List of number-one singles of 1981 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1981.

Week ending	Song	Artist	Ref.
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

• 24 Number Ones
• Most weeks at No.1 (song): "You Drive Me Crazy" - Shakin' Stevens (6)
• Most weeks at Number One (artist): Shakin' Stevens (13)
• Most No.1s: John Lennon, Shakin' Stevens (3)

See also

• 1981 in music
• Irish Singles Chart
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

References

1. "Retro Top Ten: This week in 1981". Irish Independent. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2024.