List of number one hits in France (1981)

This list contains all of the number one hits in France in 1981. There were 13 number one singles and 11 number one albums that year.

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Singles

	List of number one hits in France			1982 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 28, 1980 - January 15, 1981 7 weeks 7th Barbra Streisand Woman in Love Barry Alan Gibb , Robin Gibb - January 16, 1981 - January 29, 1981 2 weeks 2 Eddy Mitchell Couleur menthe a l'eau Music: Pierre Papadiamandis; Text: Claude Lucien Moine - January 30, 1981 - March 26, 1981 8 weeks 8th Richard Sanderson Reality Music: Vladimir Cosma ; Text: Jeff Jordan - March 27, 1981 - April 16, 1981 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Jonah Lewie Stop the Cavalry Jonah Lewie - April 17, 1981 - April 23, 1981 1 week 1 Alain Bashung Vertige de l'amour Alain Bashung, Boris Bergman - April 24, 1981 - May 14, 1981 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Jonah Lewie Stop the Cavalry Jonah Lewie - May 15, 1981 - May 28, 1981 2 weeks 2 Phil Collins In the Air Tonight Phillip David Charles Collins - May 29, 1981 - July 9, 1981 6 weeks 6th Herbert Leonard Pour le plaisir Music: Ronan Lepers; Text: Vline Buggy, Claude Carmone - July 10, 1981 - July 23, 1981 2 weeks 2 Elton John J'veux d'la tendresse Jean-Paul Dreau - July 24, 1981 - October 1, 1981 10 weeks (total 11) 11 Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes Sharon Lee Myers , Donna Terry Weiss - October 2, 1981 - October 22, 1981 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Jean Schultheis Confidence pour confidence Jean Edouard Louis Schultheis - October 23, 1981 - October 29, 1981 1 week (total 11) 11 Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes Sharon Lee Myers, Donna Terry Weiss - October 30, 1981 - November 5, 1981 1 week 1 JJ Lionel La danse des canards Music: Werner Thomas ; Text: Terry Rendall, Eric Genty, George Delfosse - November 6, 1981 - November 19, 1981 2 weeks 2 Michel Berger Mademoiselle Chang Michel Berger - November 20, 1981 - November 26, 1981 1 week (4 in total) 4th Jean Schultheis Confidence pour confidence Jean Edouard Louis Schultheis - November 27, 1981 - January 14, 1982 7 weeks 7th Ennio Morricone Chi Mai Ennio Morricone, Carlo Nistri -
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Albums

	List of number one hits in France			1982 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 1980 - January 1, 1981 1 week 1 Barbra Streisand Guilty - January 2, 1981 - January 22, 1981 3 weeks (9 in total) 9 Stevie Wonder Hotter Than July - January 23, 1981 - January 29, 1981 1 week (total 5) 5 ( Soundtrack ) La boum - January 30, 1981 - February 12, 1981 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 Stevie Wonder Hotter Than July - February 13, 1981 - March 12, 1981 4 weeks (total 5) 5 ( Soundtrack ) La boum - March 13, 1981 - April 9, 1981 4 weeks 4th Phil Collins Face Value - April 10, 1981 - June 11, 1981 9 weeks 9 Stray cats Stray cats - June 12, 1981 - July 9, 1981 4 weeks 4th Alain Bashung Pizza - July 10, 1981 - August 13, 1981 5 weeks 5 Jean Michel Jarre Chants magnetic - August 14, 1981 - October 8, 1981 8 weeks 8th Kim Carnes Mistaken Identity - October 9, 1981 - November 12, 1981 5 weeks 5 The Rolling Stones Tattoo You - November 13, 1981 - December 30, 1981 7 weeks (total 11) 11 ( Soundtrack ) Le professionnel - December 31, 1981 - January 7, 1982 1 week 1 David Bowie Christiane F. - We children from Bahnhof Zoo ( Soundtrack ) -
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See also: 1981 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .