List of number-one songs of 1981 (Mexico)
# List of number-one songs of 1981 (Mexico)

This is a list of the songs that reached number one in Mexico in 1981, according to the Notitas Musicales magazine with data provided by Radio Mil (which also provided charts for Billboard's "Hits of the World" between 1969 and 1981).

Notitas Musicales was a bi-weekly magazine that published two record charts:

* "Canciones que México canta" ("Songs that Mexico sings"), which listed the Top 10 most popular Spanish-language songs in Mexico, and
* "Hit Parade", which was a Top 10 of the most popular songs in Mexico that were in languages other than Spanish.

## Chart history

| Issue Date | Spanish-language songs | Spanish-language songs | Songs in other languages | Songs in other languages | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
| 1 January | "Perdóname" | Camilo Sesto | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Billy Joel | |
| 15 January | "Perdóname" | Camilo Sesto | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Billy Joel | |
| 1 February | "Perdóname" | Camilo Sesto | "Can't Stop the Music" | Village People | |
| 15 February | "Perdóname" | Camilo Sesto | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
| 1 March | "Quiero dormir cansado" | Emmanuel | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
| 15 March | "Quiero dormir cansado" | Emmanuel | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
| 1 April | "Quiero dormir cansado" | Emmanuel | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
| 15 April | "Don Diablo" | Miguel Bosé | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | |
| 1 May | "La ladrona" | Diego Verdaguer | "The Tide Is High" | Blondie | |
| 15 May | "La ladrona" | Diego Verdaguer | "The Tide Is High" | Blondie | |
| 1 June | "La ladrona" | Diego Verdaguer | "The Tide Is High" | Blondie | |
| 15 June | "La ladrona" | Diego Verdaguer | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 1 July | "Ella se llamaba" | Napoleón | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 15 July | "Ella se llamaba" | Napoleón | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 1 August | "Ella se llamaba" | Napoleón | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 15 August | "Ella se llamaba" | Napoleón | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 1 September | "Ella se llamaba" | Napoleón | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 15 September | "Él me mintió" | Amanda Miguel | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | |
| 1 October | "Te quiero tanto" | Iván | "Your Love" | Lime | |
| 15 October | "Él me mintió" | Amanda Miguel | "Give Me a Break" | Vivien Vee | |
| 1 November | "Él me mintió" | Amanda Miguel | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | |
| 15 November | "Fuego" | Menudo | "Queen of Hearts" | Juice Newton | |
| 1 December | "Fuego" | Menudo | "Queen of Hearts" | Juice Newton | |
| 15 December | "Amor, no me ignores" | Camilo Sesto | "New York, New York" | Frank Sinatra | |
