RCM CHARTS: TOP ROCK 1981

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1 Up by 1

In the Dark
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2 Up by 2

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
From the album: Blizzard of Ozz
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
3 Up by 6

Winning
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
4 Up by 2

Stranger
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
5 Down by 4

Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
6 Up by 2

Snowblind
Styx
From the album: Paradise Theatre
Peak
6
Weeks
13
Number
7 Down by 2

Treat Me Right
Pat Benatar
From the album: Crimes of Passion
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
8 Up by 3

Send Me an Angel
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
From the album: Imitation Life
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
9 Down by 6

All Over Town
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
10 Up by 4

The Waiting
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11 Down by 4

Fantasy Girl
38 Special
From the album: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
12 Down by 2

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
13 Debut

Breaking All The Rules
Peter Frampton
From the album: Breaking All The Rules
Peak
13
Weeks
1
Number
14 Up by 2

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

Find Your Way Back
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
16 Up by 2

Tom Sawyer
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
17 Down by 4

I Surrender
Rainbow [Rock Band]
From the album: Difficult to Cure
Peak
13
Weeks
12
Number
18 Up by 3

Another Tricky Day
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
19 Down by 4

Just Between You and Me
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
20 Up by 3

Golden Down
Willie Nile
From the album: Golden Down
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
21 Down by 9

Sea of Love
Grace Slick
From the album: Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
22 Up by 7

A Life Of Illusion
Joe Walsh
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
23 Up by 3

Mercury Blues
David Lindley
From the album: El Rayo-X
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
24 Debut

All Those Years Ago
George Harrison
From the album: Somewhere in England
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Up by 5

This Little Girl
Gary U.S. Bonds
From the album: Dedication
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
26 Up by 18

The Stroke
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
26
Weeks
3
Number
27 Down by 8

You Better You Bet
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
28 Down by 1

Live for Today
Toto
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
29 Down by 12

Rapture
Blondie
From the album: Autoamerican
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
30 Down by 10

For You
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
From the album: Chance
Peak
9
Weeks
13
Number
31 Down by 7

Limelight
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
32 Up by 6

Sweetheart
Franke & The Knockouts
From the album: Franke and the Knockouts
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
33 Down by 8
I Have the Skill
Sherbs
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
34 Down by 2

Let Me Stay With You Tonight
Point Blank
From the album: American Exce$$
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
35 Down by 2

Almost Saturday Night
Dave Edmunds
From the album: Twangin...
Peak
33
Weeks
5
Number
36 Debut

Nightwatchman
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Down by 2

So This Is Love?
Van Halen
From the album: Fair Warning
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
38 Down by 10

I Can't Stand It
Eric Clapton
From the album: Another Ticket
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
39 Down by 2

R.O.C.K.
Garland Jeffreys
From the album: Escape Artist
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
40 Down by 9

Precious to Me
Phil Seymour
From the album: Phil Seymour
Peak
19
Weeks
10
Number
41 Up by 6

Searching
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Debut

The Kid Is Hot Tonite
Loverboy
From the album: Loverboy
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Down by 3

Gemini Dream
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
44 Up by 5

In Quintessence
Squeeze
From the album: East Side Story
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 6

Mean Street
Van Halen
From the album: Fair Warning
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
46 Debut
My Baby
Cold Chisel
From the album: East
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Debut

Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Jim Steinman
From the album: Bad for Good
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48

Tin Soldier
Humble Pie
From the album: Go for the Throat
Peak
47
Weeks
3
Number
49 Debut

Mad Men
Tom Johnston
From the album: Still Feels Good
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 16

Skateaway
Dire Straits
From the album: Making Movies
Peak
23
Weeks
11

Dropouts

Number
36 Dropout

In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins
From the album: Face Value
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
41 Dropout

I Will Follow
U2
From the album: Boy
Peak
27
Weeks
8
Number
42 Dropout
Won't Get Fooled Again
Pete Townshend
Peak
42
Weeks
2
Number
43 Dropout

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Outlaws
From the album: Ghost Riders
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
45 Dropout

It's All Right, It's O.K.
The Hawks
From the album: Hawks
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
46 Dropout

A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
46
Weeks
3
Number
50 Dropout

Don't Let Him Go
REO Speedwagon
From the album: Hi Infidelity
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
12

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RCM CHARTS ROCK

Date

June 13, 1981

Songs

50

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2 1 Billy Squier – “In the Dark” 1(×1) 7

4 2 Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train” 2 9

9 3 Santana – “Winning” 3 11

6 4 Jefferson Starship – “Stranger” 4 7

1 5 April Wine – “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” 1(×3) 13

8 6 Styx – “Snowblind” 6 13

5 7 Pat Benatar – “Treat Me Right” 2 13

11 8 Robin Lane & The Chartbusters – “Send Me an Angel” 8 6

3 9 April Wine – “All Over Town” 3 13

14 10 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “The Waiting” 10 7

7 11 38 Special – “Fantasy Girl” 7 12

10 12 Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” 10 7

NE 13 Peter Frampton – “Breaking All The Rules” 13 1

16 14 Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” 14 7

22 15 Jefferson Starship – “Find Your Way Back” 15 8

18 16 Rush – “Tom Sawyer” 3 13

13 17 Rainbow [Rock Band] – “I Surrender” 13 12

21 18 The Who – “Another Tricky Day” 18 8

15 19 April Wine – “Just Between You and Me” 1(×3) 13

23 20 Willie Nile – “Golden Down” 20 5

12 21 Grace Slick – “Sea of Love” 1(×1) 13

29 22 Joe Walsh – “A Life Of Illusion” 22 5

26 23 David Lindley – “Mercury Blues” 23 6

NE 24 George Harrison – “All Those Years Ago” 24 1

30 25 Gary U.S. Bonds – “This Little Girl” 25 7

44 26 Billy Squier – “The Stroke” 26 3

19 27 The Who – “You Better You Bet” 2 13

27 28 Toto – “Live for Today” 27 10

17 29 Blondie – “Rapture” 3 11

20 30 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – “For You” 9 13

24 31 Rush – “Limelight” 2 13

38 32 Franke & The Knockouts – “Sweetheart” 32 4

25 33 Sherbs – “I Have the Skill” 20 13

32 34 Point Blank – “Let Me Stay With You Tonight” 32 6

33 35 Dave Edmunds – “Almost Saturday Night” 33 5

NE 36 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Nightwatchman” 36 1

35 37 Van Halen – “So This Is Love?” 35 3

28 38 Eric Clapton – “I Can't Stand It” 4 13

37 39 Garland Jeffreys – “R.O.C.K.” 37 4

31 40 Phil Seymour – “Precious to Me” 19 10

47 41 Santana – “Searching” 41 2

NE 42 Loverboy – “The Kid Is Hot Tonite” 42 1

40 43 The Moody Blues – “Gemini Dream” 40 2

49 44 Squeeze – “In Quintessence” 44 2

39 45 Van Halen – “Mean Street” 39 4

NE 46 Cold Chisel – “My Baby” 46 1

NE 47 Jim Steinman – “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” 47 1

48 48 Humble Pie – “Tin Soldier” 47 3

NE 49 Tom Johnston – “Mad Men” 49 1

34 50 Dire Straits – “Skateaway” 23 11

DROPOUTS:

36 -- Phil Collins – “In the Air Tonight” 12 12

41 -- U2 – “I Will Follow” 27 8

42 -- Pete Townshend – “Won't Get Fooled Again” 42 2

43 -- Outlaws – “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” 1(×1) 12

45 -- The Hawks – “It's All Right, It's O.K.” 32 7

46 -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)” 46 3

50 -- REO Speedwagon – “Don't Let Him Go” 1(×4) 12

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