米80'sカレッジ・ロック系サイトslicing up eyeballsが読者投票による「1981年のベスト・アルバム TOP100」を発表

1. The Cure, Faith
2. Duran Duran, Duran Duran
3. New Order, Movement
4. Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell
5. The Human League, Dare
6. U2, October
7. The Police, Ghost in the Machine
8. Echo & The Bunnymen, Heaven Up Here
9. Siouxsie and the Banshees, Juju
9. The Go-Go’s, Beauty and the Beat

11. The Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk
12. Kraftwerk, Computer World
13. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Architecture & Morality
14. Bauhaus, Mask
15. Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
16. Men at Work, Business as Usual
17. The Cars, Shake It Up
18. Japan, Tin Drum
19. Adam and the Ants, Prince Charming
20. Simple Minds, Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call

21. The Replacements, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
22. Black Flag, Damaged
23. Squeeze, East Side Story
24. Heaven 17, Penthouse and Pavement
25. X, Wild Gift
26. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Trust
27. Pretenders, Pretenders II
28. Devo, New Traditionalists
29. Oingo Boingo, Only a Lad
30. Public Image Ltd., The Flowers of Romance

31. Stray Cats, Stray Cats
32. Brian Eno and David Byrne, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
33. The Church, Of Skins and Heart
34. Ultravox, Rage in Eden
35. The Beat, Wha’ppen?
36. Killing Joke, What’s THIS For…!
37. Eurythmics, In the Garden (TIE)
37. The Cramps, Psychedelic Jungle (TIE)
37. Gang of Four, Solid Gold (TIE)
40. Modern English, Mesh & Lace

41. Grace Jones, Nightclubbing
42. Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club
43. The Gun Club, Fire of Love (TIE)
43. Ramones, Pleasant Dreams (TIE)
45. The dB’s, Stands for Decibels
46. Madness, 7
47. The Plimsouls, The Plimsouls
48. Spandau Ballet, Journeys to Glory
49. The Birthday Party, Prayers On Fire
50. The Sound, From the Lions Mouth

51. Joe Jackson, Jumpin’ Jive
52. Einsturzende Neubauten, Kollaps
53. Prince, Controversy
54. The Teardrop Explodes, Wilder
55. Kim Wilde, Kim Wilde
56. Split Enz, Waiata
57. Robyn Hitchcock, Black Snake Diamond Role (TIE)
57. Gary Numan, Dance (TIE)
59. Thompson Twins, A Product Of… (Participation)
60. Altered Images, Happy Birthday

61. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Almost Blue
62. The Comsat Angels, Sleep No More
63. Wall of Voodoo, Dark Continent
64. Agent Orange, Living in Darkness
65. Toyah, Anthem
66. Minutemen, The Punch Line
67. Midnight Oil, Place Without a Postcard
68. Felt, Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (TIE)
68. Matt Johnson, Burning Blue Soul (TIE)
70. Cabaret Voltaire, Red Mecca

71. Bow Wow Wow, See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy (TIE)
71. The Durutti Column, LC (TIE)
73. John Foxx, The Garden
74. UB40, Present Arms
75. Klaus Nomi, Klaus Nomi
76. Gen X, Kiss Me Deadly
77. The Blasters, The Blasters
78. Associates, Fourth Drawer Down
79. Stiff Little Fingers, Go For It
80. Wipers, Youth of America

81. Magazine, Magic, Murder and the Weather
82. Au Pairs, Playing with a Different Sex
83. Iggy Pop, Party
84. The Stranglers, La Folie
85. Crass, Penis Envy
86. D.A.F., Alles Ist Gut (TIE)
86. T.S.O.L., Dance with Me (TIE)
88. The Exploited, Punks Not Dead (TIE)
88. The Undertones, Positive Touch (TIE)
90. Yello, Claro Que Si

91. Josef K, The Only Fun In Town
92. David Byrne, The Catherine Wheel (TIE)
92. Debbie Harry, Koo Koo (TIE)
94. Romeo Void, It’s a Condition
95. Adolescents, Adolescents (TIE)
95. Sparks, Whomp That Sucker (TIE)
97. Television Personalities, …And Don’t the Kids Just Love It
98. Trio, Trio
99. A Certain Ratio, To Each…
100. Boomtown Rats, Mondo Bongo