Ce classement du 25 octobre 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 | ANEKA | Japanese boy | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | O.M.D. | Souvenir | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Radio | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | MICHEL BERGER | Mademoiselle Chang | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | JEAN SCHULTHEIS | Confidence pour confidence | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | GENESIS | Abacab | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | RICCHI E POVERI | Sarà perché ti amo | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | MARTY BALIN | Hearts | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | CAROL JIANI | Hit n' run lover | 20 | 7 |
| 10 | THE ROLLING STONES | Start me up | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | Hold on tight | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | TOM TOM CLUB | Wordy rappinghood | 15 | 10 |
| 13 | KAREN CHERYL | Les nouveaux romantiques | 10 | 16 |
| 14 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Rebel | 14 | 6 |
| 15 | B.B. & Q. BAND | On the beat | 9 | 17 |
| 16 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS | Arthur's theme (best that you can do) | 5 | 19 |
| 17 | THE POLICE | Every little thing she does is magic | 6 | 20 |
| 18 | FRANCE JOLI | Gonna get over you | 8 | 21 |
| 19 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Night bird | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Paradis | 4 | 27 |
| 21 | LESLEY JAYNE | Rocking with my radio | 7 | 24 |
| 22 | FRANCIS CABREL | Carte postale | 5 | 40 |
| 23 | BILL WYMAN | (Si si) je suis un rock star | 7 | 26 |
| 24 | IMAGINATION | Body talk | 5 | 38 |
| 25 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Fidèle | 6 | 30 |
| 26 | DEPECHE MODE | Just can't get enough | 10 | 29 |
| 27 | BUGGLES | I am a camera | 7 | 31 |
| 28 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Je ne suis pas un héros | 5 | 33 |
| 29 | ODYSSEY | Going back to my roots | 17 | 28 |
| 30 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Lettre à un rêveur | 12 | 25 |
| 31 | PAT BENATAR | Promises in the dark | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 26 | 23 |
| 33 | SOFT CELL | Tainted love | 3 | 39 |
| 34 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 32 | 18 |
| 35 | OSCAR BENTON | Bensonhurst blues | 4 | 41 |
| 36 | BEE GEES | He's a liar | 6 | 43 |
| 37 | VOGGUE | Dancin' the night away | 4 | 48 |
| 38 | EVELYN KING | I'm in love | 6 | 46 |
| 39 | AL JARREAU | Roof garden | 7 | 49 |
| 40 | FOREIGNER | Urgent | 4 | 55 |
| 41 | MARIANNE FAITHFULL | Sweetheart | 3 | 63 |
| 42 | DEBBIE HARRY | Backfired | 8 | 34 |
| 43 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 25 | 32 |
| 44 | ART GARFUNKEL | A heart in New York | 4 | 50 |
| 45 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Tam-tam (l'homme prehisto) | 17 | 22 |
| 46 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | J'en ai marre | 6 | 59 |
| 47 | SHAKIN' STEVENS | You drive me crazy | 3 | 82 |
| 48 | CATHERINE LARA | Johan | 7 | 35 |
| 49 | J.J. LIONEL | La danse des canards | 15 | 37 |
| 50 | LIME | Your love | 23 | 42 |
| 51 | SYLVIE VARTAN | Ca va mal | 2 | 56 |
| 52 | DURAN DURAN | Planet earth | 12 | 36 |
| 53 | RICKIE LEE JONES | Pirates (so long lonely avenue) | 5 | 62 |
| 54 | JULIE | Let's fall in love | 8 | 58 |
| 55 | STEVIE WONDER | Happy birthday | 7 | 44 |
| 56 | SMOKEY ROBINSON | Being with you | 14 | 47 |
| 57 | PINO D'ANGIO | Okay okay | 4 | 61 |
| 58 | PATRICK COUTIN | J'aime regarder les filles | 21 | 45 |
| 59 | MATERIAL | Bustin' out | 5 | 65 |
| 60 | BOB DYLAN | Deadman, deadman | 3 | 64 |
| 61 | LONDON COWBOYS | It never ends | 5 | 66 |
| 62 | BILLY JOEL | Say goodbye to Hollywood | 4 | 68 |
| 63 | YVES SIMON | Ma jeunesse s'enfuit | 4 | 67 |
| 64 | RENAUD DETRESSAN | On est comme on est | 3 | 70 |
| 65 | THE PRETENDERS | Day after day | 10 | 52 |
| 66 | BUZY | Dyslexique | 21 | 57 |
| 67 | NANA MOUSKOURI | Je chante avec toi liberté | 4 | 74 |
| 68 | DIDIER BARBELIVIEN | Je te connais par coeur | 6 | 53 |
| 69 | JACQUES HIGELIN | Tête en l'air | 1 | NEW |
| 70 | MICHELE TORR | J'en appelle à la tendresse | 3 | 73 |
| 71 | CLAIRE D'ASTA | La chanson de Prévert | 2 | 76 |
| 72 | GRACE JONES | Pull up to the bumper | 5 | 75 |
| 73 | FOREIGNER | Juke box hero | 11 | 54 |
| 74 | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | Physical | 2 | 91 |
| 75 | JEAN-PATRICK CAPDEVIELLE | Señorita | 2 | 78 |
| 76 | KIM WILDE | Chequered love | 4 | 80 |
| 77 | JAIRO | Symphonie | 3 | 86 |
| 78 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Bambou | 22 | 51 |
| 79 | GILBERTO GIL | Palco | 3 | 89 |
| 80 | POINTER SISTERS | Slow hand | 3 | 87 |
| 81 | DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE | Endless love | 3 | 84 |
| 82 | ROBERT CHARLEBOIS | Heureux en amour | 2 | 85 |
| 83 | MIREILLE MATHIEU | Promets-moi | 1 | NEW |
| 84 | JESSE GREEN | 1, 2, 3, let's go | 1 | NEW |
| 85 | ROD STEWART | Tonight I'm yours (don't hurt me) | 1 | NEW |
| 86 | WILLIAM SHELLER | Pourquoi t'es plus new wave | 7 | 69 |
| 87 | VALERIE LAGRANGE | Etiquettes | 4 | 90 |
| 88 | NICOLAS DE ANGELIS | Près du coeur | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | THE PASSIONS | I'm in love with a german film star | 9 | 72 |
| 90 | CARLOS | Je suis un rigolo | 14 | 71 |
| 91 | SERGE KOOLENN | Les p'tites grenouilles | 1 | NEW |
| 92 | SIMPLE MINDS | Love song | 1 | NEW |
| 93 | SHEILA | Une affaire d'amour | 6 | 77 |
| 94 | LINDA DE SUZA | Chuvinha (petite pluie) | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | EDDY MITCHELL | Pauvre baby doll | 1 | NEW |
| 96 | BEAU GESTE | Leader | 1 | NEW |
| 97 | GREG KIHN BAND | The breakup song (they don't write 'em) | 6 | 81 |
| 98 | SAXON | Never surrender | 1 | NEW |
| 99 | ANTOINE CIOSI | La maison de Corse | 1 | NEW |
| 100 | AMII STEWART | Rocky woman | 1 | NEW |
