Ce classement du 7 juin 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 | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | MICHEL SARDOU | Etre une femme | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | ROBERT PALMER | Looking for clues | 14 | 2 |
| 4 | HERBERT LEONARD | Pour le plaisir | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | STRAY CATS | Runaway boys | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | ROXY MUSIC | Jealous guy | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | YVES SIMON | Qu'est-ce que sera demain | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | PHIL COLLINS | In the air tonight | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | BLACK SLATE | Amigo | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | LE GRAND ORCHESTRE DU SPLENDID | Radio pirate | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | PIERRE BACHELET | Elle est d'ailleurs | 7 | 17 |
| 12 | JEAN-PATRICK CAPDEVIELLE | Oh chiquita | 14 | 5 |
| 13 | SHEILA | Et ne la ramène pas | 7 | 20 |
| 14 | MIREILLE MATHIEU | Bravo tu as gagné | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | JOE DOLCE | Shaddap you face | 8 | 21 |
| 16 | RICHARD GOTAINER | Chipie | 12 | 14 |
| 17 | YOKO ONO | Walking on thin ice | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | KENNY ROGERS | Lady | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | ALAIN BASHUNG | Vertige de l'amour | 20 | 13 |
| 20 | GARLAND JEFFREYS | Modern lovers | 9 | 22 |
| 21 | MOON MARTIN | Bad news | 7 | 24 |
| 22 | QUINCY JONES | Aï no corrida | 5 | 27 |
| 23 | KIM LARSEN | Donnez-moi du feu | 6 | 39 |
| 24 | AC/DC | Hells bells | 11 | 18 |
| 25 | PHILIPPE CHATEL | Tout quitter, mais tout emporter | 7 | 26 |
| 26 | BIJOU | Rock à la radio | 13 | 29 |
| 27 | TAXI GIRL | Cherchez le garçon | 16 | 19 |
| 28 | KIM CARNES | Bette Davis eyes | 6 | 43 |
| 29 | KIM WILDE | Kids in America | 6 | 58 |
| 30 | STRAY CATS | Rock this town | 5 | 35 |
| 31 | PLASTIC BERTRAND | Hula hoop | 2 | 34 |
| 32 | THE WHISPERS | It's a love thing | 7 | 28 |
| 33 | MICHEL JONASZ | Joueurs de blues | 3 | 36 |
| 34 | REO SPEEDWAGON | Keep on loving you | 9 | 46 |
| 35 | SISTER SLEDGE | All american girls | 15 | 23 |
| 36 | BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST | Waiting on the borderline | 2 | 38 |
| 37 | JEAN-MICHEL JARRE | Les chants magnétiques part II | 6 | 51 |
| 38 | VERONIQUE SANSON | Doux dehors, fou dedans | 5 | 31 |
| 39 | DANIEL BALAVOINE | Lipstick polychrome | 6 | 52 |
| 40 | TAXXI | Not me girl | 7 | 59 |
| 41 | JULIO IGLESIAS | Viens m'embrasser | 2 | 54 |
| 42 | THE CLASH | The magnificent seven | 16 | 25 |
| 43 | ELTON JOHN | J'veux d'la tendresse | 1 | NEW |
| 44 | GRACE JONES | I've seen that face before (Libertango) | 6 | 70 |
| 45 | FRANKIE SMITH | Double dutch bus | 16 | 30 |
| 46 | O.M.D. | Enola gay | 23 | 37 |
| 47 | RITA LEE | Lança perfume | 12 | 50 |
| 48 | JOHN LENNON | Woman | 16 | 32 |
| 49 | SANTANA | I love you much too much | 6 | 42 |
| 50 | RENAUD | C'est un mauvais garçon | 5 | 45 |
| 51 | ANNIE CORDY | Tata yoyo | 17 | 33 |
| 52 | FRANCOISE HARDY | Villégiature | 3 | 64 |
| 53 | ULTRAVOX | Vienna | 12 | 41 |
| 54 | MICHELE TORR | De l'amour | 4 | 40 |
| 55 | STARS ON 45 | Stars on 45 | 3 | 56 |
| 56 | JONA LEWIE | Stop the cavalry | 19 | 44 |
| 57 | JEAN GABILOU | Humanahum | 5 | 47 |
| 58 | RUPERT HINE | Misplaced love | 4 | 49 |
| 59 | LENE LOVICH | New toy | 10 | 48 |
| 60 | PINO D'ANGIO | Una notte da impazzire | 3 | 65 |
| 61 | VIVIAN REED | Faith and fire | 1 | RE |
| 62 | EDDY GRANT | Do you feel my love | 20 | 53 |
| 63 | LIME | Your love | 3 | 90 |
| 64 | SYLVIE VARTAN | L'amour c'est comme une cigarette | 1 | NEW |
| 65 | KATE BUSH | Army dreamers | 4 | 69 |
| 66 | THE WHO | You better you bet | 3 | 61 |
| 67 | J.J. CALE | Mama don't | 5 | 60 |
| 68 | GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS | Just the two of us | 5 | 79 |
| 69 | NICOLETTA | Pense à lui | 3 | 63 |
| 70 | GEORGES MOUSTAKI | Balancé (j'sais pas danser) | 1 | NEW |
| 71 | MINO | Les mocassins | 4 | 78 |
| 72 | STEVIE WONDER | Lately | 3 | 83 |
| 73 | BARBARA | La déraison | 3 | 61 |
| 74 | IRON MAIDEN | Wrathchild | 4 | 77 |
| 75 | ROMAIN DIDIER | Amnésie | 2 | 76 |
| 76 | LUCID BEAUSONGE | Lettre à un rêveur | 1 | NEW |
| 77 | FIREFLY | Love is gonna be on your side | 1 | NEW |
| 78 | BUZY | Dyslexique | 1 | NEW |
| 79 | NEW MUSIK | Churches | 6 | 81 |
| 80 | ALAIN CHAMFORT | Bambou | 2 | 82 |
| 81 | MICHEL STELIO | She's a lady | 1 | NEW |
| 82 | ADAM & THE ANTS | Stand and deliver | 3 | 86 |
| 83 | CHARLELIE COUTURE | Pochette surprise | 10 | 57 |
| 84 | GEORGE HARRISON | All those years ago | 1 | NEW |
| 85 | T.S. MONK | Bon bon vie (gimme the good life) | 8 | 67 |
| 86 | TOMMY NILSSON | No way no how | 1 | NEW |
| 87 | SHALAMAR | Make that move | 5 | 96 |
| 88 | RICHARD SANDERSON | Reality | 21 | 66 |
| 89 | PATRICK COUTIN | J'aime regarder les filles | 1 | RE |
| 90 | JOHNNY HALLYDAY | Excusez-moi de chanter encore du rock'n'roll | 9 | 68 |
| 91 | SANTANA | Changes | 5 | 71 |
| 92 | ORIGINAL MIRRORS | Dancing with the rebels | 1 | NEW |
| 93 | DONOVAN | Mee mee I love you | 3 | 80 |
| 94 | JEAN-BAPTISTE QUENIN | Parfum de femme | 3 | 95 |
| 95 | LANDSCAPE | Einstein a go-go | 1 | NEW |
| 96 | GRAHAM BONNET | Night games | 1 | NEW |
| 97 | DAVE STEWART feat. COLIN BLUNSTONE | What becomes of the broken hearted | 1 | NEW |
| 98 | WAS (NOT WAS) | Wheel me out | 4 | 73 |
| 99 | SACHA DISTEL | Le bateau blanc | 14 | 75 |
| 100 | THE WAITRESSES | I know what boys like | 1 | NEW |
