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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · December 18, 1981

30 positions ← 12/11 01/08/82 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
6 3 2 1 8 Leather And Lace STEVIE NICKS with DON HENLEY 1
14 9 6 2 6 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES 2
1 1 1 3 12 Waiting For A Girl Like You FOREIGNER 1
9 5 5 4 8 Trouble LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM 4
11 8 7 5 8 Harden My Heart QUARTERFLASH 5
2 2 3 6 11 Physical OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 2
18 14 11 7 6 Turn Your Love Around GEORGE BENSON 7
5 4 4 8 10 Young Turks ROD STEWART 4
20 17 14 9 7 Centerfold THE J. GEILS BAND 9
12 11 10 10 7 Yesterday's Songs NEIL DIAMOND 10
23 18 15 11 5 Comin' In And Out Of Your Life BARBRA STREISAND 11
22 20 17 12 6 Cool Night PAUL DAVIS 12
10 10 9 13 10 Don't Stop Believin' JOURNEY 9
24 23 18 14 5 Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight EDDIE RABBITT 14
26 15 13 15 5 Let's Groove EARTH, WIND & FIRE 13
29 28 19 16 4 Waiting On A Friend THE ROLLING STONES 16
3 7 12 17 12 Oh No COMMODORES 3
7 6 8 18 10 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? DIANA ROSS 6
- 29 21 19 3 The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) JUICE NEWTON 19
28 26 23 20 5 Shake It Up THE CARS 20
4 12 16 21 13 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic THE POLICE 3
- - 26 22 2 Leader Of The Band DAN FOGELBERG 22
DEBUT 23 1 Hooked On Classics THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 23
21 21 20 24 6 Our Lips Are Sealed THE GO-GO'S 20
- - 29 25 2 You Could Have Been With Me SHEENA EASTON 25
- 30 25 26 3 I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World RONNIE MILSAP 25
- - 28 27 2 Take It Easy On Me LITTLE RIVER BAND 27
- - 27 28 2 Come Go With Me THE BEACH BOYS 27
- - 30 29 2 She's Got A Way BILLY JOEL 29
27 25 24 30 5 Under Pressure QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE 24