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Top 40 - 18th January 1981

These were officially the biggest hits of 18th January 1981

1
John Lennon

Imagine

John Lennon
Peak 1 21 weeks
2
Adam & The Ants

Antmusic

Adam & The Ants
Peak 2 16 weeks
3
John Lennon

Woman

John Lennon
Peak 1 9 weeks
4
Phil Collins

In The Air Tonight

Phil Collins
Peak 2 15 weeks
5
Specials Featuring Rico With The Ice Rink String Sounds

Do Nothing/maggie's Farm Ft Rico With The Ice Rink String Sounds

Specials Featuring Rico With The Ice Rink String Sounds
Peak 4 9 weeks
6
The Look

I Am The Beat

The Look
Peak 6 7 weeks
7
The Beat

Too Nice To Talk To

The Beat
Peak 7 8 weeks
8
Yarbrough & Peoples

Don't Stop The Music

Yarbrough & Peoples
Peak 7 8 weeks
9
John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir

Happy Xmas (war Is Over)

John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir
Peak 2 16 weeks
10
Queen

Flash

Queen
Peak 10 10 weeks
11
Adam & The Ants

Young Parisians

Adam & The Ants
Peak 9 9 weeks
12
Stevie Wonder

I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

Stevie Wonder
Peak 10 6 weeks
13
Racey

Runaround Sue

Racey
Peak 13 7 weeks
14
Blondie

Rapture

Blondie
Peak 5 7 weeks
15
John Lennon

(just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon
Peak 1 13 weeks
16
Ultravox

Vienna

Ultravox
Peak 2 11 weeks
17
The Nolans

Who's Gonna Rock You

The Nolans
Peak 12 9 weeks
18
Chas And Dave

Rabbit

Chas And Dave
Peak 8 8 weeks
19
Jona Lewie

Stop The Cavalry

Jona Lewie
Peak 3 9 weeks
20
David Bowie

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

David Bowie
Peak 20 4 weeks
21
Matchbox

Over The Rainbow/you Belong To Me

Matchbox
Peak 15 9 weeks
22
Bad Manners

Lorraine

Bad Manners
Peak 21 10 weeks
23
Visage

Fade To Grey

Visage
Peak 8 9 weeks
24
The Police

De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

The Police
Peak 5 7 weeks
25
Dire Straits

Romeo And Juliet

Dire Straits
Peak 8 8 weeks
26
Status Quo

Lies/don't Drive My Car

Status Quo
Peak 11 9 weeks
27
Diana Ross

It's My Turn

Diana Ross
Peak 16 5 weeks
28
Madness

Embarrassment

Madness
Peak 4 11 weeks
29
Heatwave

Gangsters Of The Groove

Heatwave
Peak 19 6 weeks
30
The Gap Band

Burn Rubber On Me (why You Wanna Hurt Me)

The Gap Band
Peak 22 7 weeks
31
Gary Numan

This Wreckage

Gary Numan
Peak 20 6 weeks
32
Barry Manilow

Lonely Together

Barry Manilow
Peak 21 11 weeks
33
Cliff Richard

A Little In Love

Cliff Richard
Peak 15 7 weeks
34
Mac Davis

It's Hard To Be Humble

Mac Davis
Peak 27 7 weeks
35
The Stray Cats

Runaway Boys

The Stray Cats
Peak 9 8 weeks
36
Susan Fassbender

Twilight Cafe

Susan Fassbender
Peak 21 6 weeks
37
Neil Diamond

Love On The Rocks

Neil Diamond
Peak 17 9 weeks
38
Madness

The Return Of The Los Palmas Seven

Madness
Peak 7 9 weeks
39
James Brown

Rapp Payback (where Iz Moses?)

James Brown
Peak 39 2 weeks
40
Light Of The World

I Shot The Sheriff

Light Of The World
Peak 40 1 weeks
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