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