Top Albums of 1981
1 |
270 |
The Human League |
Dare! |
New Romantic,
Synthpop
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2 |
346 |
Brian Eno - David Byrne |
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts |
Art Rock,
Experimental Rock
|
3 |
378 |
Black Flag |
Damaged |
Hardcore Punk
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4 |
433 |
Kraftwerk |
Computerwelt / Computer World |
Synthpop
|
5 |
740 |
Rush |
Moving Pictures |
Hard Rock,
Progressive Rock
|
6 |
747 |
Motörhead |
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
|
7 |
789 |
Grace Jones |
Nightclubbing |
Art Pop,
Dance-Pop,
Sophisti-Pop
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8 |
800 |
X |
Wild Gift |
Punk Rock
|
9 |
862 |
The Gun Club |
Fire of Love |
Psychobilly,
Punk Blues
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10 |
919 |
Soft Cell |
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
11 |
953 |
Squeeze |
East Side Story |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
12 |
1124 |
The Police |
Ghost in the Machine |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
13 |
1158 |
Echo and the Bunnymen |
Heaven Up Here |
Post-Punk
|
14 |
1260 |
Rickie Lee Jones |
Pirates |
Jazz Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
15 |
1342 |
Rick James |
Street Songs |
Contemporary R&B,
Synth Funk
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16 |
1353 |
The Rolling Stones |
Tattoo You |
Rock
|
17 |
1366 |
Japan |
Tin Drum |
Art Pop,
New Romantic,
Synthpop
|
18 |
1367 |
Go-Go's |
Beauty and the Beat |
New Wave,
Power Pop
|
19 |
1410 |
Einstürzende Neubauten |
Kollaps |
Industrial
|
20 |
1451 |
Elvis Costello and The Attractions |
Trust |
Pop Rock
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21 |
1461 |
King Crimson |
Discipline |
Art Rock,
Progressive Rock
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22 |
1602 |
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft |
Alles ist gut |
EBM,
Neue Deutsche Welle,
Synth Punk
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23 |
1625 |
The Birthday Party |
Prayers on Fire |
Noise Rock,
Post-Punk
|
24 |
1752 |
Gang of Four |
Solid Gold |
Post-Punk
|
25 |
1768 |
Siouxsie and The Banshees |
Juju |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
26 |
1797 |
Phil Collins |
Face Value |
Pop Rock
|
27 |
1803 |
Heaven 17 |
Penthouse and Pavement |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
28 |
1805 |
Black Uhuru |
Red |
Roots Reggae
|
29 |
1827 |
The Psychedelic Furs |
Talk Talk Talk |
New Wave,
Post-Punk
|
30 |
1945 |
Trio |
Trio |
Neue Deutsche Welle
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31 |
1990 |
Minor Threat |
Minor Threat [EP 1981 / LP 1984] |
Hardcore Punk
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32 |
2050 |
Stray Cats |
Stray Cats/Built for Speed |
Rockabilly
|
33 |
2080 |
This Heat |
Deceit |
Experimental Rock,
Post-Punk
|
34 |
2245 |
Journey |
Escape |
AOR,
Pop Rock
|
35 |
2379 |
The Raincoats |
Odyshape |
Post-Punk
|
36 |
2431 |
The Cramps |
Psychedelic Jungle |
Garage Punk,
Psychobilly
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37 |
2570 |
Au Pairs |
Playing with a Different Sex |
Post-Punk
|
38 |
2574 |
Glenn Branca |
The Ascension |
No Wave,
Noise Rock
|
39 |
2620 |
New Order |
Movement |
Post-Punk
|
40 |
2655 |
The dB's |
Stands for Decibels |
Jangle Pop,
Power Pop
|
41 |
2672 |
Cabaret Voltaire |
Red Mecca |
Industrial,
Post-Punk
|
42 |
2729 |
Marquis de Sade |
Rue De Siam |
Post-Punk
|
43 |
2868 |
Stevie Nicks |
Bella Donna |
Soft Rock
|
44 |
2894 |
The Neville Brothers |
Fiyo on the Bayou |
New Orleans R&B,
Pop Soul
|
45 |
2905 |
Tom Verlaine |
Dreamtime |
Art Punk,
Post-Punk
|
46 |
2917 |
Fleshtones |
Roman Gods |
Garage Rock Revival
|
47 |
2931 |
The Cure |
Faith |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Pat Metheny |
Offramp |
Jazz Fusion
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Wipers |
Youth of America |
Post-Punk,
Punk Rock
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Foreigner |
4 |
AOR,
Hard Rock,
Pop Rock
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The Blasters |
The Blasters |
Rockabilly,
Roots Rock
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The Lounge Lizards |
The Lounge Lizards |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Mission of Burma |
Signals, Calls and Marches EP |
Post-Punk
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The Associates |
Fourth Drawer Down |
New Wave,
Post-Punk
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Mink DeVille |
Coup de Grace |
Pop Rock
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Television Personalities |
...And Don't the Kids Just Love It |
Indie Pop,
Post-Punk
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U2 |
October |
Alternative Rock,
Post-Punk
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Iron Maiden |
Killers |
NWOBHM
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Ozzy Osbourne |
Diary of a Madman |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
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Prince |
Controversy |
Pop Rock,
Synth Funk
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Depeche Mode |
Speak & Spell |
New Romantic,
Synthpop
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Fela |
Coffin for Head of State |
Afrobeat
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Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays |
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls |
Jazz
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Joan Jett and The Blackhearts |
I Love Rock'n'roll |
Hard Rock
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Bauhaus |
Mask |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
Architecture & Morality |
New Wave,
Synthpop
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Public Image Ltd. |
The Flowers of Romance |
Experimental Rock,
Post-Punk
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Simple Minds |
Sons and Fascination |
Art Rock,
New Wave,
Synthpop
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The Undertones |
Positive Touch |
Pop Punk,
Power Pop
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Fela |
Original Sufferhead |
Afrobeat
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Tuxedomoon |
Desire |
Experimental Rock,
Post-Punk
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Franco Battiato |
La voce del padrone |
New Wave,
Singer/Songwriter
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Pretenders |
Pretenders II |
New Wave
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Dick Gaughan |
Handful of Earth |
Scottish Folk Music
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De Press |
Block to Block |
New Wave,
Post-Punk
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Bobby Womack |
The Poet |
Soul
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The J. Geils Band |
Freeze Frame |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers |
Hard Promises |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
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Kid Creole and The Coconuts |
Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places |
Pop
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David Lindley |
El Rayo-X |
Pop Reggae,
Rock & Roll
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Def Leppard |
High 'n' Dry |
Hard Rock,
NWOBHM
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Jaco Pastorius |
Word of Mouth |
Jazz Fusion
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Vangelis |
Chariots of Fire |
Film Score,
Progressive Electronic
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Rush |
Exit...Stage Left |
Hard Rock,
Progressive Rock
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Duran Duran |
Duran Duran |
New Romantic,
Synthpop
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Penguin Café Orchestra |
Penguin Café Orchestra |
Chamber Jazz
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Ebba Grön |
Kärlek & Uppror |
Punk Rock
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Smokey Robinson |
Being with You |
Soul
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Derek Bailey |
Aida |
Free Improvisation
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Sun Ra Arkestra |
Sunrise in Different Dimensions |
Free Jazz,
Post-Bop
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Daryl Hall & John Oates |
Private Eyes |
Blue Eyed Soul
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The Sound |
From the Lion's Mouth |
Post-Punk
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Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes |
Live - Reach Up and Touch the Sky |
Rock
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Johnny Copeland |
Copeland Special |
Blues,
Blues Rock
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Teena Marie |
It Must Be Magic |
Funk,
Soul
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Al Jarreau |
Breakin' Away |
Jazz Pop,
Smooth Jazz
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The Fall |
Slates |
Post-Punk
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The Teardrop Explodes |
Wilder |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Post-Punk
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Roky Erickson & The Aliens |
The Evil One |
Hard Rock,
Psychedelic Rock
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The Beat |
Wha'ppen? |
2 Tone
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Wall of Voodoo |
Dark Continent |
Minimal Wave,
New Wave
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B.B. King |
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere |
Blues,
Blues Rock
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