These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1981 (see 1981 in music).
Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
3 January | "Santa Maria" | Roland Kaiser | |
10 January | "Lola (live)" | The Kinks | |
17 January | |||
24 January | |||
31 January | |||
7 February | "Shine up" | Doris D & The Pins | |
14 February | |||
21 February | "Stars on 45 Medley" | Stars on 45 | |
28 February | |||
7 March | |||
14 March | |||
21 March | "In the Air Tonight" | Phil Collins | |
28 March | |||
4 April | |||
11 April | "Vienna" | Ultravox | |
18 April | |||
25 April | |||
2 May | "Angel of Mine" | Frank Duval | |
9 May | |||
16 May | "Making Your Mind Up" | Bucks Fizz | |
23 May | |||
30 May | "How 'Bout Us" | Champaign | |
6 June | |||
13 June | |||
20 June | |||
27 June | |||
4 July | |||
11 July | |||
18 July | |||
25 July | "One Day in Your Life" | Michael Jackson | |
1 August | |||
8 August | |||
15 August | |||
22 August | "De Nederlandse sterre die strale overal" | Rubberen Robbie | |
29 August | |||
5 September | |||
12 September | "For Your Eyes Only" | Sheena Easton | |
19 September | |||
26 September | "Why Tell Me Why" | Anita Meyer | |
3 October | |||
10 October | |||
17 October | |||
24 October | |||
31 October | |||
7 November | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | The Police | |
14 November | |||
21 November | |||
28 November | "Pretend" | Alvin Stardust | |
5 December | |||
12 December | "Under Pressure" | Queen & David Bowie | |
19 December | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | Diana Ross | |
26 December | |||
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart compiled by Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting. Joost den Draaijer initiated the Top 40 in the Netherlands. The show currently airs on Fridays from 2 to 6 PM on Qmusic.