Ce classement du 13 décembre 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 | SOFT CELL | Tainted love | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | B.B. & Q. BAND | On the beat | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Paradis | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | MICHEL SARDOU | Les lacs du Connemara | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | THE ROLLING STONES | Start me up | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | OSCAR BENTON | Bensonhurst blues | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | EARTH, WIND & FIRE | Let's groove | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | ANEKA | Japanese boy | 15 | 6 |
| 9 | BUGGLES | I am a camera | 14 | 10 |
| 10 | IMAGINATION | Body talk | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | VOGGUE | Dancin' the night away | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | DEPECHE MODE | Just can't get enough | 17 | 17 |
| 13 | FOREIGNER | Urgent | 11 | 19 |
| 14 | MARIANNE FAITHFULL | Sweetheart | 10 | 22 |
| 15 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS | Arthur's theme (best that you can do) | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | SHAKIN' STEVENS | You drive me crazy | 10 | 23 |
| 17 | MARTY BALIN | Hearts | 19 | 12 |
| 18 | FRANCIS CABREL | Carte postale | 12 | 15 |
| 19 | MICHEL BERGER | Mademoiselle Chang | 14 | 11 |
| 20 | FRANCOIS VALERY & SOPHIE MARCEAU | Dream in blue | 6 | 29 |
| 21 | FRANCE JOLI | Gonna get over you | 15 | 16 |
| 22 | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | Physical | 9 | 25 |
| 23 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Radio | 13 | 18 |
| 24 | POINTER SISTERS | Slow hand | 10 | 26 |
| 25 | TRUST | Certitude... solitude... | 7 | 27 |
| 26 | SHEENA EASTON | For your eyes only | 7 | 28 |
| 27 | GENESIS | Abacab | 14 | 20 |
| 28 | ROD STEWART | Tonight I'm yours (don't hurt me) | 8 | 32 |
| 29 | SHEILA | Little darlin' | 4 | 36 |
| 30 | JEAN-PATRICK CAPDEVIELLE | Señorita | 9 | 33 |
| 31 | KOOL & THE GANG | Take my heart (you can have if you want it) | 7 | 39 |
| 32 | O.M.D. | Souvenir | 19 | 24 |
| 33 | AC/DC | For those about to rock (we salute you) | 4 | 42 |
| 34 | NANA MOUSKOURI | Je chante avec toi liberté | 11 | 37 |
| 35 | KIM WILDE | Chequered love | 11 | 45 |
| 36 | ENNIO MORRICONE | Chi mai | 6 | 44 |
| 37 | THE POLICE | Every little thing she does is magic | 13 | 21 |
| 38 | FRANCE GALL | Tout pour la musique | 2 | 51 |
| 39 | STRAY CATS | Baby blue eyes | 6 | 52 |
| 40 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | La vie ne m'apprend rien | 7 | 47 |
| 41 | CHAGRIN D'AMOUR | Chacun fait (c'qui lui plait) | 2 | 54 |
| 42 | GILBERTO GIL | Palco | 10 | 30 |
| 43 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Pigalle la blanche | 7 | 34 |
| 44 | MICHELE TORR | J'en appelle à la tendresse | 10 | 40 |
| 45 | SERGE GAINSBOURG | Ecce homo | 3 | 59 |
| 46 | AL JARREAU | Roof garden | 14 | 31 |
| 47 | PHILIPPE TIMSIT | Henri porte des lilas | 4 | 58 |
| 48 | SERGE LAMA | Avec simplicité | 7 | 50 |
| 49 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | Hold on tight | 18 | 35 |
| 50 | LOUIS CHEDID | Ainsi soit-il | 5 | 62 |
| 51 | LA VELLE | Rastafaris | 4 | 60 |
| 52 | JEAN SCHULTHEIS | Confidence pour confidence | 26 | 38 |
| 53 | RICCHI E POVERI | Sarà perché ti amo | 23 | 41 |
| 54 | KOOL & THE GANG | Steppin' out | 6 | 57 |
| 55 | DIANA ROSS | Why do fools fall in love | 4 | 48 |
| 56 | ALAIN SOUCHON | Somerset maugham | 2 | 63 |
| 57 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | Toujours le même | 1 | NEW |
| 58 | EDDY MITCHELL | Pauvre baby doll | 8 | 43 |
| 59 | HERVE CRISTIANI | Il est libre Max | 7 | 61 |
| 60 | THE CLASH | This is radio clash | 2 | 67 |
| 61 | CENTRAL LINE | Walking into sunshine | 3 | 74 |
| 62 | RENAUD | Banlieue rouge | 2 | 64 |
| 63 | NIKKA COSTA | (Out here) On my own | 2 | 70 |
| 64 | BONEY M. | We kill the world (don't kill the world) | 2 | 72 |
| 65 | CHARLELIE COUTURE | Comme un avion sans aile | 7 | 68 |
| 66 | KIM CARNES | Draw of the cards | 4 | 71 |
| 67 | RICHARD GOTAINER | Le sampa | 2 | 75 |
| 68 | DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES | Private eyes | 6 | 69 |
| 69 | RINGO STARR | Wrack my brain | 2 | 73 |
| 70 | THE POLICE | Spirits in the material world | 1 | NEW |
| 71 | BEE GEES | He's a liar | 13 | 66 |
| 72 | MEN AT WORK | Who can it be now | 4 | 76 |
| 73 | CARL CARLTON | She's a bad mama jama (she's built, she's stacked) | 3 | 77 |
| 74 | PATRICK COWLEY | Menergy | 3 | 86 |
| 75 | HI-GLOSS | You'll never know | 5 | 80 |
| 76 | ABBA | One of us | 1 | NEW |
| 77 | SYLVIE VARTAN | Ca va mal | 9 | 65 |
| 78 | ANGELO BRANDUARDI | Toujours la musica | 1 | NEW |
| 79 | BOHANNON | Let's start II dance again | 1 | RE |
| 80 | LAURENT VOULZY | Idéal simplifié | 2 | 81 |
| 81 | JEAN-JACQUES GOLDMAN | Il suffira d'un signe | 5 | 79 |
| 82 | THE PRETENDERS | I go to sleep | 1 | NEW |
| 83 | ELLI & JACNO | Oh là là | 1 | NEW |
| 84 | TOM TOM CLUB | Wordy rappinghood | 22 | 49 |
| 85 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Ghetto | 1 | NEW |
| 86 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Une chanson qui revient | 2 | 78 |
| 87 | MODERN ROMANCE | Everybody salsa | 3 | 84 |
| 88 | GARY U.S. BONDS | This little girl | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | LIME | You're my magician | 3 | 92 |
| 90 | DONALD BYRD | Love has come around | 5 | 83 |
| 91 | EXILE | Heart and soul | 1 | NEW |
| 92 | ANTOINE TOME | L'amour titan | 1 | NEW |
| 93 | BILLY IDOL | Mony mony | 2 | 85 |
| 94 | THE LITTLE ROOSTERS | People break down | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | BALANCE | Breaking away | 5 | 82 |
| 96 | GUY BEART | La grève du rêve | 2 | 87 |
| 97 | COMATEENS | Ghosts | 1 | NEW |
| 98 | GERARD MANSET | Le train du soir | 2 | 88 |
| 99 | J.J. LIONEL | La danse des petits chats | 2 | 94 |
| 100 | ZZ TOP | Leila | 1 | NEW |
