Ce classement du 10 mai 1981 reflète la popularité des singles les plus écoutés et vendus sur une semaine. Il permet ainsi de renseigner avec la meilleure représentativité possible.
Classement des tubes en France
| TW | Artiste | Titre | Wks | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICHEL SARDOU | Etre une femme | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Vertige de l'amour | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | VISAGE | Fade to grey | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | PHIL COLLINS | In the air tonight | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | THE CLASH | The magnificent seven | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | ROBERT PALMER | Looking for clues | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | TAXI GIRL | Cherchez le garçon | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | AC/DC | Hells bells | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | FRANKIE SMITH | Double dutch bus | 12 | 5 |
| 10 | MIREILLE MATHIEU | Bravo tu as gagné | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | RICHARD GOTAINER | Chipie | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | JEAN-PATRICK CAPDEVIELLE | Oh chiquita | 10 | 15 |
| 13 | HERBERT LEONARD | Pour le plaisir | 3 | 20 |
| 14 | JOHN LENNON | Woman | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | KENNY ROGERS | Lady | 7 | 21 |
| 16 | ROXY MUSIC | Jealous guy | 8 | 17 |
| 17 | SISTER SLEDGE | All american girls | 11 | 22 |
| 18 | CATHERINE DENEUVE & SERGE GAINSBOURG | Dieu fumeur de havanes | 7 | 14 |
| 19 | ANNIE CORDY | Tata yoyo | 13 | 16 |
| 20 | LE GRAND ORCHESTRE DU SPLENDID | Radio pirate | 4 | 26 |
| 21 | YOKO ONO | Walking on thin ice | 4 | 28 |
| 22 | O.M.D. | Enola gay | 19 | 19 |
| 23 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Mon fils, ma bataille | 18 | 6 |
| 24 | JONA LEWIE | Stop the cavalry | 15 | 18 |
| 25 | STRAY CATS | Runaway boys | 10 | 29 |
| 26 | YVES SIMON | Qu'est-ce que sera demain | 3 | 31 |
| 27 | BLACK SLATE | Amigo | 8 | 30 |
| 28 | JOE DOLCE | Shaddap you face | 4 | 34 |
| 29 | SHEILA | Et ne la ramène pas | 3 | 33 |
| 30 | MOON MARTIN | Bad news | 3 | 35 |
| 31 | EDDY GRANT | Do you feel my love | 16 | 23 |
| 32 | PHILIPPE CHATEL | Tout quitter, mais tout emporter | 3 | 36 |
| 33 | PIERRE BACHELET | Elle est d'ailleurs | 3 | 37 |
| 34 | THE WHISPERS | It's a love thing | 3 | 39 |
| 35 | RENAUD | Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine | 13 | 27 |
| 36 | CHARLELIE COUTURE | Pochette surprise | 6 | 40 |
| 37 | J.J. CALE | Carry on | 9 | 24 |
| 38 | VERONIQUE SANSON | Doux dehors, fou dedans | 1 | NEW |
| 39 | RICHARD SANDERSON | Reality | 17 | 32 |
| 40 | GARLAND JEFFREYS | Modern lovers | 5 | 45 |
| 41 | ULTRAVOX | Vienna | 8 | 42 |
| 42 | SANTANA | I love you much too much | 2 | 49 |
| 43 | FRANCE GALL & ELTON JOHN | Donner pour donner | 10 | 25 |
| 44 | REAL THING | She's a groovy freak | 4 | 48 |
| 45 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | Excusez-moi de chanter encore du rock'n'roll | 5 | 38 |
| 46 | STRAY CATS | Rock this town | 1 | NEW |
| 47 | OTTAWAN | Haut les mains | 20 | 41 |
| 48 | JEAN GABILOU | Humanahum | 1 | RE |
| 49 | BIJOU | Rock à la radio | 9 | 56 |
| 50 | ALAN VEGA | Juke box babe | 14 | 43 |
| 51 | SANTANA | Changes | 1 | NEW |
| 52 | TELEPHONE | Au coeur de la nuit | 4 | 46 |
| 53 | T.S. MONK | Bon bon vie (gimme the good life) | 4 | 54 |
| 54 | RENAUD | C'est un mauvais garçon | 1 | NEW |
| 55 | DALIDA | Il pleut sur Bruxelles | 7 | 44 |
| 56 | CHEREZE | Je danse encore | 14 | 47 |
| 57 | SACHA DISTEL | Le bateau blanc | 10 | 51 |
| 58 | HANNA SCHYGULLA | Lili Marleen | 4 | 50 |
| 59 | BLONDIE | Rapture | 7 | 53 |
| 60 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 2 | 71 |
| 61 | J.J. CALE | Mama don't | 1 | NEW |
| 62 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 8 | 63 |
| 63 | THE BLUES BROTHERS | Gimme some lovin' | 4 | 61 |
| 64 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Lipstick polychrome | 2 | 77 |
| 65 | QUINCY JONES | Aï no corrida | 1 | NEW |
| 66 | LENE LOVICH | New toy | 6 | 68 |
| 67 | SKYY | Here's to you | 3 | 55 |
| 68 | BUCKS FIZZ | Making your mind up | 4 | 59 |
| 69 | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE | Les chants magnétiques part II | 2 | 69 |
| 70 | REO SPEEDWAGON | Keep on loving you | 5 | 80 |
| 71 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 2 | 76 |
| 72 | UNLIMITED TOUCH | I hear music in the streets | 11 | 58 |
| 73 | ERIC CHARDEN | Lilas, lilas | 3 | 67 |
| 74 | FANTASY | You're too late | 1 | NEW |
| 75 | SHAKE | Elle s'en va | 4 | 64 |
| 76 | JAMES BROWN | Rapp payback (where iz Moses) | 4 | 73 |
| 77 | STEELY DAN | Time out of mind | 4 | 65 |
| 78 | VERONIQUE SANSON | Laisse-la vivre | 4 | 52 |
| 79 | FRANCOIS VALERY | Chanson d'adieu | 3 | 66 |
| 80 | NEW MUSIK | Churches | 2 | 81 |
| 81 | ERIC CLAPTON | I can't stand it | 3 | 70 |
| 82 | TAXXI | Not me girl | 3 | 84 |
| 83 | PIERRE PERRET | C'est l'printemps | 8 | 74 |
| 84 | JUDY CHEEKS | Mercy | 1 | NEW |
| 85 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 2 | 89 |
| 86 | ANGELO BRANDUARDI | Confession d'un malandrin | 5 | 72 |
| 87 | SPANDAU BALLET | To cut a long story short | 8 | 75 |
| 88 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | ELLEN FOLEY | The shuttered palace | 1 | NEW |
| 90 | GRACE JONES | I've seen that face before (Libertango) | 2 | 91 |
| 91 | SAPHO | Amour absence | 1 | NEW |
| 92 | TOYAH | It's a mystery | 1 | NEW |
| 93 | GERARD LENORMAN | Warum mein vater | 9 | 82 |
| 94 | CHANGE | Paradise | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | STILETTOS | Le dernier rock avant la crise | 1 | NEW |
| 96 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Fidèle | 2 | 85 |
| 97 | DONOVAN | Mee mee I love you | 2 | 83 |
| 98 | KLEEER | De kleeer ting | 1 | NEW |
| 99 | SHALAMAR | Make that move | 1 | NEW |
| 100 | TOTO | Live for today | 1 | NEW |
