Editing 1981 in music (section)

==Chronological table of US and UK and Japan Number One hit singles==
'''US Number One singles and artist''' <br> (Weeks at Number One)
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*"[[(Just Like) Starting Over]]" – [[John Lennon]] (4 weeks)
*"[[The Tide Is High]]" – [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] (1)
*"[[Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)|Celebration]]" – [[Kool & the Gang]] (2)
*"[[9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|9 to 5]]" – [[Dolly Parton]] (2)
*"[[I Love a Rainy Night]]" – [[Eddie Rabbitt]] (2)
*"[[Keep on Loving You (song)|Keep on Loving You]]" – [[REO Speedwagon]] (1)
*"[[Rapture (Blondie song)|Rapture]]" – [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] (2)
*"[[Kiss On My List]]" – [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]] (3)
*"[[9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)|Morning Train (9 to 5)]]" – [[Sheena Easton]] (2)
*"[[Bette Davis Eyes]]" – [[Kim Carnes]] (9)
*"[[Stars on 45 Medley]]" – [[Stars On 45]] (1)
*"[[The One That You Love]]" – [[Air Supply]] (1)
*"[[Jessie's Girl]]" – [[Rick Springfield]] (2)
*"[[Endless Love (song)|Endless Love]]" – [[Diana Ross]] & [[Lionel Richie]] (9)
*"[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur's]] Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – [[Christopher Cross]] (3)
*"[[Private Eyes (song)|Private Eyes]]" – [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]] (2)
*"[[Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)|Physical]]" – [[Olivia Newton-John]] (6)
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'''UK Number One singles and artist''' <br> (Weeks at Number One)
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*"[[There's No-one Quite Like Grandma]]" – [[St Winifred's School Choir]] (1)
*"[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" – [[John Lennon]] (4)
*"[[Woman (John Lennon song)|Woman]]" – [[John Lennon]] (2)
*"[[Shaddup You Face]]" – [[Joe Dolce|Joe Dolce Music Theatre]] (3)
*"[[Jealous Guy]]" – [[Roxy Music]] (2)
*"[[This Ole House]]" – [[Shakin' Stevens]] (3)
*"[[Making Your Mind Up]]" – [[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]] (3)
*"[[Stand and Deliver (Adam and the Ants song)|Stand and Deliver]]" – [[Adam and the Ants]] (5)
*"[[Being With You (song)|Being With You]]" – [[Smokey Robinson]] (2)
*"[[One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson song)|One Day in Your Life]]" – [[Michael Jackson]] (2)
*"[[Ghost Town (The Specials song)|Ghost Town]]" – [[The Specials]] (3)
*"[[Green Door]]"- [[Shakin' Stevens]] (4)
*"[[Japanese Boy]]" – [[Aneka]] (1)
*"[[Tainted Love]]" – [[Soft Cell]] (2)
*"[[Prince Charming (Adam & the Ants song)|Prince Charming]]" – [[Adam and the Ants]] (4)
*"[[It's My Party (Lesley Gore song)|It's My Party]]" – [[Dave Stewart (musician, born 1950)|Dave Stewart]] (the keyboardist) & [[Barbara Gaskin]] (4)
*"[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" – [[The Police]] (1)
*"[[Under Pressure]]" – [[Queen (band)|Queen]] & [[David Bowie]] (2)
*"[[Begin the Beguine]]" – [[Julio Iglesias]] (1)
*"[[Don't You Want Me]]" – [[The Human League]] (3)
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'''Japanese Oricon Number One singles and artist''' <br> (Weeks at Number One)
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*"{{ill|Sneaker Blues|ja|スニーカーぶる〜す}}" – [[Masahiko Kondō]] (2 weeks in 1980 + 3 weeks in 1981)
*"{{ill|Koi wa Do!|ja|恋＝Do!}}" – [[Toshihiko Tahara]] (2)
*"{{interlanguage link|Cherry Blossom (song)|lt=Cherry Blossom|ja|チェリーブラッサム}}" – [[Seiko Matsuda]] (4)
*"{{ill|Machikado Twilight|ja|街角トワイライト}}" – [[Rats & Star|Chanels]] (3)
*"{{ill|Ruby no Yubiwa|ja|ルビーの指環}}" – [[Akira Terao]] (10)
*"{{ill|Natsu no Tobira|ja|夏の扉}}" – Seiko Matsuda (2)
*"{{ill|Blue Jeans Memory|ja|ブルージーンズメモリー}}" – Masahiko Kondō (3)
*"{{ill|Nagai Yoru|ja|長い夜 (松山千春の曲)}}" – [[Chiharu Matsuyama]] (3)
*"{{ill|Shiroi Parasol|ja|白いパラソル}}" – Seiko Matsuda (3)
*"{{ill|High School Lullaby|ja|ハイスクールララバイ}}" – {{ill|Imo-kin Trio|ja|イモ欽トリオ}} (7)
*"{{ill|Gingiragin ni Sarigenaku|ja|ギンギラギンにさりげなく}}" – Masahiko Kondō (6)
*"{{interlanguage link|Kaze Tachinu (song)|lt=Kaze Tachinu|ja|風立ちぬ (松田聖子の曲)}}" – Seiko Matsuda (1)
*"{{ill|Akujo|ja|悪女 (中島みゆきの曲)}}" – [[Miyuki Nakajima]] (3)
*"{{interlanguage link|Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū (song)|lt=Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū|ja|セーラー服と機関銃 (曲)}}" – [[Hiroko Yakushimaru]] (2 weeks in 1981 + 3 weeks in 1982)
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