Weekly Rock Top 20 for September 5, 1981 |
The Rolling Stones and Start Me Up finds the top song spot on the chart this week. Juke Box Hero by Foreigner is at number two on the chart. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is at number three on the chart. |
| 1 | 1 | Start Me Up | ▲ | 2 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 3 | 2 | Juke Box Hero | ▲ | 30 |
| Foreigner |
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| 2 | 3 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | 1 | 1 |
| Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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| 7 | 4 | Stone In Love | 3 |
| Journey |
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| 5 | 5 | Who's Crying Now | 2 | 1 |
| Journey |
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| 11 | 6 | Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) | 2 | 15 |
| Stevie Nicks |
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| 4 | 7 | Tube Snake Boogie | 4 |
| ZZ Top |
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| 10 | 8 | Hold On Tight | ▲ | 4 |
| ELO |
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| 8 | 9 | The Adultress | 8 |
| The Pretenders |
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| 6 | 10 | Urgent | 1 | 2 |
| Foreigner |
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| 12 | 11 | Fire And Ice | 2 | 10 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 16 | 12 | Night Life | 10 |
| Foreigner |
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| 9 | 13 | Burnin' For You | 1 | 23 |
| Blue Oyster Cult |
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| 15 | 14 | Don't Stop Believin' | 1 | 7 |
| Journey |
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| 13 | 15 | In The Heartland | 13 |
| Michael Stanley Band |
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| 19 | 16 | Meanwhile | 15 |
| The Moody Blues |
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| 18 | 17 | Just Like Me | ▲ |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 14 | 18 | Bringin' On The Heartbreak | 11 | 26 |
| Def Leppard |
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| - | 19 | Don't Want To Wait Anymore | ▲ | 22 |
| Tubes |
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| - | 20 | Rock 'N Roll Doctor | ▲ |
| Little Feat |
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