List of number one R&B albums in the US (1981)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales chart in 1981. There were eleven number one albums that year.

← 1980 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1982 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 27, 1980 - February 20, 1981 8 weeks (total of 13) 13 Stevie Wonder Hotter than July - February 21, 1981 - March 6, 1981 2 weeks (total 2) 2 The GAP Band The Gap Volume III - March 7, 1981 - March 20, 1981 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Yarbrough and Peoples The Two of Us - March 21, 1981 - April 17, 1981 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th The GAP Band The Gap Volume III - April 18, 1981 - May 22, 1981 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Smokey Robinson Being with you - May 23, 1981 - June 5, 1981 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Raydio feat. Ray Parker, Jr. A Woman Needs Love - June 6, 1981 - October 23, 1981 20 weeks (total of 20) 20th Rick James Street songs - October 24, 1981 - November 6, 1981 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Al Jarreau Breakin 'Away - November 7, 1981 - November 13, 1981 1 week (total 1) 1 Roger The Many Facets of Roger - November 14, 1981 - November 20, 1981 1 week (total 1) 1 Luther Vandross Never Too Much - November 21, 1981 - November 27, 1981 1 week (total 1) 1 Kool & the Gang Something special - November 28, 1981 - December 25, 1981 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Earth, Wind and Fire Raise! -
← 1980				→ 1982 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1980-1984

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - Hotter than July)
2. ↑ Discogs (The GAP Band - The Gap Band III)
3. ↑ Discogs (Yarbrough and Peoples - The Two of Us)
4. ↑ Discogs (Smokey Robinson - Being with You)
5. ↑ Discogs (Raydio feat. Ray Parker, Jr. - A Woman Needs Love)
6. ↑ Discogs (Rick James - Street Songs)
7. ↑ Discogs (Al Jarreau - Breakin 'Away)
8. ↑ Discogs (Roger - The Many Facets of Roger)
9. ↑ Discogs (Luther Vandross - Never Too Much)
10. ↑ Discogs (Kool & the Gang - Something Special)
11. ↑ Discogs (Earth, Wind and Fire - Raise!)