The Jamaican-born singer and forever-style iconРІР‚в„ўs fifth album features the dub-wise rhythms of Sly & Robbie on the dancefloor mainstay РІР‚СљPull Up to the BumperРІР‚Сњ and covers of several songs that are now largely thought of as hers, like the David Bowie and Iggy Pop-penned title track. The all-woman rock quintet from Los Angeles led by vocalist Belinda Carlisle created some of their greatest hits on their debut album: РІР‚СљWe Got The Beat,РІР‚Сњ which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and top 20 placer РІР‚СљOur Lips Are Sealed.РІР‚Сњ While the post-punk period of the early 80s brought a wide range of sonic experimenting and genre-bending, the funk-derived beats incorporated in Gang of FourРІР‚в„ўs second album have been widely cited by popular artists including INXS, R.E.M., and Red Hot Chili Peppers as a heavy influence. When Trust was reissued in 2003, Elvis CostelloРІР‚в„ўs liner notes described the dizzyingly thrilling songs about losing love and the state of the world as being РІР‚Сљcompleted close to a self-induced nervous collapse.РІР‚СњР”Р„ supernova for Foreigner, the bandРІР‚в„ўs fourth album parked for 81 weeks in the Billboard 200, including ten weeks at number one, and includes the top 10 hits РІР‚СљJuke Box Hero,РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљUrgent,РІР‚Сњ and the power ballad РІР‚СљWaiting for a Girl Like You.РІР‚Сњ The charmingly melancholic post-punk experiments from the Liverpool groupРІР‚в„ўs sophomore release go deeper than later, more pop-conscious work and have been highly copied in subsequent decades, making it easily one of the best albums of 1981.Р”В®lvis Costello and the Attractions РІР‚вЂњ Trust

Produced by Mutt Lange, Def LeppardРІР‚в„ўs second album generated a top 40 rock single in РІР‚СљLet It GoРІР‚Сњ and was the pre-cursor to their massive breakthrough, Pyromania. 1 hits: РІР‚СљPrivate EyesРІР‚Сњ and the R&B crossover smash РІР‚СљI CanРІР‚в„ўt Go For That (No Can Do).РІР‚Сњ Platinum-certified MTV favorite Private Eyes is the tenth album from Hall & Oates and showcases two of their highly sampled No. Though it was a top 20 hit in The CureРІР‚в„ўs native UK, the Robert Smith-fronted bandРІР‚в„ўs third album, Faith has become more widely regarded as influential on goth music and beyond in the decades since its release. One of the best albums from 1981, this sensual record signaled a peak in Bobby WomackРІР‚в„ўs solo career, The Poet features the much-sampled and interpolated single РІР‚СљIf You Think YouРІР‚в„ўre Lonely NowРІР‚Сњ and spawned a sequel album three years later.Р”В«rian Eno and David Byrne РІР‚вЂњ My Life in the Bush of GhostsР”Р„mbient musicРІР‚в„ўs founding father Brian Eno and David Byrne, the frontman of Talking Heads came together to release a groundbreaking collection of sample-based psychedelic music that incorporates snippets from Lebanese singers, televangelists, talk show hosts, and chanting Muslims into the mix. Produced by Sly & Robbie, who also played on Grace JonesРІР‚в„ў pivotal 1981 album Nightclubbing, the dynamic and ever-changing Jamaican groupРІР‚в„ўs sixth album showcases the tight songwriting of singer Michael Rose and founder Derrick РІР‚СљDuckieРІР‚Сњ Simpson and lays down a rock and dub-influenced reggae template that so many others have followed. The Black Sabbath lineup helmed by Ronnie James Dio on vocals (rather than Ozzy Osbourne) broke boundaries in experimenting with bass, was certified gold in America, and achieved even greater chart success in the UK. Music videos for the title track and РІР‚СљStand and Deliver,РІР‚Сњ both UK number one hits, made the flamboyantly costumed Adam Ant an early MTV pinup star, and this one of the best albums from 1981. AC/DC РІР‚вЂњ For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)Р”В¬ontinuing on from the momentum of Back in Black, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) refined the Australian hard rockРІР‚в„ўs band formula and gave them their first No.

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