RCM CHARTS: TOP ROCK 1981

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1

Just Between You and Me
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2

You Better You Bet
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3 Up by 3

Rapture
Blondie
From the album: Autoamerican
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
4 Up by 1

Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
5 Up by 2

Sea of Love
Grace Slick
From the album: Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6 Down by 3

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Outlaws
From the album: Ghost Riders
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
7 Down by 3

Don't Let Him Go
REO Speedwagon
From the album: Hi Infidelity
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
8 Up by 1

Treat Me Right
Pat Benatar
From the album: Crimes of Passion
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
9 Down by 1

I Can't Stand It
Eric Clapton
From the album: Another Ticket
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
10

All Over Town
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11

Fantasy Girl
38 Special
From the album: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Peak
11
Weeks
6
Number
12

In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins
From the album: Face Value
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Up by 6

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
From the album: Blizzard of Ozz
Peak
13
Weeks
3
Number
14 Down by 1

Limelight
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
15

Snowblind
Styx
From the album: Paradise Theatre
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
16 Up by 2

Tom Sawyer
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
17 Up by 27

Heading Out To The Highway
Judas Priest
From the album: Point of Entry
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18 Up by 7

Winning
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19 Up by 5

For You
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
From the album: Chance
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
20 Down by 4

Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
From the album: Working Class Dog
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
21 Down by 4

Message of Love
The Pretenders
From the album: Pretenders II
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
22 Up by 6

I Surrender
Rainbow [Rock Band]
From the album: Difficult to Cure
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
23 Down by 9

Hearts on Fire
Randy Meisner
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
24 Down by 2

Precious to Me
Phil Seymour
From the album: Phil Seymour
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
25 Up by 5
I Have the Skill
Sherbs
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
26 Down by 5

Arc of a Diver
Steve Winwood
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
27

Woman
John Lennon
From the album: Double Fantasy
Peak
27
Weeks
7
Number
28 Up by 1

Skateaway
Dire Straits
From the album: Making Movies
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
29 Down by 9

Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police
From the album: Zenyatta Mondatta
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
30 Down by 7

Hold on Loosely
38 Special
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
31 Up by 5

I Will Follow
U2
From the album: Boy
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
32 Up by 1
Catch Me If You Can
Eric Clapton
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
33 Debut

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
Greg Kihn Band
From the album: Rockihnroll
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Down by 8

Take It on the Run
REO Speedwagon
From the album: Hi Infidelity
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
35 Down by 4

Burning Bones
Krokus
From the album: Hardware
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
36 Up by 2

Another Tricky Day
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Up by 8

If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Sucking in the Seventies
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Up by 4

It's All Right, It's O.K.
The Hawks
From the album: Hawks
Peak
38
Weeks
2
Number
39 Down by 7

Turn Me Loose
Loverboy
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
40 Debut

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Down by 4
Police on My Back
The Clash
Peak
23
Weeks
7
Number
42 Down by 2

Antmusic
Adam and the Ants
From the album: Kings of the Wild Frontier
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
43 Down by 9

Little Sister
Rockpile featuring Robert Plant
From the album: Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
44 Debut

The Waiting
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Debut

In the Dark
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Down by 11

The Best of Times
Styx
From the album: Paradise Theatre
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
47 Up by 2

Ripple
Grateful Dead
From the album: American Beauty
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Debut

Stranger
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

This Little Girl
Gary U.S. Bonds
From the album: Dedication
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Almost Saturday Night
Dave Edmunds
From the album: Twangin...
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
39 Dropout

Keep On Loving You
REO Speedwagon
From the album: Hi Infidelity
Peak
11
Weeks
6
Number
41 Dropout

Fade Away
Bruce Springsteen
From the album: The River
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
43 Dropout

Tip On In (Butt Rockin')
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
From the album: Butt Rockin'
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
46 Dropout

Ain't Even Done With the Night
John Cougar
From the album: Nothin' Matters and What If It Did
Peak
44
Weeks
5
Number
47 Dropout

Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
Joe Ely
From the album: Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
48 Dropout

Find Your Way Back
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
47
Weeks
3
Number
50 Dropout

Hold On
Badfinger
From the album: Say No More
Peak
44
Weeks
4

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RCM CHARTS ROCK

Date

May 2, 1981

Songs

50

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1 1 April Wine – “Just Between You and Me” 1(×2) 7

2 2 The Who – “You Better You Bet” 2 7

6 3 Blondie – “Rapture” 3 5

5 4 April Wine – “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” 4 7

7 5 Grace Slick – “Sea of Love” 5 7

3 6 Outlaws – “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” 1(×1) 7

4 7 REO Speedwagon – “Don't Let Him Go” 1(×4) 7

9 8 Pat Benatar – “Treat Me Right” 7 7

8 9 Eric Clapton – “I Can't Stand It” 4 7

10 10 April Wine – “All Over Town” 10 7

11 11 38 Special – “Fantasy Girl” 11 6

12 12 Phil Collins – “In the Air Tonight” 12 7

19 13 Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train” 13 3

13 14 Rush – “Limelight” 2 7

15 15 Styx – “Snowblind” 15 7

18 16 Rush – “Tom Sawyer” 3 7

44 17 Judas Priest – “Heading Out To The Highway” 17 3

25 18 Santana – “Winning” 18 5

24 19 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – “For You” 9 7

16 20 Rick Springfield – “Jessie's Girl” 10 7

17 21 The Pretenders – “Message of Love” 7 7

28 22 Rainbow [Rock Band] – “I Surrender” 22 6

14 23 Randy Meisner – “Hearts on Fire” 10 7

22 24 Phil Seymour – “Precious to Me” 22 4

30 25 Sherbs – “I Have the Skill” 25 7

21 26 Steve Winwood – “Arc of a Diver” 16 7

27 27 John Lennon – “Woman” 27 7

29 28 Dire Straits – “Skateaway” 23 5

20 29 The Police – “Don't Stand So Close To Me” 6 7

23 30 38 Special – “Hold on Loosely” 6 7

36 31 U2 – “I Will Follow” 31 3

33 32 Eric Clapton – “Catch Me If You Can” 32 7

NE 33 Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” 33 1

26 34 REO Speedwagon – “Take It on the Run” 4 7

31 35 Krokus – “Burning Bones” 31 5

38 36 The Who – “Another Tricky Day” 36 2

45 37 The Rolling Stones – “If I Was a Dancer (Dance Pt. 2)” 37 2

42 38 The Hawks – “It's All Right, It's O.K.” 38 2

32 39 Loverboy – “Turn Me Loose” 21 7

NE 40 Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” 40 1

37 41 The Clash – “Police on My Back” 23 7

40 42 Adam and the Ants – “Antmusic” 40 2

34 43 Rockpile ft. Robert Plant – “Little Sister” 34 3

NE 44 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “The Waiting” 44 1

NE 45 Billy Squier – “In the Dark” 45 1

35 46 Styx – “The Best of Times” 19 7

49 47 Grateful Dead – “Ripple” 47 2

NE 48 Jefferson Starship – “Stranger” 48 1

NE 49 Gary U.S. Bonds – “This Little Girl” 49 1

NE 50 Dave Edmunds – “Almost Saturday Night” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

39 -- REO Speedwagon – “Keep On Loving You” 11 6

41 -- Bruce Springsteen – “Fade Away” 22 6

43 -- The Fabulous Thunderbirds – “Tip On In (Butt Rockin')” 41 3

46 -- John Cougar – “Ain't Even Done With the Night” 44 5

47 -- Joe Ely – “Musta Notta Gotta Lotta” 37 4

48 -- Jefferson Starship – “Find Your Way Back” 47 3

50 -- Badfinger – “Hold On” 44 4

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