100 Greatest Albums of 1981

  1. Beauty And The Beat - The Go-Go's
  2. Dare! - The Human League
  3. Ghost In The Machine - The Police
  4. Moving Pictures - Rush
  5. Tattoo You - Rolling Stones
  6. Damaged - Black Flag
  7. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - Brian Eno & David Byrne
  8. Escape - Journey
  9. 4 - Foreigner
10. Private Eyes - Hall & Oates
11. Wild Gift - X
12. Face Value - Phil Collins
13. Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks
14. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret - Soft Cell
15. No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith - Motorhead
16. Street Songs - Rick James
17. Computer World - Kraftwerk
18. Don't Say No - Billy Squier
19. Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band
20. I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
21. Abacab - Genesis
22. Face Dances - The Who
23. Discipline - King Crimson
24. Paradise Theater - Styx
25. For Those About To Rock We Salute You - AC/DC
26. Get Lucky - Loverboy
27. Long Distance Voyager - Moody Blues
28. The Stray Cats - The Stray Cats
29. Working Class Dog - Rick Springfield
30. Precious Time - Pat Benatar
31. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
32. Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17
33. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys - .38 Special
34. Tonight I'm Yours - Rod Stewart
35. Nightclubbing - Grace Jones
36. Breakin' Away - Al Jarreau
37. The Dude - Quincy Jones
38. Duran Duran - Duran Duran
39. Welcome To Hell - Venom
40. Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes
41. Raise! - Earth Wind & Fire
42. Tin Drum - Japan
43. Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne
44. Hard Promises - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
45. The Many Facets Of Roger - Roger
46. The Innocent Age - Dan Fogelberg
47. East Side Story - Squeeze
48. Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club
49. New Traditionalists - Devo
50. Fire Of Love - The Gun Club

51. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Diana Ross
52. Trust - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
53. Killers - Iron Maiden
54. Talk Talk Talk - The Psychedelic Furs
55. Fiyo On The Bayou - The Neville Brothers
56. Exit...Stage Left - Rush
57. Heaven Up Here - Echo & The Bunnymen
58. High 'n' Dry - Def Leppard
59. Being With You - Smokey Robinson
60. Give The People What They Want - The Kinks
61. Fair Warning - Van Halen
62. Solid Gold - Gang Of Four
63. In The Pocket - The Commodores
64. Shake It Up - The Cars
65. Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones
66. Something Special - Kool & The Gang
67. The Blasters - The Blasters
68. Stands For Decibels - The dBs
69. Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson
70. October - U2
71. Shot Of Love - Bob Dylan
72. Songs In The Attic - Billy Joel
73. Quarterflash - Quarterflash
74. Worlds Apart - Saga
75. The Time - The Time
76. Time - Electric Light Orchestra
77. Youth Of America - The Wipers
78. Standing Hampton - Sammy Hagar
79. Dad Loves His Work - James Taylor
80. Live In New Orleans - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
81. Prayers On Fire - The Birthday Party
82. Allied Forces - Triumph
83. Skyy Line - Skyy
84. Zebop! - Santana
85. Live - The Jacksons
86. The Visitors - ABBA
87. Fire Of Unknown Origin - Blue Öyster Cult
88. Law And Order - Lindsey Buckingham
89. Love Is Where You Find It - The Whispers
90. Take My Time/Sheena Easton - Sheena Easton
91. Kim Wilde - Kim Wilde
92. Too Fast For Love - Mötley Crüe
93. Nine Tonight - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
94. Black & White - The Pointer Sisters
95. The Nature Of The Beast - April Wine
96. El Loco - ZZ Top
97. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan
98. Modern Times - Jefferson Starship
99. The Completion Backward Principle - The Tubes
100. Mob Rules - Black Sabbath