List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1981

These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums to reach number-one in 1981.

Chart history

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Issue date Album Artis
January 3 Hotter Than July Stevie Wonder
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21 The Gap Band III The Gap Band
February 28
March 7 The Two of Us Yarbrough & Peoples
March 14
March 21 The Gap Band III The Gap Band
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18 Being with You Smokey Robinson
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23 A Woman Needs Love Raydio featuring Ray Parker Jr.
May 30
June 6 Street Songs Rick James
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24 Breakin' Away Al Jarreau
October 31
November 7 The Many Facets of Roger Roger
November 14 Never Too Much Luther Vandross
November 21 Something Special Kool and the Gang
November 28 Raise! Earth, Wind and Fire
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

See also

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