Thanks to Craig M. Smith for these year-end CHUM lists.
1981
| No. | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gemini Dream | Moody Blues |
| 2 | Start Me Up | Rolling Stones |
| 3 | In The Air Tonight | Phil Collins |
| 4 | Keep On Loving You | R.E.O. Speedwagon |
| 5 | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes |
| 6 | Friends Of Mr. Cairo | Jon & Vangelis |
| 7 | The Best Of Times | Styx |
| 8 | Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (LP cut) | AC/DC |
| 9 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | Police |
| 10 | While You See A Chance | Steve Winwood |
| 11 | Urgent | Foreigner |
| 12 | No Reply At All | Genesis |
| 13 | 'Stars On 45' Medley | Stars On 45 |
| 14 | Hey Nineteen | Steely Dan |
| 15 | Sausalito Summernight | Diesel |
| 16 | Under Pressure | Queen & David Bowie |
| 17 | Too Much Time On My Hands | Styx |
| 18 | The Stroke | Billy Squire |
| 19 | Passion | Rod Stewart |
| 20 | I Missed Again | Phil Collins |
| 21 | Who's Crying Now | Journey |
| 22 | The Voice | Moody Blues |
| 23 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | Foreigner |
| 24 | Take It On The Run | R.E.O. Speedwagon |
| 25 | All Those Years Ago | George Harrison |
| 26 | Woman | John Lennon |
| 27 | Young Turks | Rod Stewart |
| 28 | Turn Me Loose | Loverboy
 |
| 29 | Fire & Ice | Pat Benatar |
| 30 | Don't Let Him Go | R.E.O. Speedwagon |
| 31 | Don't Stop Believin' | Journey |
| 32 | You Better You Bet | Who |
| 33 | Angel Of The Morning | Juice Newton |
| 34 | Talking Out Of Turn | Moody Blues |
| 35 | My Girl (Gone Gone Gone) | Chilliwack
|
| 36 | Stop Dragging My Heart Around | Stevie Nicks |
| 37 | Trying To Live My Life Without You | Bob Seger |
| 38 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
| 39 | Magic Power | Triumph
|
| 40 | Kiss On My List | Hall & Oates |
| 41 | Rapture | Blondie |
| 42 | Hold On Tight | Electric Light Orchestra |
| 43 | Hearts | Marty Balin |
| 44 | The Breakup Song | Greg Khin Band |
| 45 | Once In A Lifetime | Talking Heads |
| 46 | Looking For Clues | Robert Palmer |
| 47 | The Waiting | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| 48 | Limelight | Rush
|
| 49 | A Life Of Illusion | Joe Walsh |
| 50 | Private Eyes | Hall & Oates |
| 51 | Really Want To Know You | Gary Wright |
| 52 | Watching The Wheels | John Lennon |
| 53 | Oh No | Commodores |
| 54 | Thirsty Ears | Powder Blues Band
|
| 55 | Just The Two Of Us | Grover Washington Jr. |
| 56 | Harden My Heart | Quarterflash |
| 57 | Winning | Santana |
| 58 | Games People Play | Alan Parsons Project |
| 59 | So This Is Love | Van Halen |
| 60 | Tube Snake Boogie | ZZ Top |
| 61 | Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield |
| 62 | This Little Girl | Gary 'U.S.' Bonds |
| 63 | Hard To Say | Dan Fogelberg |
| 64 | Treat Me Right | Pat Benatar |
| 65 | Slow Hand | Pointer Sisters |
| 66 | In The Dark | Billy Squire |
| 67 | Ah! Leah | Donnie Iris |
| 68 | He Can't Love You | Michael Stanley Band |
| 69 | High School Confidential | Rough Trade
|
| 70 | Time Out Of Mind | Steely Dan |
| 71 | Destroyer | Kinks |
| 72 | A Little In Love | Clif Richard |
| 73 | Trouble | Lindsey Buckingham |
| 74 | You Make My Dreams | Hall & Oates |
| 75 | A Woman's Got The Power | A's |
| 76 | I Can't Stand It | Eric Clapton |
| 77 | Working In The Coalmine | Devo |
| 78 | Shake It Up | Cars |
| 79 | Hearts On Fire | Randy Meisner |
| 80 | Happy Birthday Kid | Geoff Hughes
|
| 81 | Sweetheart | Frankie & The Knockouts |
| 82 | Giving It Up For Your Love | Delbert McClinton |
| 83 | Fade Away | Bruce Springsteen |
| 84 | Ain't Even Done With The Night | John Cougar |
| 85 | Women Around The World At Work | Martha & The Muffins |
| 86 | Hold On Loosely | 38 Special |
| 87 | Living Inside Myself | Gino Vanelli |
| 88 | Morning Train | Sheena Easton |
| 89 | Hold On | Ian Thomas |
| 90 | Is It You | Lee Ritenour |
| 91 | The Party's Over | Journey |
| 92 | Arc Of A Diver | Steve Winwood |
| 93 | Fashion | David Bowie |
| 94 | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It | Stevie Wonder |
| 95 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | Outlaws |
| 96 | Tell It Like It Is | Heart |
| 97 | Find Your Way Back | Jefferson Starship |
| 98 | Crying | Don McLean |
| 99 | Night Fade Away | Nils Lofgren |
| 100 | Breaking Away | Balance |