List of number one hits in Australia (1981)

This list includes all of the number one hits in Australia in 1981 . Basis are the top 50 of the Australian charts of ARIA . There were 18 number one singles and 15 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1980 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1982 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 24, 1980 - January 18, 1981 8 weeks 8th Joe Dolce Shaddap You Face Joseph Dolce - January 19, 1981 - February 15, 1981 4 weeks 4th John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over John Winston Lennon - February 16, 1981 - March 1, 1981 2 weeks 2 Slim Dusty Duncan Patrick Anthony Alexander - March 2, 1981 - March 22, 1981 3 weeks 3 The Swingers Counting the Beat Mark John Hough, Wayne Stevens, Philip Raymond Judd - March 23, 1981 - April 26, 1981 5 weeks 5 Adam and the Ants Antmusic Adam Ant , Marco Pirroni - April 27, 1981 - May 10, 1981 2 weeks 2 Sheena Easton 9 to 5 (Morning Train) Florrie Palmer - May 11, 1981 - June 7, 1981 4 weeks 4th Roxy Music Jealous Guy John Winston Lennon - June 8, 1981 - June 14, 1981 1 week 1 Shakin 'Stevens This Ole House Stuart Hamblen - June 15, 1981 - July 19, 1981 5 weeks 5 Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes Sharon Lee Myers , Donna Terry Weiss - July 20, 1981 - August 16, 1981 4 weeks 4th Stars on 45 Stars on 45 Jacobus Eggermont , Martinus Duiser - August 17, 1981 - August 30, 1981 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Devo DEV-O Live ( EP ) Gerald V. Casale, Mark Allen Mothersbaugh, Robert Curtis Lewis , Susan Ann Schmidt, Deborah Lynn Smith - August 31, 1981 - September 6, 1981 1 week 1 Rick Springfield Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield - September 7, 1981 - September 13, 1981 1 week (total 3) 3 Devo DEV-O Live (EP) Gerald V. Casale, Mark Allen Mothersbaugh, Robert Curtis Lewis, Susan Ann Schmidt, Deborah Lynn Smith - September 14, 1981 - October 4, 1981 3 weeks 3 Shakin 'Stevens You Drive Me Crazy Ronald Frank Harwood - October 5, 1981 - November 1, 1981 4 weeks 4th Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Endless Love Lionel B. Richie Jr. - November 2, 1981 - November 8, 1981 1 week 1 Billy Field You Weren't in Love with Me Billy Field - November 9, 1981 - November 15, 1981 1 week 1 The Rolling Stones Start Me Up Mick Jagger , Keith Richards - November 16, 1981 - December 20, 1981 5 weeks 5 Olivia Newton-John Physical Stephen Alan Kipner, Terence John Shaddick - December 21, 1981 - January 31, 1982 6 weeks 6th Men at Work Down Under Music: Colin James Hay , Ronald Graham Strykert ; Text: Colin James Hay -
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Albums

← 1980 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1982 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 23, 1980 - March 1, 1981 10 weeks 10 John Lennon & Yoko Ono Double fantasy - March 2, 1981 - March 8, 1981 1 week 1 The Police Zenyattà Mondatta - March 9, 1981 - March 15, 1981 1 week 1 AC / DC Back in Black - March 16, 1981 - April 12, 1981 4 weeks 4th Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Greatest hits - April 13, 1981 - April 26, 1981 2 weeks 2 Cold Chisel Swing shift - April 27, 1981 - May 17, 1981 3 weeks 3 Split Enz Corroboree - May 18, 1981 - July 5, 1981 7 weeks 7th The Beatles The Beatles' Ballads - July 6, 1981 - July 19, 1981 2 weeks 2 Billy Field Bad habits - July 20, 1981 - August 2, 1981 2 weeks 2 Stars on 45 Longplay album - August 3, 1981 - September 13, 1981 6 weeks 6th Australian crawl Sirocco - September 14, 1981 - September 20, 1981 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Hitwave '81 - September 21, 1981 - September 27, 1981 1 week 1 Stevie Nicks Bella Donna - September 28, 1981 - December 13, 1981 11 weeks 11 The Rolling Stones Tattoo You - December 14, 1981 - December 20, 1981 1 week 1 The Police Ghost in the Machine - December 21, 1981 - January 31, 1982 6 weeks (9 in total) 9 Men at Work Business as usual -
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literature

• Australian Chart Book by David Kent

See also: Number One Hits 1981 in Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .