Ce classement du 13 septembre 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 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 20 | 1 |
| 2 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Tam-tam (l'homme prehisto) | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | RICCHI E POVERI | Sarà perché ti amo | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Bambou | 16 | 3 |
| 6 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 19 | 7 |
| 7 | SHEENA EASTON | Morning train (9 to 5) | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | JEAN SCHULTHEIS | Confidence pour confidence | 13 | 9 |
| 9 | TOM TOM CLUB | Wordy rappinghood | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | PATRICK COUTIN | J'aime regarder les filles | 15 | 6 |
| 11 | LIME | Your love | 17 | 5 |
| 12 | PINO D'ANGIO | Una notte da impazzire | 17 | 12 |
| 13 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Rebel | 8 | 17 |
| 14 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Betty | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | ODYSSEY | Going back to my roots | 11 | 19 |
| 16 | CAROL JIANI | Hit'n run lover | 14 | 22 |
| 17 | FOREIGNER | Juke box hero | 5 | 25 |
| 18 | ABBA | Lay all your love on me | 9 | 23 |
| 19 | SMOKEY ROBINSON | Being with you | 8 | 24 |
| 20 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Night bird | 9 | 40 |
| 21 | BUZY | Dyslexique | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | JONA LEWIE | Louise (we get it right) | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | DURAN DURAN | Planet earth | 6 | 29 |
| 24 | TOMMY NILSSON | No way no how | 15 | 18 |
| 25 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 20 | 14 |
| 26 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | Hold on tight | 5 | 30 |
| 27 | VILLAGE PEOPLE | Do you wanna spend the night | 8 | 37 |
| 28 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Lettre à un rêveur | 6 | 36 |
| 29 | PAT BENATAR | Promises in the dark | 8 | 39 |
| 30 | J.J. LIONEL | La danse des canards | 9 | 34 |
| 31 | JACQUES HIGELIN | Je veux cette fille | 7 | 33 |
| 32 | MICHEL JONASZ | Joueurs de blues | 17 | 21 |
| 33 | RICHARD COCCIANTE | Avec simplicité | 7 | 38 |
| 34 | SPARKS | Funny face | 10 | 26 |
| 35 | EDDY GRANT | Can't get enough of you | 8 | 20 |
| 36 | THE ROLLING STONES | Start me up | 2 | 43 |
| 37 | MAGAZINE 60 | Magazine 60 | 12 | 28 |
| 38 | CARLOS | Je suis un rigolo | 8 | 44 |
| 39 | RICK JAMES | Give it to me baby | 10 | 48 |
| 40 | O.M.D. | Souvenir | 6 | 45 |
| 41 | STARS ON 45 | More stars | 3 | 46 |
| 42 | THELMA HOUSTON | If you feel it | 11 | 27 |
| 43 | SYLVIE VARTAN | L'amour c'est comme une cigarette | 15 | 32 |
| 44 | AMELIE MORIN | J'étais venue pour dire bonjour | 6 | 49 |
| 45 | STEVIE WONDER | Happy birthday | 1 | NEW |
| 46 | PIERRE BACHELET | Elle est d'ailleurs | 21 | 31 |
| 47 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 20 | 41 |
| 48 | DEPECHE MODE | Just can't get enough | 4 | 51 |
| 49 | HERBERT LEONARD | Pour le plaisir | 17 | 35 |
| 50 | MARTY BALIN | Hearts | 6 | 53 |
| 51 | KEITH MARSHALL | Only crying | 10 | 42 |
| 52 | KAREN CHERYL | Les nouveaux romantiques | 4 | 62 |
| 53 | THE PRETENDERS | Day after day | 4 | 68 |
| 54 | GENESIS | Abacab | 1 | NEW |
| 55 | ALEC R. COSTANDINOS | Americana | 3 | 60 |
| 56 | B.B. & Q. BAND | On the beat | 3 | 72 |
| 57 | FRANCE JOLI | Gonna get over you | 2 | 92 |
| 58 | GINO SOCCIO | Try it out | 14 | 47 |
| 59 | DEBBIE HARRY | Backfired | 2 | 75 |
| 60 | HENRI SALVADOR | Question de choix (lança perfume) | 7 | 65 |
| 61 | MICHEL SARDOU | Le mauvais homme | 7 | 50 |
| 62 | PAT BENATAR | Fire and ice | 10 | 52 |
| 63 | PLASTIC BERTRAND | Hula hoop | 16 | 55 |
| 64 | VANGELIS | Chariots of fire | 7 | 71 |
| 65 | MOON MARTIN | Bad news | 21 | 56 |
| 66 | GRACE JONES | I've seen that face before (Libertango) | 20 | 54 |
| 67 | IGGY POP | Bang-bang | 4 | 70 |
| 68 | CERRONE | Trippin' on the moon | 5 | 73 |
| 69 | ANEKA | Japanese boy | 2 | 78 |
| 70 | COMATEENS | Late night city | 8 | 74 |
| 71 | CATHERINE LARA | Johan | 1 | NEW |
| 72 | QUINCY JONES | Aï no corrida | 19 | 64 |
| 73 | NICOLAS PEYRAC | Tu vois, j'vais bien | 10 | 76 |
| 74 | BILL DERAIME | Plus la peine de frimer | 5 | 80 |
| 75 | NICOLAS DE ANGELIS | Quelques notes pour Anna | 5 | 57 |
| 76 | LESLEY JAYNE | Rocking with my radio | 1 | NEW |
| 77 | MICHEL BERGER | Mademoiselle Chang | 1 | NEW |
| 78 | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE | Les chants magnétiques part II | 20 | 69 |
| 79 | UB40 | Present arms | 11 | 61 |
| 80 | AL JARREAU | Roof garden | 1 | NEW |
| 81 | SOFIE KREMEN | Caviar à Enghien | 1 | RE |
| 82 | COATI MUNDI | Me no pop I | 4 | 89 |
| 83 | MICHEL STELIO | She's a lady | 8 | 66 |
| 84 | BILL WYMAN | (Si si) je suis un rock star | 1 | NEW |
| 85 | THE PASSIONS | I'm in love with a german film star | 3 | 86 |
| 86 | VISAGE | Fade to grey | 27 | 59 |
| 87 | JEAN-BAPTISTE QUENIN | Parfum de femme | 2 | 79 |
| 88 | WILLIAM SHELLER | Pourquoi t'es plus new wave | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | JULIE | Let's fall in love | 2 | 99 |
| 90 | GEORGE CHAKIRIS | C'est rien qu'un au revoir | 6 | 58 |
| 91 | SISTER SLEDGE | He's just a runaway | 1 | NEW |
| 92 | BUGGLES | I am a camera | 1 | NEW |
| 93 | CATHERINE LE FORESTIER | Arrêt-stop | 2 | 94 |
| 94 | DAVID JOHANSEN | Marquesa de Sade | 3 | 88 |
| 95 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Viens m'embrasser | 16 | 67 |
| 96 | MADLEEN KANE | You can | 1 | NEW |
| 97 | MARIE LEONOR | Enroule-moi | 3 | 81 |
| 98 | ALEX & LES LEZARDS | Martine | 1 | NEW |
| 99 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | Je t'ai aimée | 12 | 77 |
| 100 | ROGER | I heard it through the grapevine | 1 | NEW |
