List of number-one R&B singles of 1981 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1981:

See also: 1981 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)

Issue DateSongArtist
January 3CelebrationKool and the Gang
January 10CelebrationKool and the Gang
January 17CelebrationKool and the Gang
January 24CelebrationKool and the Gang
January 31Fantastic VoyageLakeside
February 7Fantastic VoyageLakeside
February 14Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)Gap Band
February 21Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)Gap Band
February 28Don't Stop the MusicYarbrough & Peoples
March 7Don't Stop the MusicYarbrough & Peoples
March 14Don't Stop the MusicYarbrough & Peoples
March 21Don't Stop the MusicYarbrough & Peoples
March 28Don't Stop the MusicYarbrough & Peoples
April 4Being with YouSmokey Robinson
April 11Being with YouSmokey Robinson
April 18Being with YouSmokey Robinson
April 25Being with YouSmokey Robinson
May 2Being with YouSmokey Robinson
May 9SukiyakiA Taste of Honey
May 16A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
May 23A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio
May 30What Cha' Gonna Do for MeChaka Khan
June 6What Cha' Gonna Do for MeChaka Khan
June 13Give It to Me BabyRick James
June 20Give It to Me BabyRick James
June 27Give It to Me BabyRick James
July 4Give It to Me BabyRick James
July 11Give It to Me BabyRick James
July 18Double Dutch BusFrankie Smith
July 25Double Dutch BusFrankie Smith
August 1Double Dutch BusFrankie Smith
August 8Double Dutch BusFrankie Smith
August 15I'm in LoveEvelyn King
August 22Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
August 29Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 5Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 12Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 19Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
September 26Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
October 3Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
October 10When She Was My GirlThe Four Tops
October 17When She Was My GirlThe Four Tops
October 24Never Too MuchLuther Vandross
October 31Never Too MuchLuther Vandross
November 7I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 1)Roger Troutman
November 14I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 1)Roger Troutman
November 21Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)Kool and the Gang
November 28Let's GrooveEarth, Wind and Fire
December 5Let's GrooveEarth, Wind and Fire
December 12Let's GrooveEarth, Wind and Fire
December 19Let's GrooveEarth, Wind and Fire
December 26Let's GrooveEarth, Wind and Fire

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