Number-one dance hits of 1981 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1981.
Issue Date | Song | Artist |
January 3 | Celebration / Take It to the Top | Kool & The Gang |
January 10 | Celebration / Take It to the Top | Kool & The Gang |
January 17 | Celebration / Take It to the Top | Kool & The Gang |
January 24 | You're Too Late | Fantasy |
January 31 | You're Too Late | Fantasy |
February 7 | You're Too Late | Fantasy |
February 14 | You're Too Late | Fantasy |
February 21 | You're Too Late | Fantasy |
February 28 | Rapture / The Tide Is High | Blondie |
March 7 | Rapture / The Tide Is High | Blondie |
March 14 | Rapture / The Tide Is High | Blondie |
March 21 | Rapture / The Tide Is High | Blondie |
March 28 | Breaking and Entering / Easy Money | Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble |
April 4 | Breaking and Entering / Easy Money | Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble |
April 11 | Breaking and Entering / Easy Money | Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble |
April 18 | Breaking and Entering / Easy Money | Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble |
April 25 | Your Love / You're My Magician | Lime |
May 2 | Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / On and On and On | ABBA |
May 9 | Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Life | Change |
May 16 | Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Life | Change |
May 23 | Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Life | Change |
May 30 | Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Life | Change |
June 6 | Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Life | Change |
June 13 | Try It Out / Hold Tight | Gino Soccio |
June 20 | Try It Out / Hold Tight | Gino Soccio |
June 27 | Try It Out / Hold Tight | Gino Soccio |
July 4 | Try It Out / Hold Tight | Gino Soccio |
July 11 | Try It Out / Hold Tight | Gino Soccio |
July 18 | Try It Out / Hold Tight | Gino Soccio |
July 25 | Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life | Rick James |
August 1 | Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life | Rick James |
August 8 | Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life | Rick James |
August 15 | I'm in Love | Evelyn King |
August 22 | I'm in Love | Evelyn King |
August 29 | I'm in Love | Evelyn King |
September 5 | Dancin' the Night Away | Voggue |
September 12 | Dancin' the Night Away | Voggue |
September 19 | Dancin' the Night Away | Voggue |
September 26 | A Little Jazz | Nick Straker Band |
October 3 | Zulu | The Quick |
October 10 | Zulu | The Quick |
October 17 | Do You Love Me? / The Genie | Patti Austin |
October 24 | Do You Love Me? / The Genie | Patti Austin |
October 31 | Menergy / I Wanna Take You Home | Patrick Cowley |
November 7 | Menergy / I Wanna Take You Home | Patrick Cowley |
November 14 | Controversy / Let's Work | Prince |
November 21 | Controversy / Let's Work | Prince |
November 28 | Controversy / Let's Work | Prince |
December 5 | Controversy / Let's Work | Prince |
December 12 | Controversy / Let's Work | Prince |
December 19 | Controversy / Let's Work | Prince |
December 26 | You Can / Fire in My Heart | Madleen Kane |
[edit] See also
- 1981 in music
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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