Top 40 Hits of Early August 1981
 | 1 | Shakin' Stevens | Green Door |
| 2 | Stevie Wonder | Happy Birthday |
| 3 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Hooked On Classics |
 | 4 | Spandau Ballet | Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) |
 | 5 | The Specials | Ghost Town |
| 6 | Bad Manners | Can Can |
| 7 | Tight Fit | Back To The Sixties |
| 8 | The Jacksons | Walk Right Now |
| 9 | Sheena Easton | For Your Eyes Only |
| 10 | Starsound | Stars On 45 (Volume 2) |
| 11 | Duran Duran | Girls On Film |
| 12 | Depeche Mode | New Life |
| 13 | Third World | Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love) |
| 14 | Imagination | Body Talk |
| 15 | Abba | Lay All Your Love On Me |
| 16 | Gidea Park | Beach Boy Gold |
 | 17 | Electric Light Orchestra | Hold On Tight |
| 18 | Kate Bush | Sat In Your Lap |
| 19 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Show Me |
| 20 | Kim Wilde | Water On Glass / Boys |
| 21 | The Human League | Love Action (I Believe In Love) |
| 22 | Lobo | The Caribbean Disco Show |
| 23 | Tom Tom Club | Wordy Rappinghood |
| 24 | Randy Crawford | You Might Need Somebody |
| 25 | Visage | Visage |
| 26 | REO Speedwagon | Take It On The Run |
| 27 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | No Woman No Cry |
| 28 | Saxon | Never Surrender |
| 29 | Bill Wyman | (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star |
| 30 | Motorhead | Motorhead Live |
| 31 | Evelyn King | I'm In Love |
| 32 | Michael Jackson | One Day In Your Life |
| 33 | Ten Pole Tudor | Wunderbar |
| 34 | Carl Carlton | She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built She's Stacked) |
| 35 | Siouxsie & The Banshees | Arabian Nights |
| 36 | Elaine Paige | Memory |
| 37 | Debbie Harry | Backfired |
| 38 | Eddy Grant | I Love You, Yes I Love You |
| 39 | Odyssey | Going Back To My Roots |
| 40 | Soft Cell | Tainted Love |
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