This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1981.
Week ending | Song | Artist | Ref. |
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3 January | "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" | St Winifred's School Choir | |
10 January | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
17 January | |||
24 January | |||
31 January | "Imagine" | ||
7 February | "Woman" | [1] | |
14 February | |||
21 February | |||
28 February | "Shaddap You Face" | Joe Dolce | |
7 March | |||
14 March | |||
21 March | "Vienna" | Ultravox | |
28 March | "More and More" | Joe Dolan | |
4 April | "This Ole House" | Shakin' Stevens | |
11 April | |||
18 April | |||
25 April | "Making Your Mind Up" | Bucks Fizz | |
2 May | |||
9 May | "Stars on 45" | Starsound | |
16 May | |||
23 May | "You Drive Me Crazy" | Shakin' Stevens | |
30 May | |||
6 June | |||
13 June | |||
20 June | |||
27 June | |||
4 July | "One Day in Your Life" | Michael Jackson | |
11 July | |||
18 July | "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" | The Fureys and Davy Arthur | |
25 July | "The Streets of New York" | Wolfe Tones | |
1 August | |||
8 August | |||
15 August | "Green Door" | Shakin' Stevens | |
22 August | |||
29 August | |||
5 September | |||
12 September | "A Bunch of Thyme" | Foster and Allen | |
19 September | "Japanese Boy" | Aneka | |
26 September | "Prince Charming" | Adam and the Ants | |
3 October | |||
10 October | "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" | Ottawan | |
17 October | |||
24 October | "It's My Party" | Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin | |
31 October | |||
7 November | |||
14 November | |||
21 November | "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" | The Police | |
28 November | "Begin the Beguine" | Julio Iglesias | |
5 December | |||
12 December | |||
19 December | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League | |
26 December | "One of Us" | ABBA | |