NEW CHART ENTRIES : January 1981

 

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Singles that entered the UK charts in January 1981 (in the order of chart entry / highest position)...

(highest UK chart position in brackets)

01 David Bowie - Scary Monsters (20)
02 Motels - Days Are OK (But The Nights Are Made For Love) (41)
03 James Brown - Rapp Payback (39)
04 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (2)
05 Diana Ross - It's My Turn (16)
06 Donna Summer - Cold Love (44)
07 Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet (8)
08 Ultravox - Vienna (2)
09 Odyssey - Hang Together (36)
10 Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance (45)
11 Heatwave - Gangsters of the Groove (19)
12 U F O - Lonely Heart (41)
13 Susan Fassbender - Twilight Café (21)
14 Light Of The World - I Shot the Sheriff (40)
15 Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You (35)
16 John Lennon - Woman (1)
17 Blondie - Rapture (5)
18 Cliff Richard - A Little In Love (15)
19 Madness - Return Of The Los Palmas 7 (7)
20 Spandau Ballet - The Freeze (17)
21 John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace A Chance (33)
22 Styx - Best Of Times (42)
23 XTC - Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me) (16)
24 Clash - Hitsville UK (56)
25 Honey Bane - Turn Me On Turn Me Off (37)
26 Patrice Rushen - Never Gonna Give You Up (46)
27 Adam & The Ants - Zerox (45)
28 Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (33)
30 Jane Kennaway & Strange Behaviour - I O U (65)
31 Generation X - Dancing With Myself (62)
32 Rainbow - I Surrender (3)
33 Boomtown Rats - Elephant's Graveyard (26)
34 Stranglers - Thrown Away (42)
35 Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star (25)
36 Fred Wedlock - Oldest Swinger In Town (6)
37 Barbara Jones - Just When I Needed You Most (31)
38 Slade - We'll Bring the House Down (10)
39 Teardrop Explodes - Reward (6)
40 M F S B - Mysteries Of The World (41)
41 Praying Mantis - Cheated (69)
42 Cloud - Take It To The Top / All Night Long (Remix) (72)
43 Central Line - You Can Do It (You Know) (67)
44 Coast To Coast - (Do) The Hucklebuck (5)