List of number-one R&B singles of 1981 (U.S.)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1981:
See also: 1981 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
Chart history
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Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1981[1] |
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | "Celebration" | Kool and the Gang |
| January 10 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 24 | ||
| January 31 | "Fantastic Voyage" | Lakeside |
| February 7 | ||
| February 14 | "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" | Gap Band |
| February 21 | ||
| February 28 | "Don't Stop the Music" | Yarbrough & Peoples |
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | ||
| March 21 | ||
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | "Being with You" | Smokey Robinson |
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | ||
| May 9 | "Sukiyaki" | A Taste of Honey |
| May 16 | "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | Chaka Khan |
| June 6 | ||
| June 13 | "Give It to Me Baby" | Rick James |
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | "Double Dutch Bus" | Frankie Smith |
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | "I'm in Love" | Evelyn King |
| August 22 | "Endless Love" | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| August 29 | ||
| September 5 | ||
| September 12 | ||
| September 19 | ||
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | ||
| October 10 | "When She Was My Girl" | The Four Tops |
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 | "Never Too Much" | Luther Vandross |
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 1)" | Roger Troutman |
| November 14 | ||
| November 21 | "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" | Kool and the Gang |
| November 28 | "Let's Groove" | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 | ||
See also
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
References
- "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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