Year
1981 in music
60 albums released in 1981 are catalogued on Riffiter, ranked by popularity and community ratings.
Greatest Hits
Queen
★ 4.8 · 2
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC
★ 4.3 · 2
Face Value
Phil Collins
October
U2
Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne
★ 1.5 · 1
4
Foreigner
Controversy
Prince
★ 2.5 · 1
The George Benson Collection
George Benson
Business as Usual
Men at Work
Time
Electric Light Orchestra
The Visitors
ABBA
Discipline
King Crimson
★ 5.0 · 1
Dare
The Human League
Mauvaises nouvelles des étoiles
Serge Gainsbourg
Point of Entry
Judas Priest
Juju
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Damaged
Black Flag
Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire
★ 2.5 · 1
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
★ 3.3 · 2
Still (Collector's Edition)
Joy Division
Ghost in the Machine
The Police
Psychedelic Jungle
The Cramps
Movement
New Order
Fair Warning
Van Halen
A Collection of Great Dance Songs
Pink Floyd
Fire of Unknown Origin
Blue Öyster Cult
Exit... Stage Left
Rush
Pleasant Dreams
Ramones
★ 2.0 · 1
Made in America
Blues Brothers
Shades
J.J. Cale
Breakin' Away
Al Jarreau
A terceira lâmina
Zé Ramalho
Bella Donna
Stevie Nicks
La Folie
The Stranglers
The Dude
Quincy Jones
High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard
The Best of Blondie
Blondie
Faith
The Cure
★ 2.0 · 1
Turn Back
Toto
Seduzir
Djavan
Almanaque
Chico Buarque
Mask
Bauhaus
Memories
Barbra Streisand
Mistaken Identity
Kim Carnes
Street Songs
Rick James
Tin Drum
Japan
Tattoo You
The Rolling Stones
Something Special
Kool & The Gang
Saúde
Rita Lee
Dead Ringer
Meat Loaf
Nightclubbing
Grace Jones
Shot of Love
Bob Dylan
De niña a mujer
Julio Iglesias
Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call
Simple Minds
Peperina
Serú Girán
Cinco Sentidos
Alceu Valença
Secret Combination
Randy Crawford
Present Arms
UB40
Difficult to Cure
Rainbow
Renegade
Thin Lizzy
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