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1981 ROCK Top 100 Songs

Based on our weekly rock chart archive.

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Rock Top 100 in popularity order
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1 Start Me Up 1 2   Aug 1981  
  The Rolling Stones  
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2 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around 1 1   Aug 1981  
  Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  
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3 No Reply At All 1 17   Oct 1981  
  Genesis  
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4 Keep On Loving You 1 2   Dec 1980  
  REO Speedwagon  
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5 Urgent 1 2   Jul 1981  
  Foreigner  
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6 Centerfold 1 2   Dec 1981  
  The J. Geils Band  
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7 Winning 1 7   May 1981  
  Santana  
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8 Burnin' For You 1 23   Aug 1981  
  Blue Oyster Cult  
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9 The Voice 1 6   Jun 1981  
  The Moody Blues  
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10 In The Air Tonight 1 6   Apr 1981  
  Phil Collins  
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11 The Waiting 1 10   May 1981  
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  
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12 Crazy Train 1     May 1981  
  Ozzy Osbourne  
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13 While You See A Chance 1 3   Feb 1981  
  Steve Winwood  
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14 You Better You Bet 1 12   Mar 1981  
  The Who  
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15 I Can't Stand It 1 7   Mar 1981  
  Eric Clapton  
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16 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 1 2   Nov 1981  
  The Police  
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17 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1     Apr 1981  
  AC/DC  
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18 Destroyer 1     Oct 1981  
  The Kinks  
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19 Don't Stand So Close To Me 1 6   Jan 1981  
  The Police  
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20 Who's Crying Now 2 1   Aug 1981  
  Journey  
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21 Juke Box Hero 2 30   Sep 1981  
  Foreigner  
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22 Abacab 1 20   Nov 1981  
  Genesis  
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23 The Stroke 1 22   Jun 1981  
  Billy Squier  
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24 Tryin' To Live My Life Without You 1 3   Oct 1981  
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  
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25 Woman 1 1   Jan 1981  
  John Lennon  
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