Top 10 Rock and Metal Songs of 1981

1 For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC

2 Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

3 YYZ - Rush

4 Bringin' on the Heartbreak - Def Leppard

5 Unchained - Van Halen

6 Welcome to Hell - Venom

7 The Mob Rules - Black Sabbath

8 Over the Mountain - Ozzy Osbourne

9 Killers - Iron Maiden

10 Live Wire - Mötley Crüe

The Contenders

11 Turn Up the Night - Black Sabbath

12 Falling Off the Edge of the World - Black Sabbath

13 Evil Walks - AC/DC

14 Wrathchild - Iron Maiden

15 Long Gone - UFO

16 Lonely Days, Lonely Nights - Whitesnake

17 Spotlight Kid - Rainbow

18 I Surrender - Rainbow

19 Vielleicht das Nachste Mal (Maybe Next Time) - Rainbow

A very beautiful instrumental

20 Mean Street - Van Halen

21 Tom Sawyer - Rush

22 Limelight - Rush

23 Red Barchetta - Rush

24 Let It Go - Def Leppard

25 High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard