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RCM CHARTS: TOP ROCK 1981

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Number
1

In the Dark
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
2

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
From the album: Blizzard of Ozz
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
3

Winning
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
4

Stranger
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
4
Weeks
8
Number
5 Up by 1

Snowblind
Styx
From the album: Paradise Theatre
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
6 Up by 2

Send Me an Angel
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
From the album: Imitation Life
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7

Treat Me Right
Pat Benatar
From the album: Crimes of Passion
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
8 Down by 3

Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
9 Up by 1

The Waiting
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
10 Down by 1

All Over Town
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
11 Up by 4

Find Your Way Back
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
11
Weeks
9
Number
11 Up by 2

Breaking All The Rules
Peter Frampton
From the album: Breaking All The Rules
Peak
11
Weeks
2
Number
12 Up by 10

A Life Of Illusion
Joe Walsh
Peak
12
Weeks
6
Number
13 Down by 2

Fantasy Girl
38 Special
From the album: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Peak
7
Weeks
13
Number
15 Up by 5

Golden Down
Willie Nile
From the album: Golden Down
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
16 Up by 10

The Stroke
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
16
Weeks
4
Number
17 Up by 2

Just Between You and Me
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
18 Down by 4

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
Greg Kihn Band
From the album: Rockihnroll
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
19 Down by 7

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
10
Weeks
8
Number
20 Up by 4

All Those Years Ago
George Harrison
From the album: Somewhere in England
Peak
20
Weeks
2
Number
21 Down by 5

Tom Sawyer
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
22 Down by 4

Another Tricky Day
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
23

Mercury Blues
David Lindley
From the album: El Rayo-X
Peak
23
Weeks
7
Number
24 Up by 1

This Little Girl
Gary U.S. Bonds
From the album: Dedication
Peak
24
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 3

Live for Today
Toto
Peak
25
Weeks
11
Number
26 Up by 6

Sweetheart
Franke & The Knockouts
From the album: Franke and the Knockouts
Peak
26
Weeks
5
Number
26 Down by 9

I Surrender
Rainbow [Rock Band]
From the album: Difficult to Cure
Peak
13
Weeks
13
Number
28 Up by 6

Let Me Stay With You Tonight
Point Blank
From the album: American Exce$$
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
29 Up by 7

Nightwatchman
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
29
Weeks
2
Number
30 Up by 5

Almost Saturday Night
Dave Edmunds
From the album: Twangin...
Peak
30
Weeks
6
Number
31 Down by 10

Sea of Love
Grace Slick
From the album: Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
32 Up by 14
My Baby
Cold Chisel
From the album: East
Peak
32
Weeks
2
Number
33 Up by 10

Gemini Dream
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Down by 4

For You
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
From the album: Chance
Peak
9
Weeks
14
Number
35 Debut

Mr. Crowley
Ozzy Osbourne
From the album: Blizzard of Ozz
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Down by 9

You Better You Bet
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
37 Down by 6

Limelight
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
38 Down by 1

So This Is Love?
Van Halen
From the album: Fair Warning
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
39 Up by 3

The Kid Is Hot Tonite
Loverboy
From the album: Loverboy
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Down by 11

Rapture
Blondie
From the album: Autoamerican
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
41 Down by 8
I Have the Skill
Sherbs
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
42 Up by 6

Tin Soldier
Humble Pie
From the album: Go for the Throat
Peak
42
Weeks
4
Number
43 Up by 1

In Quintessence
Squeeze
From the album: East Side Story
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Down by 5

R.O.C.K.
Garland Jeffreys
From the album: Escape Artist
Peak
37
Weeks
5
Number
45 Debut

My Kinda Lover
Billy Squier
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Up by 4

Skateaway
Dire Straits
From the album: Making Movies
Peak
23
Weeks
12
Number
47

Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Jim Steinman
From the album: Bad for Good
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Debut

Breaking Down Barriers
Elton John
From the album: The Fox
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 11

I Can't Stand It
Eric Clapton
From the album: Another Ticket
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
50 Down by 9

Searching
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
41
Weeks
3

Dropouts

Number
40 Dropout

Precious to Me
Phil Seymour
From the album: Phil Seymour
Peak
19
Weeks
10
Number
45 Dropout

Mean Street
Van Halen
From the album: Fair Warning
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
49 Dropout

Mad Men
Tom Johnston
From the album: Still Feels Good
Peak
49
Weeks
1

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RCM CHARTS ROCK

Date

June 20, 1981

Songs

50

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1 1 Billy Squier – “In the Dark” 1(×2) 8

2 2 Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train” 2 10

3 3 Santana – “Winning” 3 12

4 4 Jefferson Starship – “Stranger” 4 8

6 5 Styx – “Snowblind” 5 14

8 6 Robin Lane & The Chartbusters – “Send Me an Angel” 6 7

7 7 Pat Benatar – “Treat Me Right” 2 14

5 8 April Wine – “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” 1(×3) 14

10 9 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “The Waiting” 9 8

9 10 April Wine – “All Over Town” 3 14

15 11 Jefferson Starship – “Find Your Way Back” 11 9

13 11 Peter Frampton – “Breaking All The Rules” 11 2

22 12 Joe Walsh – “A Life Of Illusion” 12 6

11 13 38 Special – “Fantasy Girl” 7 13

20 15 Willie Nile – “Golden Down” 15 6

26 16 Billy Squier – “The Stroke” 16 4

19 17 April Wine – “Just Between You and Me” 1(×3) 14

14 18 Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” 14 8

12 19 Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” 10 8

24 20 George Harrison – “All Those Years Ago” 20 2

16 21 Rush – “Tom Sawyer” 3 14

18 22 The Who – “Another Tricky Day” 18 9

23 23 David Lindley – “Mercury Blues” 23 7

25 24 Gary U.S. Bonds – “This Little Girl” 24 8

28 25 Toto – “Live for Today” 25 11

32 26 Franke & The Knockouts – “Sweetheart” 26 5

17 26 Rainbow [Rock Band] – “I Surrender” 13 13

34 28 Point Blank – “Let Me Stay With You Tonight” 28 7

36 29 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Nightwatchman” 29 2

35 30 Dave Edmunds – “Almost Saturday Night” 30 6

21 31 Grace Slick – “Sea of Love” 1(×1) 14

46 32 Cold Chisel – “My Baby” 32 2

43 33 The Moody Blues – “Gemini Dream” 33 3

30 34 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – “For You” 9 14

NE 35 Ozzy Osbourne – “Mr. Crowley” 35 1

27 36 The Who – “You Better You Bet” 2 14

31 37 Rush – “Limelight” 2 14

37 38 Van Halen – “So This Is Love?” 35 4

42 39 Loverboy – “The Kid Is Hot Tonite” 39 2

29 40 Blondie – “Rapture” 3 12

33 41 Sherbs – “I Have the Skill” 20 14

48 42 Humble Pie – “Tin Soldier” 42 4

44 43 Squeeze – “In Quintessence” 43 3

39 44 Garland Jeffreys – “R.O.C.K.” 37 5

NE 45 Billy Squier – “My Kinda Lover” 45 1

50 46 Dire Straits – “Skateaway” 23 12

47 47 Jim Steinman – “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” 47 2

NE 48 Elton John – “Breaking Down Barriers” 48 1

38 49 Eric Clapton – “I Can't Stand It” 4 14

41 50 Santana – “Searching” 41 3

DROPOUTS:

40 -- Phil Seymour – “Precious to Me” 19 10

45 -- Van Halen – “Mean Street” 39 4

49 -- Tom Johnston – “Mad Men” 49 1

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