R&B number-one hits of 1981 (USA)
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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)
Issue Date | Song | Artist |
January 3 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
January 10 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
January 17 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
January 24 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
January 31 | Fantastic Voyage | Lakeside |
February 7 | Fantastic Voyage | Lakeside |
February 14 | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) | Gap Band |
February 21 | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) | Gap Band |
February 28 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
March 7 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
March 14 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
March 21 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
March 28 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
April 4 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
April 11 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
April 18 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
April 25 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
May 2 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
May 9 | Sukiyaki | A Taste of Honey |
May 16 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
May 23 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
May 30 | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | Chaka Khan |
June 3 | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | Chaka Khan |
June 13 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
June 20 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
June 27 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
July 4 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
July 11 | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James |
July 18 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
July 25 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
August 1 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
August 8 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
August 15 | I'm In Love | Evelyn King |
August 22 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
August 29 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
September 5 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
September 12 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
September 19 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
September 26 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
October 3 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
October 10 | When She Was My Girl | The Four Tops |
October 17 | When She Was My Girl | The Four Tops |
October 24 | Never Too Much | Luther Vandross |
October 31 | Never Too Much | Luther Vandross |
November 7 | I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Part 1) | Roger |
November 14 | I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Part 1) | Roger |
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 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
December 12 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
December 19 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
December 26 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
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