| Top 40 Hits of August 1981 |
| 1 |
Shakin' Stevens | Green Door |
| 2 |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Hooked On Classics |
| 3 |
Kraftwerk | The Model / Computer Love |
| 4 |
Aneka | Japanese Boy |
| 5 |
Soft Cell | Tainted Love |
| 6 |
Stevie Wonder | Happy Birthday |
| 7 |
Human League | Love Action (I Believe In Love) |
| 8 |
Electric Light Orchestra | Hold On Tight |
| 9 |
Duran Duran | Girls On Film |
| 10 |
Tight Fit | Back To The Sixties |
| 11 |
Spandau Ballet | Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) |
| 12 |
Lobo | The Caribbean Disco Show |
| 13 |
Kim Wilde | Water On Glass / Boys |
| 14 |
Jacksons | Walk Right Now |
| 15 |
Sheena Easton | For Your Eyes Only |
| 16 |
UB40 | One In Ten |
| 17 |
Gidea Park | Beach Boy Gold |
| 18 |
Specials | Ghost Town |
| 19 |
Bad Manners | Can Can |
| 20 |
Bill Wyman | (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star |
| 21 |
Ten Pole Tudor | Wunderbar |
| 22 |
Depeche Mode | New Life |
| 23 |
Genesis | Abacab |
| 24 |
Gary Numan | She's Got Claws |
| 25 |
REO Speedwagon | Take It On The Run |
| 26 |
Third World | Dancing On The Floor (Hooked on Love) |
| 27 |
Startrax | Startrax Club Disco |
| 28 |
Dexy's Midnight Runners | Show Me |
| 29 |
Starsound | Stars On 45 (Volume 2) |
| 30 |
Imagination | Body Talk |
| 31 |
Ultravox | The Thin Wall |
| 32 |
Randy Crawford | Rainy Night In Georgia |
| 33 |
Abba | Lay All Your Love On Me |
| 34 |
Nolans | Chemistry |
| 35 |
Enigma | I Love Music |
| 36 |
Cliff Richard | Wired For Sound |
| 37 |
Modern Romance | Everybody Salsa |
| 38 |
Rolling Stones | Start Me Up |
| 39 |
Siouxsie & The Banshees | Arabian Nights |
| 40 |
Kate Bush | Sat In Your Lap |
