List of number-one singles of 1981 (France)

This is a list of the French Singles & Airplay Chart Reviews number-ones of 1981.

Summary

Singles chart

Week	Date	Artist	Single
1	2 January	Barbra Streisand	"Woman in Love"
2	9 January
3	16 January	Eddy Mitchell	"Couleur menthe a l'eau"
4	23 January
5	30 January	Richard Sanderson	"Reality"
6	6 February
7	13 February
8	20 February
9	27 February
10	6 March
11	13 March
12	20 March
13	27 March	Jona Lewie	"Stop the Cavalry"
14	3 April
15	10 April
16	17 April	Alain Bashung	"Vertige de l'amour"
17	24 April	Jona Lewie	"Stop the Cavalry"
18	1 May
19	8 May
20	15 May	Phil Collins	"In the Air Tonight"
21	22 May
22	29 May	Herbert Léonard	"Pour le plaisir"
23	5 June
24	12 June
25	19 June
26	26 June
27	3 July
28	10 July	Elton John	"Je Veux De La Tendresse"
29	17 July
30	24 July	Kim Carnes	"Bette Davis Eyes"
31	31 July
32	7 August
33	14 August
34	21 August
35	28 August
36	4 September
37	11 September
38	18 September
39	25 September
40	2 October	Jean Schultheis	"Confidence Pour Confidence"
41	9 October
42	16 October
43	23 October	Kim Carnes	"Bette Davis Eyes"
44	30 October	J.J. Lionel	"La danse des canards"
45	6 November	Michel Berger	"Mademoiselle Chang"
46	13 November
47	20 November	Jean Schultheis	"Confidence Pour Confidence"
48	27 November	Ennio Morricone	"Chi Mai"
49	4 December
50	11 December
51	18 December	Oscar Benton	"Bensonhurst Blues"
52	25 December	Nana Mouskouri	"Je chante avec toi, liberté"

See also

• 1981 in music
• List of number-one hits (France)