UNITED KINGDOM'S (UK CHARTS.TOP-SOURCE.INFO Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1981
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 THIS OLE HOUSE-SHAKIN' STEVENS-APRIL 2 STAND AND DELIVER-ADAM & THE ANTS-May 3 GHOST TOWN-THE SPECIALS-July 4 TAINTED LOVE-SOFT CELL-September 5 PRINCE CHARMING-ADAM & THE ANTS-September 6 IMAGINE-JOHN LENNON-January 7 MAKING YOUR MIND UP-Bucks Fizz-April 8 VIENNA-Ultravox-February 9 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE-Michael Jackson-June 10 IT'S MY PARTY-Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin-October 11 Green Door-Shakin' Stevens-August 12 The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance)-The Tweets-October 13 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-June 14 Woman-John Lennon-February 15 Shaddup You Face-Joe Dolce Music Theatre-February 16 You Drive Me Crazy-Shakin' Stevens-May 17 Jealous Guy-Roxy Music-March 18 Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)-Julio Iglesias-December 19 Antmusic-Adam & The Ants-January 20 Stars On 45-Stars On 45-May 21 Don't You Want Me-The Human League-December 22 Kids In America-Kim Wilde-March 23 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-August 24 Japanese Boy-Aneka-August 25 Chi Mai (Theme From 'Life And Times Of David Lloyd George')-Ennio Morricone-April 26 Happy Birthday-Altered Images-October 27 Can Can-Bad Manners-July 28 Under Pressure-Queen & David Bowie-November 29 Daddy's Home-Cliff Richard-December 30 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)-Ottawan-September 31 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic-The Police-November 32 Body Talk-Imagination-July 33 Lately-Stevie Wonder-April 34 In The Air Tonight-Phil Collins-February 35 Love Action(I Believe In Love)-The Human League-September 36 Stars On 45 (Volume II)-Stars On 45-July 37 (Do)The Hucklebuck-Coast To Coast-March 38 Hold On Tight-Electric Light Orchestra-September 39 Happy Birthday-Stevie Wonder-August 40 Going Back To My Roots-Odyssey-June 41 Kings Of The Wild Frontier-Adam & The Ants-March 42 Kate Robbins & Beyond-June More Than In Love 43 Can You Feel It-The Jacksons-April 44 Souvenir-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-September 45 I Surrender-Rainbow-February 46 Einstien A Go-Go-Landscape-April 47 How 'Bout Us-Champaign-June 48 Four From Toyah (EP)-Toyah-March 49 Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)-Spandau Ballet-July 50 Let's Groove-Earth,Wind & Fire-November 51 Under Your Thumb-Godly & Creme-October 52 Happy Christmas (War Is Over)-John Lennon,Yoko Ono,The Plastic Ono Band & The Harlem Community Choir-January 53 Good Thing Going-Sugar Minott-April 54 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross-December 55 Pretend-Alvin Stardust-September 56 Joan Of Arc-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-November 57 Bedsitter-Soft Cell-December 58 Girls On Film-Duran Duran-August 59 Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love)-Third World-July 60 When She Was My Girl-The Four Tops-November 61 Grey Day-Madness-May 62 Attention To Me-The Nolans-Apri 63 Swords Of A Thousand Men-Ten Pole Tudor-May 64 Wired For Sound-Cliff Richard-September 65 Invisible Sun-The Police-September 66 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meet Girl-Haircut 100-November 67 Back To The Sixties-Tight Fit-August 68 Chequered Love-Kim Wilde-May 69 It's A Love Thing-The Whispers-April 70 The Return Of The Los Palmas Seven-Madness-February 71 Physical-Olivia Newton-John-November 72 Keep On Loving You-REO Speedwagon-May 73 Memory-Elaine Paige-July 74 Labelled With Love-Squeeze-November 75 Good Year For The Roses-Elvis Costello-October 76 Endless Love-Diana Ross & Lionel Richie-September 77 Thunder In The Mountains-Toyah-October 78 I Want To Be Free-Toyah-June 79 For Your Eyes Only-Sheena Easton-August 80 Night Games-Graham Bonnet-April 81 New Life-Depeche Mode-August 82 (Just Like) Starting Over-John Lennon-January 83 Don't Stop The Music-Yarborough & Peoples-January 84 Reward-The Teardrop Explodes-March 85 Intuition-Linx-April 86 Open Your Heart-The Human League-October 87 Fade To Grey-Visage-January 88 Tonight I'm Yours(Don't Hurt Me)-Rod Stewart-November 89 Rapture-Blondie-January 90 One In Ten-UB40-September 91 The Caribbean Disco Show-Lobo-August 92 One Of Us-Abba-December 93 Romeo And Juliet-Dire Straits-February 94 Southern Freeez-Freeez-Marchz 95 No Woman No Cry-Bob Marley & Wailers-July 96 Do Nothing/Maggie's Farm-Specials-January 97 O Superman-Laurie Anderson-October 98 Just Can't Get Enough-Depeche Mode-October 99 The Oldest Swinger In Town-Fred Wedlock-February 100 Slow Hand-The Pointer Sisters-September