Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 26, 1981 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Centerfold | ▲ | 2 |
| The J. Geils Band |
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| 6 | 2 | For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) | ▲ |
| AC/DC |
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| 5 | 3 | Shake It Up | 1 | 4 |
| The Cars |
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| 3 | 4 | Working For The Weekend | 1 | 17 |
| Loverboy |
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| 1 | 5 | Flying High Again | 1 |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
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| 8 | 6 | She's Got A Way LIVE | ▲ | 9 |
| Billy Joel |
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| 10 | 7 | Waiting On A Friend | 3 | 16 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 7 | 8 | Harden My Heart | 5 | 4 |
| Quarterflash |
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| 4 | 9 | Abacab | 1 | 20 |
| Genesis |
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| 12 | 10 | Fight The Good Fight | ▲ |
| Triumph |
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| 15 | 11 | Spirits In The Material World | 1 | 13 |
| The Police |
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| 9 | 12 | Under Pressure | 3 | 25 |
| Queen & David Bowie |
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| 18 | 13 | Crazy (Keep On Falling) | 4 |
| John Hall Band |
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| 17 | 14 | This Is Radio Clash | ▲ |
| The Clash |
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| - | 15 | Feel Like A Number | 6 |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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| 11 | 16 | Lunatic Fringe | 2 |
| Red Rider |
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| 14 | 17 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | 1 | 2 |
| The Police |
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| - | 18 | I Put The Finger On You | ▲ |
| AC/DC |
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| 19 | 19 | Turn Up The Night | ▲ |
| Black Sabbath |
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| 16 | 20 | Jealous Lover | 11 |
| Rainbow |
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