List of number-one hits of 1981 (Argentina)

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This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Argentina in 1981, according to Cashbox magazine with data provided by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. [1]

Contents

Issue dateSongArtist(s)
January 10"Tired of Toein' the Line" Rocky Burnette
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14"Ahora o nunca" Ángela Carrasco
February 21
February 28
March 7"Another One Bites the Dust" Queen
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18"Tremendo Amor"María Celeste
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23"My Turn to Love You" Eddy Grant
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4"Papucho Amor"Lucrecia Duran
July 18"Tu per me" Franco Simone
July 25"Do You Feel My Love"Eddy Grant
August 8"Tú Me Prometiste Volver" Pimpinela
August 22
August 29
September 5"All Out of Love" Air Supply
September 12"Tú Me Prometiste Volver"Pimpinela
September 19
September 26"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes
October 10
October 17"Frente a frente" Jeanette
November 7"Bette Davis Eyes"Kim Carnes
November 14"Frente a frente"Jeanette
November 21
December 5"El baile de los pajaritos" Parchís
December 12

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  1. "Cash Box Magazine: Free Texts". Internet Archive.

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