Top 40 Hits of January 1981
| 1 | John Lennon | Imagine |
| 2 | Adam & The Ants | Antmusic |
| 3 | John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir | Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
| 4 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over |
| 5 | Jona Lewie | Stop The Cavalry |
| 6 | St Winifred's School Choir | There's No One Quite Like Grandma |
| 7 | Specials featuring Rico With The Ice Rink String Sounds | Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm |
| 8 | Queen | Flash |
| 9 | John Lennon | Woman |
| 10 | The Beat | Too Nice To Talk To |
| 11 | The Police | De Do Do Do De Da Da Da |
| 12 | The Look | I Am The Beat |
| 13 | Chas & Dave | Rabbit |
| 14 | Phil Collins | In The Air Tonight |
| 15 | Madness | Embarrassment |
| 16 | Yarborough & Peoples | Don't Stop The Music |
| 17 | Status Quo | Lies / Don't Drive My Car |
| 18 | Abba | Super Trouper |
| 19 | Stevie Wonder | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It |
| 20 | The Stray Cats | Runaway Boys |
| 21 | Matchbox | Over The Rainbow / You Belong To Me |
| 22 | Racey | Runaround Sue |
| 23 | Adam & The Ants | Young Parisians |
| 24 | The Nolans | Who's Gonna Rock you |
| 25 | The Boomtown Rats | Banana Republic |
| 26 | Neil Diamond | Love On The Rocks |
| 27 | Blondie | Rapture |
| 28 | Ultravox | Vienna |
| 29 | Kenny Rogers | Lady |
| 30 | Bad Manners | Lorraine |
| 31 | Visage | Fade To Grey |
| 32 | Barry Manilow | Lonely Together |
| 33 | Gary Numan | This Wreckage |
| 34 | Spandau Ballet | To Cut A Long Story Short |
| 35 | Mac Davis | It's Hard To Be Humble |
| 36 | David Bowie | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) |
| 37 | The Gap Band | Burn Rubber On Me |
| 38 | The Barron Knights | Never Mind The Presents |
| 39 | Eddy Grant | Do You Feel My Love |
| 40 | Dire Straits | Romeo And Juliet |