waiting 10  
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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1 2   Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1    
  AC/DC
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3 3   In The Air Tonight 1 6  
  Phil Collins
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7 4   Winning 1 7  
  Santana
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2 5   Find Your Way Back 2 22  
  Jefferson Starship
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11 6   Message Of Love 4    
  The Pretenders
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8 7   Limelight 1    
  Rush
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4 8   Another Tricky Day 4    
  The Who
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10 9   Little Sister 8    
  Rockpile With Robert Plant
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13 10   Big Balls 4    
  AC/DC
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9 11   Arc Of A Diver 9    
  Steve Winwood
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6 12   You Better You Bet 1 12  
  The Who
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14 13   Crazy Train 1    
  Ozzy Osbourne
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12 14   Too Much Time On My Hands 3 5  
  Styx
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16 15   Red Barchetta    
  Rush
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15 16   I Can't Stand It 1 7  
  Eric Clapton
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17 17   I Will Follow    
  U2
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- 18   This Little Girl 8 5  
  Gary U.S. Bonds
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- 19   The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) 4 13  
  Greg Kihn Band
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- 20   Jessie's Girl 17 2  
  Rick Springfield
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers and The Waiting finds the top song spot on the chart this week. AC/DC is at number two this week with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. At number three this week is Phil Collins with In The Air Tonight.


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