We zijn aangekomen bij het jaar 1981. Een jaar met maar twee albums in onze top 250: From the Lions Mouth en Moving Pictures.

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1. Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell vs. Y & T - Earthshaker
2. The Pretenders - Pretenders II vs. Stray Cats - Stray Cats
3. Journey - Escape vs. Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here
4. Kayak - Merlin vs. Kraftwerk - Computer World
5. Peter Hammill - Sitting Targets vs. Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca
6. Tuxedomoon - Desire vs. The Durutti Column - LC
7. Saga - Worlds Apart vs. Men At Work - Business as Usual
8. Clock DVA - Thirst vs. The Undertones - Positive Touch
9. Modern English - Mesh and Lace vs. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
10. Saxon - Denim & Leather vs. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Trust
11. Iron Maiden - Killers vs. Accept - Breaker
12. Steve Miller Band - Circle of Love vs. John Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark
13. Jon & Vangelis - The Friends of Mr. Cairo vs. ABBA - The Visitors
14. Simple Minds - Sister Feelings Call vs. Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is
15. Killing Joke - What's THIS For...! vs. A Certain Ratio - To Each...
16. Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts vs. Joan Armatrading - Walk Under Ladders
17. Josef K - The Only Fun in Town vs. Jean Michel Jarre - Les Chants Magnetiques
18. Grauzone - Grauzone vs. Prince - Controversy
19. Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination vs. The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
20. The Police - Ghost in the Machine vs. Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar
21. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman vs. Wipers - Youth of America
22. Riot - Fire Down Under vs. New Musik - Anywhere
23. Level 42 - Level 42 vs. T.C. Matic - T.C. Matic
24. Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna vs. John Watts - One More Twist
25. Rush - Moving Pictures vs. The Exploited - Punk's Not Dead
26. King Crimson - Discipline vs. Ultravox - Rage in Eden
27. Black Uhuru - Red vs. Black Flag - Damaged
28. Thin Lizzy - Renegade vs. Fischer-Z - Red Skies over Paradise
29. Bill Conti - For Your Eyes Only vs. Camel - Nude
30. Marianne Faithfull - Dangerous Acquaintances vs. Jo Lemaire + Flouze - Pigmy World
31. Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technodelic vs. New Order - Movement
32. Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry vs. Gang of Four - Solid Gold
33. Duran Duran - Duran Duran vs. Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Alles Ist Gut
34. Medium Medium - The Glitterhouse vs. The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire
35. Johan Timman - Trip into the Body vs. U2 - October
36. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock We Salute You vs. Yello - Claro Que Si
37. Electric Light Orchestra - Time vs. Scars - Author! Author!
38. Van Halen - Fair Warning vs. Blue Öyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
39. Opposition - Breaking the Silence vs. Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
40. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules vs. Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement
41. The Sound - From the Lions Mouth vs. The Human League - Dare!
42. The Comsat Angels - Sleep No More vs. Mink DeVille - Coup de Grâce
43. André Hazes - Gewoon André vs. Bauhaus - Mask
44. George Harrison - Somewhere in England vs. The Gun Club - Fire of Love
45. The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle vs. Glenn Branca - The Ascension
46. Can - Delay... 1968 vs. Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
47. Normaal - Høken Is Normaal vs. Toto - Turn Back
48. This Heat - Deceit vs. Sesamstraat - Bert en Ernie Vervelen Zich Nooit...
49. KISS - Music from "The Elder" vs. Buggles - Adventures in Modern Recording
50. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju vs. J.J. Cale - Shades
51. Klaus Doldinger - Das Boot vs. The Stranglers - The Meninblack
52. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You vs. Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
53. Roky Erickson and the Aliens - The Evil One vs. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Re-ac-tor
54. Split Enz - Waiata vs. Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps
55. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive vs. Scientist - Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
56. Rupert Hine - Immunity vs. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises
57. Venom - Welcome to Hell vs. Bob Dylan - Shot of Love
58. Palais Schaumburg - Palais Schaumburg vs. The Stranglers - La Folie
59. David Byrne - The Catherine Wheel vs. The Cure - Faith
60. Squeeze - Eastside Story vs. UB40 - Present Arms
61. Phil Collins - Face Value vs. Japan - Tin Drum
62. Au Pairs - Playing with a Different Sex vs. Public Image Ltd. - Flowers of Romance
63. John Foxx - The Garden vs. Modern Eon - Fiction Tales
64. Rick James - Street Songs vs. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Architecture & Morality

1. Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell vs. Y & T - Earthshaker

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2. The Pretenders - Pretenders II vs. Stray Cats - Stray Cats

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3. Journey - Escape vs. Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here

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4. Kayak - Merlin vs. Kraftwerk - Computer World

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5. Peter Hammill - Sitting Targets vs. Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca

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6. Tuxedomoon - Desire vs. The Durutti Column - LC

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