This is a list of number-one songs in 1981 on the Italian charts compiled weekly by the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | " Anna dai capelli rossi" | I Ragazzi dai Capelli Rossi | [1] |
| January 10 | |||
| January 17 | |||
| January 24 | |||
| January 31 | |||
| February 7 | |||
| February 14 | |||
| February 21 | |||
| February 28 | " Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand | |
| March 7 | |||
| March 14 | |||
| March 21 | " Maledetta primavera" | Loretta Goggi | |
| March 28 | " Sarà perché ti amo" | Ricchi e Poveri | |
| April 4 | " Gioca jouer" | Claudio Cecchetto | |
| April 11 | |||
| April 18 | "Sarà perché ti amo" | Ricchi e Poveri | |
| April 25 | |||
| May 2 | |||
| May 9 | |||
| May 16 | |||
| May 23 | |||
| May 30 | |||
| June 6 | |||
| June 13 | |||
| June 20 | " Amoureux solitaires" | Lio | |
| June 27 | |||
| July 4 | " Enola Gay" | OMD | |
| July 11 | |||
| July 18 | |||
| July 25 | |||
| August 1 | |||
| August 8 | |||
| August 15 | " Out Here on My Own" | Nikka Costa | |
| August 22 | |||
| August 29 | |||
| September 5 | |||
| September 12 | |||
| September 19 | |||
| September 26 | |||
| October 3 | |||
| October 10 | |||
| October 17 | |||
| October 24 | |||
| October 31 | |||
| November 7 | |||
| November 14 | |||
| November 21 | " Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | |
| November 28 | |||
| December 5 | |||
| December 12 | " Cicale" | Heather Parisi | |
| December 19 | |||
| December 26 |
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikka Costa | 14 |
| 2 | Ricchi e Poveri | 10 |
| 3 | I Ragazzi Dai Capelli Rossi | 8 |
| 4 | OMD | 6 |
| 5 | Barbra Streisand | 3 |
| 5 | Heather Parisi | 3 |
| 5 | Kim Carnes | 3 |
| 6 | Claudio Cecchetto | 2 |
| 6 | Lio | 2 |
| 7 | Loretta Goggi | 1 |