Beginning with the March 21, 1981 issue, Billboard published a weekly list of the 50 top rock tracks (not necessarily released as singles). Billboard put the chart together as a self-described "compilation of Rock Radio Airplay as indicated by the nation's leading Album oriented and Rock Tracks stations." Here's the 11 tracks that hit the top spot that year:
| Week Ending | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 10 | No chart | |
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | ||
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | ||
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | ||
| March 21 | "I Can't Stand It" | Eric Clapton |
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | "You Better You Bet" | The Who |
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | "The Waiting" | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| May 16 | ||
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | "A Life of Illusion" | Joe Walsh |
| June 27 | "The Voice" | The Moody Blues |
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| July 25 | "Urgent" | Foreigner |
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | ||
| August 22 | "Burnin' for You" | Blue Öyster Cult |
| August 29 | ||
| September 5 | "Start Me Up" | The Rolling Stones |
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | ||
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 | ||
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | ||
| November 14 | ||
| November 21 | ||
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | Foreigner |
| December 12 | "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" | The Police |
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 | "Harden My Heart" | Quarterflash |
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