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 Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
| January 10 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
| January 17 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
| January 24 | Celebration | Kool and the Gang |
| January 31 | Fantastic Voyage | Lakeside |
| February 7 | Fantastic Voyage | Lakeside |
| February 14 | Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) | Gap Band |
| February 21 | Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) | Gap Band |
| February 28 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
| March 7 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
| March 14 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
| March 21 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
| March 28 | Don't Stop the Music | Yarbrough & Peoples |
| April 4 | Being with You | Smokey Robinson |
| April 11 | Being with You | Smokey Robinson |
| April 18 | Being with You | Smokey Robinson |
| April 25 | Being with You | Smokey Robinson |
| May 2 | Being with You | Smokey Robinson |
| May 9 | Sukiyaki | A Taste of Honey |
| May 16 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| May 23 | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| May 30 | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | Chaka Khan |
| June 6 | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | Chaka Khan |
| June 13 | Give It to Me Baby | Rick James |
| June 20 | Give It to Me Baby | Rick James |
| June 27 | Give It to Me Baby | Rick James |
| July 4 | Give It to Me Baby | Rick James |
| July 11 | Give It to Me Baby | Rick James |
| July 18 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
| July 25 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
| August 1 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
| August 8 | Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith |
| August 15 | I'm in Love | Evelyn King |
| August 22 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| August 29 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| September 5 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| September 12 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| September 19 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| September 26 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| October 3 | Endless Love | Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
| October 10 | When She Was My Girl | The Four Tops |
| October 17 | When She Was My Girl | The Four Tops |
| October 24 | Never Too Much | Luther Vandross |
| October 31 | Never Too Much | Luther Vandross |
| November 7 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 1) | Roger Troutman |
| November 14 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Part 1) | Roger Troutman |
| November 21 | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | Kool and the Gang |
| November 28 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| December 5 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| December 12 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| December 19 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| December 26 | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind and Fire |
Chart comparisons
- Two songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Celebration" and "Endless Love".
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