This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1981.
Week ending Song ArtistRef. 3 January "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" St Winifred's School Choir 10 January "(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon 17 January 24 January 31 January "Imagine" 7 February "Woman" 14 February 21 February 28 February "Shaddap You Face" Joe Dolce 7 March 14 March 21 March "Vienna" Ultravox 28 March "More and More" Joe Dolan 4 April "This Ole House" Shakin' Stevens 11 April 18 April 25 April "Making Your Mind Up" Bucks Fizz 2 May 9 May "Stars on 45" Starsound 16 May 23 May "You Drive Me Crazy" Shakin' Stevens 30 May 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 June 4 July "One Day in Your Life" Michael Jackson 11 July 18 July "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" The Fureys and Davy Arthur 25 July "Streets of New York" The Wolfe Tones 1 August 8 August 15 August "Green Door" Shakin' Stevens 22 August 29 August 5 September 12 September "A Bunch of Thyme" Foster and Allen 19 September "Japanese Boy" Aneka 26 September "Prince Charming" Adam and the Ants 3 October 10 October "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" Ottawan 17 October 24 October "It's My Party" Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin 31 October 7 November 14 November 21 November "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" The Police 28 November "Begin the Beguine" Julio Iglesias 5 December 12 December 19 December "Don't You Want Me" The Human League 26 December "One of Us" ABBA
24 Number Ones Most weeks at No.1 (song): "You Drive Me Crazy" - Shakin' Stevens (6) Most weeks at Number One (artist): Shakin' Stevens (13) Most No.1s: John Lennon, Shakin' Stevens (3)
See also 1981 in music Irish Singles Chart List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
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