| 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 |
