Albums of the Year 1981

 Another cracking year. Probably round about the time I first really started paying attention to music. Good timing. Here's the Best Albums Ever list:

1. Rush - Moving Pictures

2. Kraftwerk - Computerwelt

3. King Crimson - Discipline

4. Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

5. Electric Light Orchestra - Time

6. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju

7. The Human League - Dare

8. The Cure - Faith

9. Black Flag - Damaged

10. The Gun Club - Fire of Love

and here's mine. All records I own:

1. Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here

2. The Human League - Dare

3. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing

4. Japan - Tin Drum

5. Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

6. The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder

7. Heaven 17 - Penthouse & Pavement

8. The Gun Club - Fire of Love

9. Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club

10.  Squeeze - East Side Story

11. The Undertones - Positive Touch

12. Gil Scott-Heron - Reflections

13. Felt - Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty

14. The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle

15. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Almost Blue

16. Bow Wow Wow - See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah., City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!

17. The Cure - Faith

18. Simple Minds - Sons & Fascination

 19. Scars - Author! Author!

20. Joan Armatrading - Walk Under Ladders

21. The Police - Ghost in the Machine

22.. Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places

23. Wall of Voodoo - Dark Continent

24. Pretenders - Pretenders II

25. Altered Images - Happy Birthday

The one record from this year that I probably covet is Josef K's debut. Otherwise, this will pretty much do for me.