Top 40 Hits of Late January 1981
 | 1 | John Lennon | Imagine |
 | 2 | John Lennon | Woman |
 | 3 | Adam & The Ants | Antmusic |
 | 4 | Phil Collins | In The Air Tonight |
 | 5 | The Look | I Am The Beat |
 | 6 | Specials featuring Rico With The Ice Rink String Sounds | Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm |
 | 7 | Yarborough & Peoples | Don't Stop The Music |
 | 8 | Blondie | Rapture |
 | 9 | Ultravox | Vienna |
 | 10 | The Beat | Too Nice To Talk To |
 | 11 | Adam & The Ants | Young Parisians |
 | 12 | Stevie Wonder | I Ain't Gonna Stand For It |
 | 13 | Queen | Flash |
 | 14 | Racey | Runaround Sue |
 | 15 | John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir | Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
 | 16 | Visage | Fade To Grey |
 | 17 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over |
 | 18 | Dire Straits | Romeo And Juliet |
 | 19 | David Bowie | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) |
 | 20 | The Nolans | Who's Gonna Rock you |
 | 21 | Bad Manners | Lorraine |
 | 22 | Chas & Dave | Rabbit |
 | 23 | Heatwave | Gangsters Of The Groove |
 | 24 | Cliff Richard | A Little In Love |
 | 25 | Jona Lewie | Stop The Cavalry |
 | 26 | Madness | The Return Of The Los Palmas Seven |
 | 27 | Matchbox | Over The Rainbow / You Belong To Me |
 | 28 | Diana Ross | It's My Turn |
 | 29 | The Gap Band | Burn Rubber On Me |
 | 30 | Status Quo | Lies / Don't Drive My Car |
 | 31 | Spandau Ballet | The Freeze |
 | 32 | Susan Fassbender | Twilight Cafe |
 | 33 | Madness | Embarrassment |
 | 34 | Mac Davis | It's Hard To Be Humble |
 | 35 | The Police | De Do Do Do De Da Da Da |
 | 36 | Gary Numan | This Wreckage |
 | 37 | Odyssey | Hang Together |
 | 38 | Light Of The World | I Shot The Sheriff |
 | 39 | Barry Manilow | Lonely Together |
 | 40 | Plastic Ono Band | Give Peace A Chance |