YEAR-END CHARTS ENGLAND
1981
| NR | TITLE | Artist(es) |
| 1 | TAINTED LOVE | SOFT CELL |
| 2 | STAND AND DELIVER | Adam & the Ants |
| 3 | PRINCE CHARMING | Adam & the Ants |
| 4 | THIS OLD HOUSE | Shakin' Stevens |
| 5 | VIENNA | Ultravox |
| 6 | ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE | Michael Jackson |
| 7 | MAKING YOUR MIND UP | Bucks Fizz |
| 8 | SHADDUP YOU FACE | Joe Doilce Music Theatre |
| 9 | THE BIRDIE SONG | The Tweets |
| 10 | YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY | Shakin' Stevens |
| 11 | GHOST TOWN | The Specials |
| 12 | BEING WITH YOU | Smokey Robinson |
| 13 | IT'S MY PARTY | Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin |
| 14 | WOMAN | John Lennon |
| 15 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Altered Images |
| 16 | HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) | Ottawan |
| 17 | STARS ON 45 | Starsound |
| 18 | GREEN DOOR | Shakin' Stevens |
| 19 | IMAGINE | John Lennon |
| 20 | JEALOUS GUY | Roxy Music |
| 21 | KIDS IN AMERICA | Kim Wilde |
| 22 | JAPANESE BOY | Aneka |
| 23 | CHI MAI | Ennio Morricone |
| 24 | BEGIN THE BEGUINE | Julio Iglesias |
| 25 | HOOKED ON CLASSICS | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 26 | SOUVENIR | Orchestal Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 27 | CAN CAN | Bad Manners |
| 28 | ANT MUSIC | Adam & the Ants |
| 29 | DO THE HUCKLEBUCK | Coast To Coast |
| 30 | HOLD ON TIGHT | The Electric Light Orchestra |
| 31 | MORE THAN IN LOVE | Kate Robbins And Beyond |
| 32 | BODY TALK | Imagination |
| 33 | LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) | Human League |
| 34 | STARS ON 45 (VOLUME 2) | Starsound |
| 35 | LATELY | Stevie Wonder |
| 36 | IN THE AIR TONIGHT | Phil Collins |
| 37 | GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS | Odyssey |
| 38 | UNDER YOUR THUMB | Godley & Creme |
| 39 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Stevie Wonder |
| 40 | KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER | Adam & the Ants |
| 41 | EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC | The Police |
| 42 | I SURRENDER | Rainbow |
| 43 | UNDER PRESSURE | Queen & David Bowie |
| 44 | PRETEND | Alvin Stardust |
| 45 | HOW 'BOUT US | Champaign |
| 46 | FOUR FROM TOYAH (EP) | Toyah |
| 47 | ENDLESS LOVE | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| 48 | EINSTEIN A GO-GO | Landscape |
| 49 | HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE | Dollar |
| 50 | CAN YOU FEEL IT? | The Jacksons |