Weekly Rock Top 20 for October 24, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Destroyer | ▲ |
| The Kinks |
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| 4 | 2 | No Reply At All | 1 | 17 |
| Genesis |
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| 3 | 3 | Tryin' To Live My Life Without You | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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| 1 | 4 | Hang Fire | 1 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 6 | 5 | Magic Power | 1 |
| Triumph |
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| 5 | 6 | Say Goodbye To Hollywood | 4 | 12 |
| Billy Joel |
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| 13 | 7 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | 1 | 2 |
| The Police |
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| 15 | 8 | Little T And A | 3 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 7 | 9 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | 1 | 1 |
| Foreigner |
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| 12 | 10 | Start Me Up | 1 | 2 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 9 | 11 | Our Lips Are Sealed | 7 | 14 |
| Go-Go's |
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| 14 | 12 | Lonely Is The Night | ▲ |
| Billy Squier |
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| 8 | 13 | Better Things | 8 |
| The Kinks |
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| 11 | 14 | Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) | 2 | 15 |
| Stevie Nicks |
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| 17 | 15 | Lunatic Fringe | 2 |
| Red Rider |
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| 18 | 16 | Nine Tonight LIVE | ▲ |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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| - | 17 | Gotta Get It Straight | 16 |
| Rossington Collins Band |
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| - | 18 | My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) | 14 | 13 |
| Chilliwack |
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| - | 19 | Dancing With Myself | 12 |
| Billy Idol |
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| 10 | 20 | Don't Stop Believin' | 1 | 7 |
| Journey |
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