Editing 1981 in music (section)

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* ''[[Adventures in Clubland]]'' – [[Modern Romance (band)|Modern Romance]]
* ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'' – [[Daniel Amos]]
* ''[[Alles ist gut]]'' – [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft]]
* ''Begin the Beguine'' – [[Julio Iglesias]]
* ''[[Block to Block]]'' – [[De Press]]
* ''[[B.L.T. (album)|B.L.T.]]'' – [[Jack Bruce]], [[Bill Lordan]] & [[Robin Trower]] 
* ''Breakin' the Chains'' – [[Don Dokken]]
* ''[[Catalogue (John Hartford album)|Catalogue]]'' - [[John Hartford]]
* ''Celebration'' – [[Johnny Mathis]]
* ''[[Changing Hearts]]'' – [[Polyrock]]
* ''[[Chasanova]]'' – [[Chaz Jankel]]
* ''[[Claro Que Si]]'' – [[Yello]]
* ''Classic Rock: Rock Classics'' – [[London Symphony Orchestra]]
* ''[[Condition Red (Red Rockers album)|Condition Red]]'' - [[Red Rockers]]
* ''Cool Night'' – [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]]
* ''[[Corazón de poeta]]'' – [[Jeanette (Spanish singer)|Jeanette]]
* ''[[Cowboy Jubilee]]'' – [[Riders in the Sky (band)|Riders in the Sky]]
* ''[[Curiosum]]'' – [[Cluster (band)|Cluster]]
* ''[[Deceit (album)|Deceit]]'' – [[This Heat]]
* ''[[DEV-O Live]]'' – [[Devo]] 
* ''Directions'' – [[Miles Davis]]
* ''[[Drama of Exile]]'' – [[Nico]]
* ''[[Earthshaker (album)|Earthshaker]]'' – [[Y&T]]
* ''Escape Artist'' – [[Garland Jeffreys]]
* ''The Evil One'' – [[Roky Erickson|Roky Erickson and the Aliens]]
* ''[[Fire Wind]]'' – [[Electric Sun]] 
* ''Freelancing'' – [[James Ulmer|James Blood Ulmer]]
* ''Give the People What They Want'' – [[Jimmy Cliff]]
* ''Hands in the Till'' – Fortress
* ''[[Hits Right Up Your Street]]'' – [[The Shadows]]
* ''[[Individuellos]]'' – [[La Düsseldorf]]
* ''[[Inner City Front]]'' – [[Bruce Cockburn]]
* ''[[Insect and Individual Silenced]]'' – [[Nurse with Wound]]
* ''Introducing The Winans'' - [[The Winans]]
* ''Is This a Cool World or What?'' – [[Karla DeVito]]
* ''[[Jane Siberry (album)|Jane Siberry]]'' – [[Jane Siberry]]
* ''[[Jealousy (Dirt Band album)|Jealousy]]'' - [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]
* ''The Judgement of Paris'' – [[Kevin Dunn]] and the Regiment of Women
* ''[[La voce del Padrone]]'' – [[Franco Battiato]]
* ''[[Let Them Eat Jellybeans!]]'' – Various Artists from [[Alternative Tentacles]] Records
* ''Living in a Fog'' – [[Wonderful Grand Band]]
* ''Los niños que escriben en el cielo'' – [[Spinetta Jade]]
* ''The Lounge Lizards'' – [[The Lounge Lizards]]
* ''Love Potion'' - [[Dr. John]]
* ''[[Lustwandel]]'' – [[Hans-Joachim Roedelius]]
* ''Macadam 3, 2, 1, 0'' – [[Riff (Argentine band)|Riff]]
* ''Magic Man'' – [[Herb Alpert]]
* ''[[Minor Threat (album)|Minor Threat]]'' – [[Minor Threat]] – EP
* ''[[Material (Moebius & Plank album)|Material]]'' – [[Moebius & Plank]]
* ''[[Mommy Don't Love Daddy Anymore]]'' – [[Resurrection Band]]
* ''[[Mondo Mando]]'' - [[David Grisman]]
* ''[[Never Say Die (Petra album)|Never Say Die]]'' – [[Petra (band)|Petra]]
* ''[[Odyshape]]'' – [[The Raincoats]]
* ''[[Penis Envy (album)|Penis Envy]]'' – [[Crass]]
* ''[[Peperina (álbum)|Peperina]]'' – [[Serú Girán]]
* ''Performance'' – [[Ashford & Simpson]]
* ''[[Place without a Postcard]]'' – [[Midnight Oil]]
* ''Play Me Out'' – [[Helen Reddy]]
* ''The Plimsouls'' – [[The Plimsouls]]
* ''[[Public Service (EP)|Public Service]]'' (EP) – Various Artists
* ''[[The Punch Line]]'' – [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]]
* ''[[Quiero Ser]]'' – [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]]
* ''Quit Dreaming and Get On the Beam'' – [[Bill Nelson (musician)|Bill Nelson]]
* ''Reflections'' – [[Gil Scott-Heron]]
* ''Rock 'n' Roll Warriors'' – [[Savoy Brown]]
* ''[[Ruedas de metal]]'' – [[Riff (Argentine band)|Riff]]
* ''Secret Combination'' – [[Randy Crawford]]
* ''[[Selbstportrait]]'' – [[Hans-Joachim Roedelius]]
* ''Sky 3'' – [[Sky (English/Australian band)|Sky]]
* ''Standing Together'' – [[Midnight Star (band)|Midnight Star]]
* ''[[Stick Figure Neighbourhood]]'' – [[Spoons (band)|Spoons]]
* ''Sub Pop 5'' – Various Artists
* ''[[Sunrise in Different Dimensions]]'' – [[Sun Ra]]
* ''[[Thirsty Ears]]'' - [[Powder Blues Band]]
* ''[[Trio (Trio album)|Trio]]'' – [[Trio (band)|Trio]]
* ''[[Wanna Be a Star]]'' – [[Chilliwack (band)|Chilliwack]]
* ''[[Wünsche fliegen übers Meer]]'' – [[Die Flippers]]
* ''Years Ago'' – [[The Statler Brothers]]
* ''You Must Believe in Spring'' – [[Bill Evans]]
* ''[[You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With]]'' – [[Laurie Anderson]], [[William S. Burroughs]] and [[John Giorno]]
* ''[[Youth of America]]'' – [[Wipers (band)|Wipers]]
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