RCM CHARTS: TOP ROCK 1981

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1

In the Dark
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
2 Up by 2

Stranger
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
3 Down by 1

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
From the album: Blizzard of Ozz
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
4 Up by 7

Breaking All The Rules
Peter Frampton
From the album: Breaking All The Rules
Peak
4
Weeks
3
Number
5 Up by 1

Send Me an Angel
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters
From the album: Imitation Life
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
6 Down by 3

Winning
Santana
From the album: Zebop!
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
7 Up by 9

The Stroke
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
7
Weeks
5
Number
8 Down by 3

Snowblind
Styx
From the album: Paradise Theatre
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
9

The Waiting
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
10 Up by 2

A Life Of Illusion
Joe Walsh
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11 Down by 3

Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
12 Down by 5

Treat Me Right
Pat Benatar
From the album: Crimes of Passion
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
13 Down by 2

Find Your Way Back
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Modern Times
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
14 Up by 1

Golden Down
Willie Nile
From the album: Golden Down
Peak
14
Weeks
7
Number
15 Down by 5

All Over Town
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
16 Up by 4

All Those Years Ago
George Harrison
From the album: Somewhere in England
Peak
16
Weeks
3
Number
17

Just Between You and Me
April Wine
From the album: The Nature of the Beast
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
18 Up by 5

Mercury Blues
David Lindley
From the album: El Rayo-X
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
19 Up by 10

Nightwatchman
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Hard Promises
Peak
19
Weeks
3
Number
20 Up by 5

Live for Today
Toto
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
21 Up by 5

Sweetheart
Franke & The Knockouts
From the album: Franke and the Knockouts
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 10
My Baby
Cold Chisel
From the album: East
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Down by 2

Tom Sawyer
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
24

This Little Girl
Gary U.S. Bonds
From the album: Dedication
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
24 Up by 4

Let Me Stay With You Tonight
Point Blank
From the album: American Exce$$
Peak
24
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 5

Almost Saturday Night
Dave Edmunds
From the album: Twangin...
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
26 Up by 19

My Kinda Lover
Billy Squier
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Down by 9

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
Greg Kihn Band
From the album: Rockihnroll
Peak
14
Weeks
9
Number
29 Up by 4

Gemini Dream
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Up by 5

Mr. Crowley
Ozzy Osbourne
From the album: Blizzard of Ozz
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 9

Another Tricky Day
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
32 Down by 13

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
10
Weeks
9
Number
33 Down by 20

Fantasy Girl
38 Special
From the album: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
34 Up by 3

Limelight
Rush
From the album: Moving Pictures
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
35 Down by 4

Sea of Love
Grace Slick
From the album: Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
36 Debut

Talk to Ya Later
The Tubes
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Up by 9

Skateaway
Dire Straits
From the album: Making Movies
Peak
23
Weeks
13
Number
38 Up by 1

The Kid Is Hot Tonite
Loverboy
From the album: Loverboy
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Up by 8

Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Jim Steinman
From the album: Bad for Good
Peak
39
Weeks
3
Number
40 Up by 2

Tin Soldier
Humble Pie
From the album: Go for the Throat
Peak
40
Weeks
5
Number
41 Debut

Silverado
The Marshall Tucker Band
Peak
41
Weeks
1
Number
42 Down by 16

I Surrender
Rainbow [Rock Band]
From the album: Difficult to Cure
Peak
13
Weeks
14
Number
44 Down by 10

For You
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
From the album: Chance
Peak
9
Weeks
15
Number
44 Re-Entry

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC
From the album: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Up by 3

Breaking Down Barriers
Elton John
From the album: The Fox
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
46 Debut

Break the Rules Tonight (Out of School)
Kim Carnes
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Debut

A Woman's Got the Power
The A's
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut

Nicole
Point Blank
From the album: American Exce$$
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 8
I Have the Skill
Sherbs
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
50 Debut

Unchained
Van Halen
From the album: Fair Warning
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
36 Dropout

You Better You Bet
The Who
From the album: Face Dances
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
38 Dropout

So This Is Love?
Van Halen
From the album: Fair Warning
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
40 Dropout

Rapture
Blondie
From the album: Autoamerican
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
43 Dropout

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

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

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

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

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Date

June 27, 1981

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1 1 Billy Squier – “In the Dark” 1(×3) 9

4 2 Jefferson Starship – “Stranger” 2 9

2 3 Ozzy Osbourne – “Crazy Train” 2 11

11 4 Peter Frampton – “Breaking All The Rules” 4 3

6 5 Robin Lane & The Chartbusters – “Send Me an Angel” 5 8

3 6 Santana – “Winning” 3 13

16 7 Billy Squier – “The Stroke” 7 5

5 8 Styx – “Snowblind” 5 15

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

12 10 Joe Walsh – “A Life Of Illusion” 10 7

8 11 April Wine – “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” 1(×3) 15

7 12 Pat Benatar – “Treat Me Right” 2 15

11 13 Jefferson Starship – “Find Your Way Back” 11 10

15 14 Willie Nile – “Golden Down” 14 7

10 15 April Wine – “All Over Town” 3 15

20 16 George Harrison – “All Those Years Ago” 16 3

17 17 April Wine – “Just Between You and Me” 1(×3) 15

23 18 David Lindley – “Mercury Blues” 18 8

29 19 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Nightwatchman” 19 3

25 20 Toto – “Live for Today” 20 12

26 21 Franke & The Knockouts – “Sweetheart” 21 6

32 22 Cold Chisel – “My Baby” 22 3

21 23 Rush – “Tom Sawyer” 3 15

24 24 Gary U.S. Bonds – “This Little Girl” 24 9

28 24 Point Blank – “Let Me Stay With You Tonight” 24 8

30 25 Dave Edmunds – “Almost Saturday Night” 25 7

45 26 Billy Squier – “My Kinda Lover” 26 2

18 27 Greg Kihn Band – “The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)” 14 9

33 29 The Moody Blues – “Gemini Dream” 29 4

35 30 Ozzy Osbourne – “Mr. Crowley” 30 2

22 31 The Who – “Another Tricky Day” 18 10

19 32 Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” 10 9

13 33 38 Special – “Fantasy Girl” 7 14

37 34 Rush – “Limelight” 2 15

31 35 Grace Slick – “Sea of Love” 1(×1) 15

NE 36 The Tubes – “Talk to Ya Later” 36 1

46 37 Dire Straits – “Skateaway” 23 13

39 38 Loverboy – “The Kid Is Hot Tonite” 38 3

47 39 Jim Steinman – “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” 39 3

42 40 Humble Pie – “Tin Soldier” 40 5

NE 41 The Marshall Tucker Band – “Silverado” 41 1

26 42 Rainbow [Rock Band] – “I Surrender” 13 14

34 44 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – “For You” 9 15

RE 44 AC/DC – “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” 44 2

48 45 Elton John – “Breaking Down Barriers” 45 2

NE 46 Kim Carnes – “Break the Rules Tonight (Out of School)” 46 1

NE 47 The A's – “A Woman's Got the Power” 47 1

NE 48 Point Blank – “Nicole” 48 1

41 49 Sherbs – “I Have the Skill” 20 15

NE 50 Van Halen – “Unchained” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

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

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

40 -- Blondie – “Rapture” 3 12

43 -- Squeeze – “In Quintessence” 43 3

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

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

50 -- Santana – “Searching” 41 3

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