Albums recorded in 1981
- October 5, 1981
- Eddy Raven - A Little Bit Crazy
- October 1, 1981
- The Zoomers - From The Planet Moon
- November 11, 1981
- MacCunn / Royal Scottish National Orchestra Conducted By Alexander Gibson - Land Of The Mountain And The Flood, Etc.
- May 11, 1981
- Jimmy Witherspoon - Big Blues
- April 22, 1981
- Chiclete Com Banana - Traz Os Montes
- September 5, 1981
- K-Ximbinho - Saudades de Um Clarinete
- July 19, 1981
- 38 Special - First Time Around
- March 2, 1981
- Reality - Success
- August 2, 1981
- Ranking Dread - Fattie Boom Boom
- June 2, 1981
- Sun - Reaction Satisfaction (Jam Ya'll: Funk It Up)
- November 8, 1981
- Fra Lippo Lippi - In Silence
- June 28, 1981
- Lipstick - Skugga
- November 25, 1981
- Rajie - Acoustic Moon
- May 22, 1981
- Jackie Lee / Eugene Church - The Duck / Pretty Girls Everywhere
- November 20, 1981
- Rich Little With Melanie Chartoff ~ Michael Richards ~ Shelley Hack ~ Jenilee Harrison ~ Earle Doud ~ Bonzo And Vaughn Meader - The First Family Rides Again
- January 12, 1981
- Steve Eliovson, Collin Walcott - Dawn Dance
- August 23, 1981
- Jimmy Cliff - Come Into My Life = Entra En Mi Vida
- February 17, 1981
- Rose Of Romance Orchestra - Tara's Theme From Gone With The Wind
- March 6, 1981
- Shirley Bassey - Shirley
- March 19, 1981
- Fernanda - Fera
- June 27, 1981
- Cole Porter - American Musicals: Kiss Me, Kate/Can-Can/Anything Goes
- December 18, 1981
- Christopher Ward - Time Stands Still
- April 8, 1981
- Brian Short And Maxine Nightingale - Rendezvous
- May 12, 1981
- Country Joe McDonald - Into The Fray
- June 12, 1981
- Various - New Rock
- December 14, 1981
- Space Cadets - Space Cadets
- September 26, 1981
- Carmelo Zappulla - Pronto Lucia - Carmelo Zappulla Vol.6
- February 7, 1981
- Michel Lambert - Airs de Cour
- June 24, 1981
- Pingo - Spaß Auf 45 (Long Version)
- December 11, 1981
- James Welch - Magnum Opus Volume One
- November 7, 1981
- Congreso - Viaje Por La Cresta Del Mundo
- June 8, 1981
- Peter Cetera - Livin In The Limelight
- December 21, 1981
- Juan Piña - Definitivamente...
- July 11, 1981
- J.R. Funk And The Love Machine - Good Lovin'
- April 10, 1981
- UFO - Mechanix
- July 5, 1981
- Babe - Mister Blitzer
- December 18, 1981
- Conrad Wagner - Derhamm
- June 4, 1981
- Bill Monroe - Master Of Bluegrass
- June 13, 1981
- Tom & Jerry - Lustige Abenteuer Als Musketiere
- March 26, 1981
- Eddy Raven - You've Got Those Eyes / Fais Do Do
- July 8, 1981
- The Maranatha Singers - Praise Five: It's Time To Praise The Lord
- November 19, 1981
- Motörhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
- July 21, 1981
- Wilko Johnson Solid Senders - Casting My Spell On You
- May 23, 1981
- Gaetano Donizetti - Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Della Radiotelevisione Italiana, Coro Di Milano Della Radiotelevisione Italiana, Gianandrea Gavazzeni - Anna Bolena (Pagine Scelte)
- May 17, 1981
- Program-81 - Prøv Å Nå Fram...
- June 27, 1981
- Clara Nunes - Clara
- January 10, 1981
- La Souris Déglinguée - La Souris Déglinguée
- June 24, 1981
- Art & Technique - Clima-X
- September 9, 1981
- Sadao Watanabe - Orange Express
- November 13, 1981
- Alphonse Mouzon - The Next Time We Love / Do I Have To?
- April 1, 1981
- Riki Sorsa - Changing Tunes
- April 23, 1981
- David Sanborn - Let's Just Say Goodbye
- December 26, 1981
- Albert Collins - Frozen Alive!
- November 10, 1981
- Carmiña Gallo - Canta A Colombia
- January 9, 1981
- Don Harron - June Anderson, Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Prokofiev's: Peter And The Wolf
- August 9, 1981
- Mighty Diamond - Party Time
- August 17, 1981
- Cheetah - Cheetah
- August 1, 1981
- Various - Numero Uno
- May 17, 1981
- Antimation - Mono-Types
- December 27, 1981
- Various - Country Sunrise (20 Giant Hits)
- April 18, 1981
- Eric Clapton - Another Ticket
- June 25, 1981
- Ian Whitcomb - In Hollywood!
- April 27, 1981
- Rockefeller - Song Of An Island
- December 20, 1981
- Companion - Companion
- October 10, 1981
- Soilent Green - Live 26.9.81
- February 21, 1981
- ZSD - Ehre & Gerechtigkeit
- February 11, 1981
- Blue Öyster Cult - Burnin' For You
- August 21, 1981
- Peter Baumann - Realtimes
- November 25, 1981
- Electric Guitars - Work
- October 15, 1981
- Merzbow - Collection : 005
- December 19, 1981
- Manhattans - Let Your Love Come Down
- May 1, 1981
- Gisèle La Madeleine - Vol. IV, Souvenir De Maman
- October 28, 1981
- Can - InCANdescence
- August 15, 1981
- Estela Raval Y Pequeña Compañia - Tributo A Mis Amigos
- May 1, 1981
- Peter Belli - Fræk og Følsom
- November 18, 1981
- Johnny Chester - My Ding A Ling
- February 6, 1981
- Billy Field - Bad Habits
- November 22, 1981
- Keiichi Oku - Misty Morning
- May 10, 1981
- Paper Lions - Love Lies/Female Advantages
- June 19, 1981
- Alpski Kvintet Z Ivanko Kraševec - Alpski Kvintet Z Ivanko Kraševec
- January 21, 1981
- Neon - A Day In The Land Of Lost Horizons
- December 24, 1981
- Todd Rundgren - Healing
- July 15, 1981
- Ullanda McCullough - Ullanda McCullough
- November 17, 1981
- Los Hijos Del Rey - Reencuentro Con Raulin
- November 10, 1981
- Echo Minott - Love Problems
- March 3, 1981
- Various - Kassett-Avisen Musikk På Gang 3
- May 11, 1981
- The Legendary Pink Dots - Chemical Playschool 1 & 2
- August 13, 1981
- Michal Tučný - Báječná Ženská / Koukám, Jak Celá Země Vstává
- November 12, 1981
- Willie Rosario - The Portrait Of A Salsa Man
- February 12, 1981
- Lenny Popkin - Falling Free
- October 9, 1981
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - It's Nasty (Genius Of Love) / The Birthday Party
- May 28, 1981
- Embryo , Charlie Mariano, Karnataka College Of Percussion - Life
- October 23, 1981
- Desmond Dekker - Desmond Dekker
- November 27, 1981
- The Central Broadcasting Folk Orchestra, Peking, Xiu Wen - Wu Zu Qiang, Wang Yan Qiao & Liu De Hai: LIttle Sisters Of The Grassland (Pipa Orchestra) / Zhang Da Shen: Happy Frontier / Peng Xie Wen: Strong And Loyal Su Wu (Er Hu Concerto)
- July 18, 1981
- Franck Pourcel & The London Symphony Orchestra - Classic In Digital Vol.2
- March 16, 1981
- Ravel / Rimsky-Korsakov / Enesco / Berlioz - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona - Bolero / Capriccio Espagnol / Rumanian Rhapsody No.1 / Overture To "Le Corsaire"
- January 8, 1981
- Barnsley Bill - Wedding Rap / Freewheeling Rap
- August 4, 1981
- James Galway, Carl Reinecke, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hiroyuki Iwaki - James Galway Plays Reinecke
- December 16, 1981
- Julio Iglesias - Volver A Empezar
- September 4, 1981
- Easy Action - Walkie Talkie
- December 25, 1981
- BZN, The Cats, George Baker Selection, Pussycat - Gouden Successen
- November 24, 1981
- Franco De Mi Amor Et Le T.P. O.K. Jazz - Keba Na Matraque (Vol. 3) - Tailleur
- January 7, 1981
- Rainbow Team - Dreaming
- July 5, 1981
- Nighttrain - All My Sorrows (But It's Too Late)
- September 10, 1981
- Guelewar Band Of Banjul - Warteef Jigeen
- February 7, 1981
- Chas Jankel - 109 / Glad To Know You / Questionnaire
- June 13, 1981
- Spookey - On The Rocks
- May 20, 1981
- Freeez - Flying High
- October 16, 1981
- Doll By Doll - Main Travelled Roads
- October 28, 1981
- P. Mobil - Mobilizmo
- June 23, 1981
- Lepa - Za Nas Dvoje
- July 16, 1981
- Claudja Barry - Made In Hongkong
- July 15, 1981
- Saša Božović , Ružica Sokić - Tebi, Moja Dolores
- May 24, 1981
- John Cleese, Connie Booth - Fawlty Towers - Second Sitting
- October 7, 1981
- Mats Ronander - Hård Kärlek
- September 23, 1981
- Eddy Arnold - Bally-Hoo Days
- July 14, 1981
- Pino Calvi - Romantic 14
- December 26, 1981
- Miguel Bosé - Más Allá
- June 12, 1981
- David Lindley - Bye Bye, Love
- November 6, 1981
- Goran Kuzminac - Prove Di Volo
- October 28, 1981
- Booker T. - Don't Stop Your Love
- November 22, 1981
- Barclay James Harvest - Mocking Bird
- March 3, 1981
- Ritchie Valens - The Best Of Ritchie Valens
- March 4, 1981
- Joseph Haydn - Bläserdivertimenti = Divertimenti For Wind Instruments = Divertissements Pour Instruments À Vent - Vol. 2
- July 16, 1981
- Nervous Germans - Nervösen Deutschen
- May 7, 1981
- The Pussycats - The Pussycats Story
- September 14, 1981
- Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On / Don't Fall In Love With Me
- August 7, 1981
- Fruitcake - A Second Try / We Gotta Sing Our Ass Off
- August 10, 1981
- Franz Liszt - Michel Béroff, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur - Werke Für Klavier Und Orchester: Fantasie Über Motive Aus Beethovens "Ruinen Von Athen" / Fantasie Über Ungarische Volksweisen / Wandererfantasie Von Franz Schubert (Bearbeitung)
- October 28, 1981
- Gleaming Spires - Songs Of The Spires
- August 20, 1981
- Vardis - Metal Power
- June 11, 1981
- Edoardo Bennato - E Invece No / Canta Appress' A' Nuie
- April 17, 1981
- Steps - Step By Step
- August 21, 1981
- Valerie Lagrange - Chez Moi
- February 19, 1981
- Paul Desmond With The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Only Recorded Performance Of Paul Desmond With The Modern Jazz Quartet
- December 6, 1981
- Jim Owen - Hell Yes, I Cheated / Dragging These Chains
- July 9, 1981
- Air Supply - The One That You Love
- November 4, 1981
- Strawberry Shortcake - Strawberry Shortcake In Big Apple City (Original Soundtrack)
- May 26, 1981
- Twylyte '81 - The First Coming
- May 22, 1981
- Starpoint - Wanting You
- March 13, 1981
- Mobster - Perfect Man
- October 23, 1981
- Oliver - Child Of Peace
- February 10, 1981
- Cindy Jordan - José Cuervo
- March 14, 1981
- Startrax - Startrax Club Disco
- April 7, 1981
- Treibeis - Alpträume
- May 12, 1981
- Glenn Branca - The Ascension
- September 14, 1981
- Leon Ware - Rockin' You Eternally
- March 6, 1981
- Shadow - Shadows In The Streets
- March 20, 1981
- Babe / Luv' - Greatest Hits
- February 20, 1981
- Comix - Comix