Best albums of 1981

1 May 1981New wave, pop rock, rock

1 February 1981Afrobeat, ambient, art rock

18 August 1981Blues, blues rock, hard rock

16 November 1981Hardcore punk, noise rock, pigfuck

21 May 1981New wave, pop, post-punk

1 January 1981Avant-garde, electronic, noise

26 October 1981Blues rock, dance-rock, hard rock

6 February 1981Hard rock, progressive rock, rock

9 November 1981New wave, pop, pop rock

23 November 1981Dance-pop, electro-disco, electronic

1 July 1981New wave, pop rock, power pop

12 June 1981Art rock, new wave, pop

29 June 1981Arena rock, hard rock, pop

1 June 1981Experimental, post-punk, rock

4 May 1981Art pop, disco, dub

14 October 1981Contemporary r&b, electronic, funk

13 February 1981Pop, pop rock, rock

4 May 1981New wave, pop rock, punk

6 October 1981Alternative rock, new wave, pop

1 January 1981New wave, synth-pop

1 January 1981New wave, pop, pop rock

5 May 1981Hard rock, heartland rock, pop rock

1 March 1981Disco, r&b

15 June 1981Dance-pop, dance-rock, disco

7 November 1981Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal

1 January 1981Avant-garde, punk, rock

1 January 1981New wave, pop rock, post-punk

13 November 1981Electronic, pop, post-punk

25 September 1981Hard rock, heavy metal, metal

12 October 1981Alternative rock, ambient, arena rock

11 November 1981Post-punk, punk, rock

11 April 1981Alternative rock, coldwave, electronic

1 October 1981Blues rock, boogie rock, hard rock

17 July 1981Arena rock, classic rock, hard rock

23 November 1981Arena rock, blues rock, classic rock

2 February 1981Jazz, post-bop

15 August 1981Aor, hard rock, pop rock

18 May 1981Electronic, experimental, experimental rock

1 November 1981Disco, funk, pop

27 July 1981Blues rock, country pop, country rock

23 October 1981Classical, country, country rock

4 November 1981Blues rock, doom metal, heavy metal

18 November 1981Hard rock, pop, power pop

6 November 1981Electronic, new wave, pop rock

1 January 1981Jazz, jazz-funk

1 January 1981Jazz

1 October 1981Avant-garde, dub, experimental rock

2 November 1981Electronic, new romantic, new wave