Year
1981 in music
60 albums released in 1981 are catalogued on Riffiter, ranked by popularity and community ratings.

Greatest Hits
Queen

For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC

Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne

October
U2

Controversy
Prince

The Visitors
ABBA

Still (Collector's Edition)
Joy Division

Damaged
Black Flag

Point of Entry
Judas Priest

Juju
Siouxsie and the Banshees

Movement
New Order

Fair Warning
Van Halen

Pleasant Dreams
Ramones

A Collection of Great Dance Songs
Pink Floyd

The Dude
Quincy Jones

High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard

Faith
The Cure

Mask
Bauhaus

Tattoo You
The Rolling Stones

Shot of Love
Bob Dylan

Another Ticket
Eric Clapton

Zebop!
Santana

The Man With the Horn
Miles Davis

Heaven Up Here
Echo & The Bunnymen

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Brian Eno

The Fox
Elton John

Songs in the Attic
Billy Joel

Special Forces
Alice Cooper

In Our Lifetime
Marvin Gaye

Music From "The Elder"
KISS

Solid Gold
Gang of Four

Speak & Spell
Depeche Mode

Signals, Calls, and Marches
Mission of Burma

Magic Windows
Herbie Hancock

Prayers on Fire
The Birthday Party

Love All the Hurt Away
Aretha Franklin

Too Fast for Love
Mötley Crüe

Invocations / The Moth and the Flame
Keith Jarrett

Mob Rules
Black Sabbath

Happy Love
Natalie Cole

My Own Way
Duran Duran

Louie Louie
Black Flag

Girls On Film
Duran Duran

Careless Memories
Duran Duran

Ben Seni Seven Kadın
Nilüfer

Bounced Checks
Tom Waits

Ağlamak Güzeldir
Sezen Aksu

Movement (Definitive Edition; 2019 Remaster)
New Order

Sen Mutlu Ol
Ajda Pekkan

Ceremony (2019 Remaster)
New Order

Chances Are
Bob Marley & The Wailers

Start Me Up / No Use in Crying
The Rolling Stones

Sotheby's Auction Tapes
Jimi Hendrix

Killers
Iron Maiden

Hero, Hero
Judas Priest

No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
Motörhead

Still
Joy Division

Connections & Disconnections
Funkadelic

The Passion of Lovers
Bauhaus

Kick in the Eye
Bauhaus