| Top 40 Hits of December 1981 |
| 1 |
Human League |
Don't You Want Me |
| 2 |
Cliff Richard |
Daddy's Home |
| 3 |
Abba |
One Of Us |
| 4 |
Adam & The Ants |
Ant Rap |
| 5 |
Madness |
It Must Be Love |
| 6 |
Julio Iglesias |
Begin the Beguine (Volver A Empezar) |
| 7 |
Godley & Creme |
Wedding Bells |
| 8 |
Diana Ross |
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? |
| 9 |
Bucks Fizz |
The Land of Make Believe |
| 10 |
Soft Cell |
Bedsitter |
| 11 |
Status Quo |
Rock 'N' Roll |
| 12 |
Earth Wind & Fire |
Let's Groove |
| 13 |
Dollar |
Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) |
| 14 |
Police |
Spirits In The Material World |
| 15 |
Kim Wilde |
Cambodia |
| 16 |
Duran Duran |
My Own Way |
| 17 |
Jon & Vangelis |
I'll Find My Way Home |
| 18 |
Queen & David Bowie |
Under Pressure |
| 19 |
Rod Stewart |
Young Turks |
| 20 |
Imagination |
Flashback |
| 21 |
Pretenders |
I Go To Sleep |
| 22 |
Toyah |
Four More From Toyah |
| 23 |
Fun Boy Three |
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) |
| 24 |
Modern Romance |
Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey |
| 25 |
Tweets |
The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) |
| 26 |
David Bowie |
Wild Is The Wind |
| 27 |
Foreigner |
Waiting For A Girl Like You |
| 28 |
Snowmen |
Hokey Cokey |
| 29 |
Altered Images |
I Could Be Happy |
| 30 |
Chas & Dave |
Stars Over 45 |
| 31 |
Olivia Newton-John |
Physical |
| 32 |
Meat Loaf |
Dead Ringer For Love |
| 33 |
Kool & The Gang |
Steppin' Out |
| 34 |
Showaddywaddy |
Footsteps |
| 35 |
Bad Manners |
Buona Sera (Don't Be Angry) |
| 36 |
Ultravox |
The Voice |
| 37 |
Haircut 100 |
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) |
| 38 |
Kool & The Gang |
Get Down On It |
| 39 |
John Lennon |
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
| 40 |
Jets |
Yes Tonight Josephine |
