On this day in 1981 – John Lennon posthumously hits number one Posted on February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 by Bob Ballard On this day in 1981 – John Lennon was at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Woman’, an ode to his wife Yoko Ono. It was Lennon’s third No.1 in seven weeks after his death on December 8, 1980.