Ce classement du 20 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 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 27 | 2 |
| 2 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 21 | 1 |
| 3 | RICCHI E POVERI | Sarà perché ti amo | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Tam-tam (l'homme prehisto) | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 20 | 6 |
| 6 | JEAN SCHULTHEIS | Confidence pour confidence | 14 | 8 |
| 7 | TOM TOM CLUB | Wordy rappinghood | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Rebel | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Bambou | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | SHEENA EASTON | Morning train (9 to 5) | 13 | 7 |
| 11 | ODYSSEY | Going back to my roots | 12 | 15 |
| 12 | LIME | Your love | 18 | 11 |
| 13 | CAROL JIANI | Hit'n run lover | 15 | 16 |
| 14 | FOREIGNER | Juke box hero | 6 | 17 |
| 15 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Night bird | 10 | 20 |
| 16 | PATRICK COUTIN | J'aime regarder les filles | 16 | 10 |
| 17 | SMOKEY ROBINSON | Being with you | 9 | 19 |
| 18 | DURAN DURAN | Planet earth | 7 | 23 |
| 19 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Lettre à un rêveur | 7 | 28 |
| 20 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Betty | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | PINO D'ANGIO | Una notte da impazzire | 18 | 12 |
| 22 | TOMMY NILSSON | No way no how | 16 | 24 |
| 23 | ABBA | Lay all your love on me | 10 | 18 |
| 24 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | Hold on tight | 6 | 26 |
| 25 | VILLAGE PEOPLE | Do you wanna spend the night | 9 | 27 |
| 26 | PAT BENATAR | Promises in the dark | 9 | 29 |
| 27 | JACQUES HIGELIN | Je veux cette fille | 8 | 31 |
| 28 | BUZY | Dyslexique | 16 | 21 |
| 29 | J.J. LIONEL | La danse des canards | 10 | 30 |
| 30 | THE ROLLING STONES | Start me up | 3 | 36 |
| 31 | O.M.D. | Souvenir | 7 | 40 |
| 32 | RICHARD COCCIANTE | Avec simplicité | 8 | 33 |
| 33 | CARLOS | Je suis un rigolo | 9 | 38 |
| 34 | JONA LEWIE | Louise (we get it right) | 15 | 22 |
| 35 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 21 | 25 |
| 36 | AMELIE MORIN | J'étais venue pour dire bonjour | 7 | 44 |
| 37 | STARS ON 45 | More stars | 4 | 41 |
| 38 | STEVIE WONDER | Happy birthday | 2 | 45 |
| 39 | DEPECHE MODE | Just can't get enough | 5 | 48 |
| 40 | MARTY BALIN | Hearts | 7 | 50 |
| 41 | MICHEL JONASZ | Joueurs de blues | 18 | 32 |
| 42 | KAREN CHERYL | Les nouveaux romantiques | 5 | 52 |
| 43 | GENESIS | Abacab | 2 | 54 |
| 44 | MAGAZINE 60 | Magazine 60 | 13 | 37 |
| 45 | THE PRETENDERS | Day after day | 5 | 53 |
| 46 | B.B. & Q. BAND | On the beat | 4 | 56 |
| 47 | EDDY GRANT | Can't get enough of you | 9 | 35 |
| 48 | SYLVIE VARTAN | L'amour c'est comme une cigarette | 16 | 43 |
| 49 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Fidèle | 1 | RE |
| 50 | THELMA HOUSTON | If you feel it | 12 | 42 |
| 51 | FRANCE JOLI | Gonna get over you | 3 | 57 |
| 52 | SPARKS | Funny face | 11 | 34 |
| 53 | ALEC R. COSTANDINOS | Americana | 4 | 55 |
| 54 | RICK JAMES | Give it to me baby | 11 | 39 |
| 55 | DEBBIE HARRY | Backfired | 3 | 59 |
| 56 | MEAT LOAF | I'm gonna love her for both of us | 1 | NEW |
| 57 | ANEKA | Japanese boy | 3 | 69 |
| 58 | MICHEL BERGER | Mademoiselle Chang | 2 | 77 |
| 59 | THE PASSIONS | I'm in love with a german film star | 4 | 85 |
| 60 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 21 | 47 |
| 61 | BILL WYMAN | (Si si) je suis un rock star | 2 | 84 |
| 62 | LESLEY JAYNE | Rocking with my radio | 2 | 76 |
| 63 | COMATEENS | Late night city | 9 | 70 |
| 64 | KEITH MARSHALL | Only crying | 11 | 51 |
| 65 | PIERRE BACHELET | Elle est d'ailleurs | 22 | 46 |
| 66 | CATHERINE LARA | Johan | 2 | 71 |
| 67 | THE POLICE | Every little thing she does is magic | 1 | NEW |
| 68 | DIDIER BARBELIVIEN | Je te connais par coeur | 1 | NEW |
| 69 | SHEILA | Une affaire d'amour | 1 | NEW |
| 70 | PLASTIC BERTRAND | Hula hoop | 17 | 63 |
| 71 | HERBERT LEONARD | Pour le plaisir | 18 | 49 |
| 72 | BEE GEES | He's a liar | 1 | NEW |
| 73 | EVELYN KING | I'm in love | 1 | NEW |
| 74 | BUGGLES | I am a camera | 2 | 92 |
| 75 | AL JARREAU | Roof garden | 2 | 80 |
| 76 | GREG KIHN BAND | The breakup song (they don't write 'em) | 1 | NEW |
| 77 | MICHEL SARDOU | Le mauvais homme | 8 | 61 |
| 78 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Radio | 1 | NEW |
| 79 | HENRI SALVADOR | Question de choix (lança perfume) | 8 | 60 |
| 80 | JULIE | Let's fall in love | 3 | 89 |
| 81 | WARNING | Going to USA | 1 | NEW |
| 82 | NICOLAS PEYRAC | Tu vois, j'vais bien | 11 | 73 |
| 83 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | J'en ai marre | 1 | NEW |
| 84 | SAX PUSTULS | La danse du Marsupilami | 1 | NEW |
| 85 | JEAN FALISSARD | Au secours | 1 | NEW |
| 86 | WILLIAM SHELLER | Pourquoi t'es plus new wave | 2 | 88 |
| 87 | VANGELIS | Chariots of fire | 8 | 64 |
| 88 | JEAN-MICHEL CARADEC | Le fil du funambule | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | THE HUMAN LEAGUE | Love action (I believe in love) | 1 | NEW |
| 90 | CERRONE | Trippin' on the moon | 6 | 68 |
| 91 | MOON MARTIN | Bad news | 22 | 65 |
| 92 | HAZEL O'CONNOR | Time (ain't on our side) | 1 | NEW |
| 93 | BILL DERAIME | Plus la peine de frimer | 6 | 74 |
| 94 | BENOIT BLUE BOY | Le blues du vendeur de blues | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | NICOLAS DE ANGELIS | Quelques notes pour Anna | 6 | 75 |
| 96 | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE | Les chants magnétiques part II | 21 | 78 |
| 97 | GRACE JONES | I've seen that face before (Libertango) | 21 | 66 |
| 98 | JEAN-LOUIS MURAT | La débâcle | 1 | NEW |
| 99 | SQUEEZE | Tempted | 1 | NEW |
| 100 | MARTHA LADLY | Finlandia | 1 | NEW |
