Ce classement du 4 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 | RICCHI E POVERI | Sarà perché ti amo | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | JEAN SCHULTHEIS | Confidence pour confidence | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Rebel | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | TOM TOM CLUB | Wordy rappinghood | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Tam-tam (l'homme prehisto) | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 29 | 2 |
| 7 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Night bird | 12 | 8 |
| 8 | O.M.D. | Souvenir | 9 | 23 |
| 9 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 23 | 5 |
| 10 | CAROL JIANI | Hit n' run lover | 17 | 11 |
| 11 | MICHEL BERGER | Mademoiselle Chang | 4 | 13 |
| 12 | GENESIS | Abacab | 4 | 29 |
| 13 | PAT BENATAR | Promises in the dark | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Lettre à un rêveur | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | Hold on tight | 8 | 18 |
| 16 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 22 | 10 |
| 17 | THE ROLLING STONES | Start me up | 5 | 26 |
| 18 | ODYSSEY | Going back to my roots | 14 | 15 |
| 19 | SMOKEY ROBINSON | Being with you | 11 | 12 |
| 20 | DURAN DURAN | Planet earth | 9 | 14 |
| 21 | KAREN CHERYL | Les nouveaux romantiques | 7 | 25 |
| 22 | MARTY BALIN | Hearts | 9 | 28 |
| 23 | B.B. & Q. BAND | On the beat | 6 | 31 |
| 24 | ANEKA | Japanese boy | 5 | 34 |
| 25 | THE POLICE | Every little thing she does is magic | 3 | 41 |
| 26 | PATRICK COUTIN | J'aime regarder les filles | 18 | 20 |
| 27 | FOREIGNER | Juke box hero | 8 | 19 |
| 28 | LIME | Your love | 20 | 17 |
| 29 | CHRISTOPHER CROSS | Arthur's theme (best that you can do) | 2 | 62 |
| 30 | STEVIE WONDER | Happy birthday | 4 | 33 |
| 31 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Bambou | 19 | 16 |
| 32 | DEPECHE MODE | Just can't get enough | 7 | 36 |
| 33 | J.J. LIONEL | La danse des canards | 12 | 24 |
| 34 | BILL WYMAN | (Si si) je suis un rock star | 4 | 39 |
| 35 | FRANCE JOLI | Gonna get over you | 5 | 40 |
| 36 | THE PRETENDERS | Day after day | 7 | 38 |
| 37 | LESLEY JAYNE | Rocking with my radio | 4 | 57 |
| 38 | DEBBIE HARRY | Backfired | 5 | 46 |
| 39 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Fidèle | 3 | 44 |
| 40 | BUGGLES | I am a camera | 4 | 65 |
| 41 | MICHEL POLNAREFF | Radio | 3 | 66 |
| 42 | BUZY | Dyslexique | 18 | 35 |
| 43 | CARLOS | Je suis un rigolo | 11 | 30 |
| 44 | SHEENA EASTON | Morning train (9 to 5) | 15 | 21 |
| 45 | DIDIER BARBELIVIEN | Je te connais par coeur | 3 | 63 |
| 46 | CATHERINE LARA | Johan | 4 | 64 |
| 47 | MEAT LOAF | I'm gonna love her for both of us | 3 | 51 |
| 48 | PINO D'ANGIO | Una notte da impazzire | 20 | 27 |
| 49 | BERNARD LAVILLIERS | Betty | 16 | 32 |
| 50 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Je ne suis pas un héros | 2 | 56 |
| 51 | AMELIE MORIN | J'étais venue pour dire bonjour | 9 | 43 |
| 52 | THE PASSIONS | I'm in love with a german film star | 6 | 53 |
| 53 | JACQUES HIGELIN | Je veux cette fille | 10 | 42 |
| 54 | ABBA | Lay all your love on me | 12 | 45 |
| 55 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 23 | 48 |
| 56 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Paradis | 1 | NEW |
| 57 | SHEILA | Une affaire d'amour | 3 | 58 |
| 58 | RICHARD COCCIANTE | Avec simplicité | 10 | 47 |
| 59 | IMAGINATION | Body talk | 2 | 67 |
| 60 | ART GARFUNKEL | A heart in New York | 1 | NEW |
| 61 | TOMMY NILSSON | No way no how | 18 | 37 |
| 62 | FRANCIS CABREL | Carte postale | 2 | 68 |
| 63 | OSCAR BENTON | Bensonhurst blues | 1 | NEW |
| 64 | BEE GEES | He's a liar | 3 | 69 |
| 65 | EVELYN KING | I'm in love | 3 | 70 |
| 66 | AL JARREAU | Roof garden | 4 | 71 |
| 67 | MICHEL JONASZ | Joueurs de blues | 20 | 49 |
| 68 | MAGAZINE 60 | Magazine 60 | 15 | 55 |
| 69 | VOGGUE | Dancin' the night away | 1 | NEW |
| 70 | SYLVIE VARTAN | L'amour c'est comme une cigarette | 18 | 59 |
| 71 | JULIE | Let's fall in love | 5 | 75 |
| 72 | FOREIGNER | Urgent | 1 | NEW |
| 73 | WILLIAM SHELLER | Pourquoi t'es plus new wave | 4 | 80 |
| 74 | MAXIME LE FORESTIER | Grand match de blues à Mineville | 1 | NEW |
| 75 | PINO D'ANGIO | Okay okay | 1 | NEW |
| 76 | RICKIE LEE JONES | Pirates (so long lonely avenue) | 2 | 77 |
| 77 | RICK JAMES | Give it to me baby | 13 | 60 |
| 78 | GREG KIHN BAND | The breakup song (they don't write 'em) | 3 | 74 |
| 79 | LONDON COWBOYS | It never ends | 2 | 76 |
| 80 | EDDY GRANT | Can't get enough of you | 11 | 61 |
| 81 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | J'en ai marre | 3 | 79 |
| 82 | NANA MOUSKOURI | Je chante avec toi liberté | 1 | NEW |
| 83 | YVES SIMON | Ma jeunesse s'enfuit | 1 | NEW |
| 84 | GRACE JONES | Pull up to the bumper | 2 | 96 |
| 85 | KIM WILDE | Chequered love | 1 | NEW |
| 86 | MARIE LEONOR | Enroule-moi | 2 | 72 |
| 87 | TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS | The waiting | 2 | 92 |
| 88 | BILLY JOEL | Say goodbye to Hollywood | 1 | NEW |
| 89 | TAXI GIRL | Jardin chinois | 1 | NEW |
| 90 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 23 | 73 |
| 91 | VALERIE LAGRANGE | Etiquettes | 1 | NEW |
| 92 | MURRAY HEAD | On your own again | 2 | 95 |
| 93 | THE SPECIALS | Ghost town | 2 | 78 |
| 94 | ARETHA FRANKLIN | Hold on I'm coming | 1 | NEW |
| 95 | MATERIAL | Bustin' out | 2 | 91 |
| 96 | JEAN-MICHEL CARADEC | Le fil du funambule | 3 | 89 |
| 97 | JEAN FALISSARD | Au secours | 3 | 94 |
| 98 | PLASTIC BERTRAND | Hula hoop | 19 | 81 |
| 99 | MARIE MYRIAM | J'aime quand tu es jaloux | 1 | NEW |
| 100 | JOE JACKSON | Jack, you're dead | 1 | NEW |
