Ce classement du 24 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 | VISAGE | Fade to grey | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | ROBERT PALMER | Looking for clues | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | MICHEL SARDOU | Etre une femme | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | JEAN-PATRICK CAPDEVIELLE | Oh chiquita | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | HERBERT LEONARD | Pour le plaisir | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | PHIL COLLINS | In the air tonight | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | MIREILLE MATHIEU | Bravo tu as gagné | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Vertige de l'amour | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | AC/DC | Hells bells | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | KENNY ROGERS | Lady | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | STRAY CATS | Runaway boys | 12 | 20 |
| 12 | RICHARD GOTAINER | Chipie | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | ROXY MUSIC | Jealous guy | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | TAXI GIRL | Cherchez le garçon | 14 | 7 |
| 15 | YOKO ONO | Walking on thin ice | 6 | 19 |
| 16 | LE GRAND ORCHESTRE DU SPLENDID | Radio pirate | 6 | 18 |
| 17 | THE CLASH | The magnificent seven | 14 | 10 |
| 18 | YVES SIMON | Qu'est-ce que sera demain | 5 | 21 |
| 19 | PIERRE BACHELET | Elle est d'ailleurs | 5 | 22 |
| 20 | BLACK SLATE | Amigo | 10 | 23 |
| 21 | SISTER SLEDGE | All american girls | 13 | 17 |
| 22 | SHEILA | Et ne la ramène pas | 5 | 27 |
| 23 | FRANKIE SMITH | Double dutch bus | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | JOHN LENNON | Woman | 14 | 16 |
| 25 | JOE DOLCE | Shaddap you face | 6 | 28 |
| 26 | GARLAND JEFFREYS | Modern lovers | 7 | 33 |
| 27 | MOON MARTIN | Bad news | 5 | 29 |
| 28 | ANNIE CORDY | Tata yoyo | 15 | 24 |
| 29 | PHILIPPE CHATEL | Tout quitter, mais tout emporter | 5 | 31 |
| 30 | THE WHISPERS | It's a love thing | 5 | 32 |
| 31 | O.M.D. | Enola gay | 21 | 25 |
| 32 | BIJOU | Rock à la radio | 11 | 40 |
| 33 | VERONIQUE SANSON | Doux dehors, fou dedans | 3 | 35 |
| 34 | SANTANA | I love you much too much | 4 | 38 |
| 35 | JONA LEWIE | Stop the cavalry | 17 | 30 |
| 36 | ULTRAVOX | Vienna | 10 | 39 |
| 37 | STRAY CATS | Rock this town | 3 | 42 |
| 38 | MICHEL JONASZ | Joueurs de blues | 1 | NEW |
| 39 | CATHERINE DENEUVE & SERGE GAINSBOURG | Dieu fumeur de havanes | 9 | 26 |
| 40 | RENAUD | C'est un mauvais garçon | 3 | 43 |
| 41 | JEAN GABILOU | Humanahum | 3 | 44 |
| 42 | QUINCY JONES | Aï no corrida | 3 | 46 |
| 43 | CHARLELIE COUTURE | Pochette surprise | 8 | 34 |
| 44 | MICHELE TORR | De l'amour | 2 | 50 |
| 45 | EDDY GRANT | Do you feel my love | 18 | 36 |
| 46 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 4 | 52 |
| 47 | REO SPEEDWAGON | Keep on loving you | 7 | 59 |
| 48 | LENE LOVICH | New toy | 8 | 58 |
| 49 | REAL THING | She's a groovy freak | 6 | 41 |
| 50 | RICHARD SANDERSON | Reality | 19 | 45 |
| 51 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 10 | 53 |
| 52 | RUPERT HINE | Misplaced love | 2 | 54 |
| 53 | J.J. CALE | Mama don't | 3 | 57 |
| 54 | NICOLETTA | Pense à lui | 1 | NEW |
| 55 | SANTANA | Changes | 3 | 47 |
| 56 | STARS ON 45 | Stars on 45 | 1 | NEW |
| 57 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | Excusez-moi de chanter encore du rock'n'roll | 7 | 49 |
| 58 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Lipstick polychrome | 4 | 65 |
| 59 | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE | Les chants magnétiques part II | 4 | 64 |
| 60 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 4 | 66 |
| 61 | WAS (NOT WAS) | Wheel me out | 2 | 63 |
| 62 | BARBARA | La déraison | 1 | NEW |
| 63 | T.S. MONK | Bon bon vie (gimme the good life) | 6 | 51 |
| 64 | SACHA DISTEL | Le bateau blanc | 12 | 60 |
| 65 | J.J. CALE | Carry on | 11 | 48 |
| 66 | TAXXI | Not me girl | 5 | 75 |
| 67 | FRANCE GALL & ELTON JOHN | Donner pour donner | 12 | 55 |
| 68 | FRANCOISE HARDY | Villégiature | 1 | NEW |
| 69 | DONOVAN | Mee mee I love you | 1 | RE |
| 70 | OTTAWAN | Haut les mains | 22 | 56 |
| 71 | CHEREZE | Je danse encore | 16 | 62 |
| 72 | PINO D'ANGIO | Una notte da impazzire | 1 | NEW |
| 73 | DALIDA | Il pleut sur Bruxelles | 9 | 61 |
| 74 | KATE BUSH | Army dreamers | 2 | 69 |
| 75 | THE WHO | You better you bet | 2 | 73 |
| 76 | GRACE JONES | I've seen that face before (Libertango) | 4 | 82 |
| 77 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Fidèle | 1 | RE |
| 78 | TELEPHONE | Au coeur de la nuit | 6 | 67 |
| 79 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 4 | 81 |
| 80 | IRON MAIDEN | Wrathchild | 2 | 78 |
| 81 | BLONDIE | Rapture | 9 | 68 |
| 82 | CHANGE | Paradise | 1 | RE |
| 83 | BUCKS FIZZ | Making your mind up | 6 | 72 |
| 84 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 3 | 89 |
| 85 | STEVIE WONDER | Lately | 1 | NEW |
| 86 | NEW MUSIK | Churches | 4 | 79 |
| 87 | FANTASY | You're too late | 3 | 70 |
| 88 | ADAM & THE ANTS | Stand and deliver | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | ERIC CLAPTON | I can't stand it | 5 | 83 |
| 90 | MINO | Les mocassins | 2 | 93 |
| 91 | LIME | Your love | 1 | NEW |
| 92 | SHALAMAR | Make that move | 3 | 96 |
| 93 | SKYY | Here's to you | 5 | 71 |
| 94 | JEAN-BAPTISTE QUENIN | Parfum de femme | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | THE BLUES BROTHERS | Gimme some lovin' | 6 | 77 |
| 96 | MAHJUN | Sondage express | 1 | NEW |
| 97 | ALAN VEGA | Juke box babe | 16 | 76 |
| 98 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Mon fils, ma bataille | 20 | 37 |
| 99 | SHAKE | Elle s'en va | 6 | 80 |
| 100 | DAVE EDMUNDS | Almost saturday night | 1 | NEW |
