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Top 40 - 4th January 1981

These were officially the biggest hits of 4th January 1981

1
John Lennon

Imagine

John Lennon
Peak 1 21 weeks
2
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
3
Jona Lewie

Stop The Cavalry

Jona Lewie
Peak 3 9 weeks
4
Adam & The Ants

Antmusic

Adam & The Ants
Peak 2 16 weeks
5
John Lennon

(just Like) Starting Over

John Lennon
Peak 1 13 weeks
6
St. Winifred's School Choir

There's No One Quite Like Grandma

St. Winifred's School Choir
Peak 1 8 weeks
7
The Police

De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

The Police
Peak 5 7 weeks
8
ABBA

Super Trouper

ABBA
Peak 1 10 weeks
9
Madness

Embarrassment

Madness
Peak 4 11 weeks
10
Queen

Flash

Queen
Peak 10 10 weeks
11
Chas And Dave

Rabbit

Chas And Dave
Peak 8 8 weeks
12
The Stray Cats

Runaway Boys

The Stray Cats
Peak 9 8 weeks
13
The Boomtown Rats

Banana Republic

The Boomtown Rats
Peak 3 9 weeks
14
Status Quo

Lies/don't Drive My Car

Status Quo
Peak 11 9 weeks
15
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
16
Spandau Ballet

To Cut A Long Story Short

Spandau Ballet
Peak 5 9 weeks
17
Neil Diamond

Love On The Rocks

Neil Diamond
Peak 17 9 weeks
18
Matchbox

Over The Rainbow/you Belong To Me

Matchbox
Peak 15 9 weeks
19
Kenny Rogers

Lady

Kenny Rogers
Peak 12 9 weeks
20
The Beat

Too Nice To Talk To

The Beat
Peak 7 8 weeks
21
Barry Manilow

Lonely Together

Barry Manilow
Peak 21 11 weeks
22
The Barron Knights

Never Mind The Presents

The Barron Knights
Peak 17 6 weeks
23
Eddy Grant

Do You Feel My Love?

Eddy Grant
Peak 8 9 weeks
24
The Nolans

Who's Gonna Rock You

The Nolans
Peak 12 9 weeks
25
Electric Light Orchestra

Don't Walk Away

Electric Light Orchestra
Peak 21 8 weeks
26
Kool & The Gang

Celebration

Kool & The Gang
Peak 7 10 weeks
27
Gary Numan

This Wreckage

Gary Numan
Peak 20 6 weeks
28
Blondie

The Tide Is High

Blondie
Peak 1 10 weeks
29
Racey

Runaround Sue

Racey
Peak 13 7 weeks
30
The Look

I Am The Beat

The Look
Peak 6 7 weeks
31
Stevie Wonder

I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

Stevie Wonder
Peak 10 6 weeks
32
Showaddywaddy

Blue Moon

Showaddywaddy
Peak 32 6 weeks
33
Bad Manners

Lorraine

Bad Manners
Peak 21 10 weeks
34
Mac Davis

It's Hard To Be Humble

Mac Davis
Peak 27 7 weeks
35
Yarbrough & Peoples

Don't Stop The Music

Yarbrough & Peoples
Peak 7 8 weeks
36
Kate Bush

December Will Be Magic Again

Kate Bush
Peak 29 6 weeks
37
Rod Stewart

My Girl

Rod Stewart
Peak 32 2 weeks
38
Mike Berry

If I Could Only Make You Care

Mike Berry
Peak 37 4 weeks
39
Adam & The Ants

Young Parisians

Adam & The Ants
Peak 9 9 weeks
40
Robert Palmer

Looking For Clues

Robert Palmer
Peak 33 6 weeks
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