List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981

These are the number-one hits on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1981 as published by Cash Box magazine.

Key
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1981

Issue date	Song	Artist
January 3	"(Just Like) Starting Over"	John Lennon
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31	"The Tide Is High"	Blondie
February 7	"The Tide Is High"	Blondie
February 14	"Celebration"	Kool & the Gang
February 21	"I Love a Rainy Night"	Eddie Rabbitt
February 28	"9 to 5"	Dolly Parton
March 7	"Keep on Loving You"	REO Speedwagon
March 14	"Woman"	John Lennon
March 21	"Woman"	John Lennon
March 28	"Rapture"	Blondie
April 4	"Rapture"	Blondie
April 11	"Kiss on My List"	Daryl Hall and John Oates
April 18	"Morning Train (Nine to Five)"	Sheena Easton
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23	"Being With You"	Smokey Robinson
May 30	"Bette Davis Eyes"	Kim Carnes
June 6
June 13
June 20	"Medley: Intro Venus / Sugar Sugar / No Reply / I'll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want To Know a Secret / We Can Work It Out / I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man / You're Going To Lose That Girl / Stars on 45"	Stars on 45
June 27		Stars on 45
July 4	"Bette Davis Eyes"	Kim Carnes
July 11	"Bette Davis Eyes"	Kim Carnes
July 18	"The One That You Love"	Air Supply
July 25	"Jessie's Girl"	Rick Springfield
August 1	"Elvira"	Oak Ridge Boys
August 8	"Theme From “Greatest American Hero"	Joey Scarbury
August 15	"Endless Love" †	Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"	Christopher Cross
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14	"Private Eyes"	Daryl Hall and John Oates
November 21	"Physical"	Olivia Newton-John
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

References

List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981

See also

References