1981
The following 49 records from 1981 are reviewed on this site:
January
Queen, Flash Gordon [7]
February
Brian Eno/David Byrne, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts [10]
Elvis Costello, Trust [11] Eric Clapton, Another Ticket [11] J. J. Cale, Shades [10] Phil Collins, Face Value [8]March
Who, Face Dances [11]
April
Cure, Faith [10]
Grateful Dead, Reckoning [10]May
Frank Zappa, Tinseltown Rebellion [8]
Frank Zappa, Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar [11] Moody Blues, Long Distance Voyager [10]June
Duran Duran, Duran Duran [11]
George Harrison, Somewhere In England [9]July
Grand Funk, Grand Funk Lives [9]
Nico, Drama Of Exile [11] Ramones, Pleasant Dreams [10]August
Alice Cooper, Special Forces [12] Bob Dylan, Shot Of Love [11] Electric Light Orchestra, Time [11] Grateful Dead, Dead Set [9] Replacements, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash [9] Rolling Stones Tattoo You [14] Steve Hackett, Cured [9]September
Frank Zappa, You Are What You Is [13]
Genesis, Abacab [11] Renaissance, Camera Camera [8]October
Einstürzende Neubauten, Kollaps [11]
Eurythmics, In The Garden [13] King Crimson, Discipline [13] Police, Ghost In The Machine [13] Ringo Starr, Stop And Smell The Roses [11]November
10cc, Ten Out Of Ten [6]
AC/DC, For Those About To Rock We Salute You [8] Black Sabbath, Mob Rules [8] Cars, Shake It Up [11] Depeche Mode, Speak And Spell [11] Rod Stewart, Tonight I'm Yours [5] Thin Lizzy, Renegade [9]December
ABBA, The Visitors [10]
[Month unknown:]
Accept, Breaker [13]
Arthur Brown, Speak No Tech [11] Birthday Party, Prayers On Fire [12] Budgie, Nightflight [9] Carl Wilson, Carl Wilson [9] Elton John, The Fox [9] Oingo Boingo, Only A Lad [12] Residents, Mark Of The Mole [10] Soft Machine, Land Of Cockayne [8] U2, October [11]
Camel: Nude
Foreigner: 4 Iggy Pop: Party INXS: Underneath The Colours Iron Maiden: Killers Judas Priest: Point Of Entry Kraftwerk: Computerwelt Midnight Oil: Place Without A Postcard Mike Oldfield: Five Miles Out Motorhead: No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith Nazareth: The Fool Circle Ozzy Osbourne: Diary Of A Madman Prince: Controversy Rainbow: Difficult To Cure Rick Wakeman: 1984 Rush: Moving Pictures Rush: Exit... Stage Left Siouxsie & The Banshees: Juju Sparks: Whomp That Sucker Tom Petty: Hard Promises Van Halen: Fair Warning ZZ Top: El Loco