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