1981
Slade – We’ll Bring The House Down Released: 23 January 1981 Charts #10 in UK
Joan Jett – Bad Reputation Released: 23 January 1981 Charts #45 in Australia #51 in US #76 in Canada Tracks 1. “Bad Reputation” 2. “Make Believe” 3. “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got” 4. “You Don’t Own Me” 5. “Too Bad on Your Birthday” 6. “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)” 7. “Shout” 8. […]
Camel – Nude Released: 23 January 1981 Charts #34 in UK Tracks 1. “City Life” 2. “Nude” 3. “Drafted” 4. “Docks” 5. “Beached” 6. “Landscapes” 7. “Changing Places” 8. “Pomp & Circumstance” 9. “Please Come Home” 10. “Reflections” 11. “Captured” 12. “The Homecoming” 13. “Lies” 14. “The Last Farewell: The Birthday Cake” 15. “The Last […]
Foreigner – Waiting For A Girl Like You Released: 4 December 1981 Charts #2 in US #2 in Canada #3 in Australia #8 in UK
Foreigner – Juke Box Hero Released: 2 October 1981 Charts #26 in US #39 in Canada #48 in UK #53 in Australia
Rick James – Super Freak [Single] Released: 10 July 1981 No 477 in Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” No 16 on US Billboard Hot 100
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty – Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around [Single] Released: 8 July 1981 No 50 on UK Singles Chart No 3 on US Billboard Hot 100
Go-Go’s – Beauty and The Beat [Studio Album] Released: 8 July 1981 No 400 on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time” No 1 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Our Lips Are Sealed” 2. “How Much More” 3. “Tonite” 4. “Lust to Love” 5. “This Town” 6. “We Got the Beat” 7. […]
Pat Benatar – Precious Time [Studio Album] Released: 6 July 1981 No 30 on UK Albums Chart No 1 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Promises in the Dark” 2. “Fire and Ice” 3. “Just Like Me” 4. “Precious Time” 5. “It’s a Tuff Life” 6. “Take It Anyway You Want It” 7. “Evil Genius” […]
Air Supply – The One That You Love [Studio Album] Released: July 1981 No 10 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Don’t Turn Me Away” 2. “Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)” 3. “Keeping the Love Alive” 4. “The One That You Love” 5. “This Heart Belongs to Me” 6. […]
Foreigner – 4 [Studio Album] Released: 2 July 1981 No 1 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Night Life” 2. “Juke Box Hero” 3. “Break It Up” 4. “Waiting for a Girl Like You” 5. “Luanne” 6. “Urgent” 7. “I’m Gonna Win” 8. “Woman in Black” 9. “Girl on the Moon” 10. “Don’t Let Go”
Electric Light Orchestra – Time [Studio Album] Released: 2 July 1981 No 1 onUK Albums Chart No 16 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Prologue” 2. “Twilight” 3. “Yours Truly, 2095” 4. “Ticket to the Moon” 5. “The Way Life’s Meant to Be” 6. “Another Heart Breaks” 7. “Rain Is Falling” 8. “From the End […]
Kim Wilde – Kim Wilde [Studio Album Released: 29 June 1981 No 3 on UK Albums Chart Tracks 1 “Water on Glass” 2 “Our Town” 3 “Everything We Know” 4 “Young Heroes” 5 “Kids in America” 6 “Chequered Love” 7 “2-6-5-8-0” 8 “You’ll Never Be So Wrong” 9 “Falling Out” 10 “Tuning in Tuning On”
Duran Duran – Duran Duran [Studio Album] Released: 15 June 1981 No 3 on UK Albums Chart No 10 on US Billboard 200 Tracks 1. “Girls on Film” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCjMZMxNr-0 2. “Planet Earth” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NF6Qa84mno 3. “Anyone Out There” 4. “To the Shore” 5. “Careless Memories” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6kIZ0BCvUU 6. “Night Boat” 7. “Sound of Thunder” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKrNCTT2aEY 8. “Friends […]
Specials – Ghost Town [Single] Released: 12 June 1981 No 1 on UK Singles Chart
Go-Go’s – Our Lips Are Sealed [Single] Released: 12 June 1981 No 47 on UK Singles Chart No 20 on US Billboard Hot 100
REO Speedwagon – Don’t Let Him Go [Single] Released: June 1981 No 24 on US Billboard Hot 100
Rush – Tom Sawyer [Single] Released: June 1981 No 19 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of Hard Rock”
Who – Face Dances Released: 16 March 1981 Charts No 2 in US No 2 in Canada No 4 in UK No 9 in Australia Tracks 1. “You Better You Bet” 2. “Don’t Let Go the Coat” 3. “Cache Cache” 4. “The Quiet One” 5. “Did You Steal My Money” 6. “How Can You Do […]
Rush – Limelight Released: February 1981 Charts No 18 in Canada Rankings No 435 on Rolling Stone’s “Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”
Who – You Better You Bet Released: 27 February 1981 Charts No 4 in Canada No 9 in UK No 18 in US No 21 in Australia
Phil Collins – I Missed Again Released: 27 February 1981 Charts No 6 in Canada No 14 in UK No 19 in US
Judas Priest – Point Of Entry Released: 27 February 1981 Charts No 14 in UK No 39 in US No 42 in Canada Rankings No 352 in Rock Hard’s book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time Tracks 1. “Heading Out to the Highway” 2. “Don’t Go” 3. “Hot Rockin'” 4. “Turning […]
Status Quo – Something ’bout You Baby I Like Released: 20 February 1981 Charts No 9 in UK
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl Released: February 1981 Charts No 1 in Australia No 1 in US No 6 in Canada Rankings No 20 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s”
Phil Collins – Face Value Released: 13 February 1981 Charts No 1 in UK No 1 in Canada No 2 in AUstralia No 7 in US Rankings No 329 in Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums Tracks 1. “In the Air Tonight” 2. “This Must Be Love” 3. “Behind the Lines” 4. “The Roof […]
Rush – Moving Pictures Released: 12 February 1981 Charts No 1 in Canada No 3 in US No 3 in UK Rankings No 3 on Rolling Stone’s list 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time No 379 on Rolling Stone’s list 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear […]
Eric Clapton – I Can’t Stand It Released: 11 February 1981 Charts No 10 in US No 15 in Canada
Rainbow – Difficult To Cure Released: 3 February 1981 Charts No 3 in UK No 50 in US No 77 in Australia Tracks 1. “I Surrender” 2. “Spotlight Kid” 3. “No Release” 4. “Magic” 5. “Vielleicht Das Nächste Mal (Maybe Next Time)” (instrumental) 6. “Can’t Happen Here” 7. “Freedom Fighter” 8. “Midtown Tunnel Vision” 9. […]
Duran Duran – Planet Earth Released: 2 February 1981 Charts No 8 in Australia No 12 in UK