| Top 40 Hits of January 1981 |
| 1 |
John Lennon |
Imagine |
| 2 |
Adam & The Ants |
Antmusic |
| 3 |
John Lennon |
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
| 4 |
John Lennon |
Woman |
| 5 |
Specials |
Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm |
| 6 |
Jona Lewie |
Stop The Cavalry |
| 7 |
John Lennon |
(Just Like) Starting Over |
| 8 |
Phil Collins |
In The Air Tonight |
| 9 |
Beat |
Too Nice To Talk To |
| 10 |
Look |
I Am The Beat |
| 11 |
Queen |
Flash |
| 12 |
Yarborough & Peoples |
Don't Stop The Music |
| 13 |
Chas & Dave |
Rabbit |
| 14 |
Police |
De Do Do Do De Da Da Da |
| 15 |
Stevie Wonder |
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It |
| 16 |
Adam & The Ants |
Young Parisians |
| 17 |
Madness |
Embarrassment |
| 18 |
Racey |
Runaround Sue |
| 19 |
Blondie |
Rapture |
| 20 |
Status Quo |
Lies / Don't Drive My Car |
| 21 |
Nolans |
Who's Gonna Rock You |
| 22 |
Ultravox |
Vienna |
| 23 |
Matchbox |
Over The Rainbow / You Belong To Me |
| 24 |
St Winifred's School Choir |
There's No One Quite Like Grandma |
| 25 |
Stray Cats |
Runaway Boys |
| 26 |
Visage |
Fade To Grey |
| 27 |
Abba |
Super Trouper |
| 28 |
Bad Manners |
Lorraine |
| 29 |
David Bowie |
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) |
| 30 |
Neil Diamond |
Love On The Rocks |
| 31 |
Barry Manilow |
Lonely Together |
| 32 |
Gary Numan |
This Wreckage |
| 33 |
Boomtown Rats |
Banana Republic |
| 34 |
Dire Straits |
Romeo And Juliet |
| 35 |
Mac Davis |
It's Hard To Be Humble |
| 36 |
Kenny Rogers |
Lady |
| 37 |
Gap Band |
Burn Rubber On Me |
| 38 |
Spandau Ballet |
To Cut A Long Story Short |
| 39 |
Cliff Richard |
A Little In Love |
| 40 |
Heatwave |
Gangsters of the Groove |
