Albums recorded in 1981
- April 17, 1981
- Larry Graham - Just Be My Lady
- December 5, 1981
- 20/20 - Strange Side Of Love
- December 14, 1981
- Ennio Morricone - Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion (The Original Motion Picture Score)
- November 23, 1981
- Mimmo Rocco - Città Sbagliata
- September 8, 1981
- The Shoppe - Doesn't Anybody Get High On Love Anymore
- August 22, 1981
- Culture - Vital Selection
- October 22, 1981
- Waldemar Bonsels - Maja In Gozdni Požar / Maja In Konjski Obad
- October 5, 1981
- Beethoven - Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker - Symphonie Nr. 9
- December 7, 1981
- Crisis - Alienation / Brückwood Hospital
- January 28, 1981
- Uakti - Oficina Instrumental
- August 17, 1981
- Franz Schubert - Hermann Prey, Leonard Hokanson - A Bela Moleira
- September 22, 1981
- Play Dead - T.V. Eye
- January 15, 1981
- The Ink Spots - Just Like Old Times
- August 21, 1981
- Tata Vega - Love Your Neighbor / There's Love In The World
- June 14, 1981
- Alan Stivell - Terre Des Vivants - Bed An Dud Vew
- January 24, 1981
- Gerry Rafferty - Can I Have My Money Back?
- April 18, 1981
- Georges Moustaki - Best Hits
- May 21, 1981
- Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You / Star
- November 1, 1981
- Riccardo Fogli - Il Primo
- July 16, 1981
- Thelma Houston - If You Feel It
- March 8, 1981
- Johnny Hallyday - En Castellano
- November 6, 1981
- Midnight Flyer - Rock 'N' Roll Party
- August 13, 1981
- Bruce Cockburn - Inner City Front
- December 7, 1981
- The Epileptics - Last Bus To Debden
- February 26, 1981
- Status Quo - Spotlight On Status Quo Volume One
- September 23, 1981
- John Paul Young - The Singer
- January 5, 1981
- Manuela - Nacio Una Estrella
- June 6, 1981
- Black Uhuru - Sponji Reggae / Utterance
- October 26, 1981
- Shostakovich, Lorin Maazel, The Cleveland Orchestra - Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
- March 19, 1981
- Material - Bustin' Out
- June 7, 1981
- Rino Gaetano - ...E Cantava Le Canzoni
- April 7, 1981
- Savoy Brown - Rock 'N' Roll Warriors
- May 9, 1981
- Bobby King - If You Don´t Want My Love
- August 26, 1981
- Kelly Marie - Don't Stop Your Love / Make Love To Me
- September 22, 1981
- Exodus II - Seasons Past
- February 15, 1981
- Bakfark Bálint Lute Trio - Renaissance Music In Transylvania
- January 16, 1981
- Litto Nebbia Con Dino Saluzzi & Bernardo Baraj - Tres Noches En La Trastienda
- September 14, 1981
- Various - Pearls
- November 7, 1981
- Pepe Lienhard Band - Pina Colada (Bekannte Melodien Im Caribic-Sound)
- April 17, 1981
- Marlon McClain - Changes
- October 17, 1981
- Original Camellia Jazz Band - Original Camellia Jazz Band
- July 22, 1981
- Argerich · Rostropovich – Chopin / Schumann - Sonate Op. 65 · Polonaise Op. 3 / Adagio & Allegro Op. 70
- July 27, 1981
- The Quick - Zulu
- April 17, 1981
- Molly Hatchet - Lady Luck / Loss Of Control
- November 10, 1981
- Delroy Williams - Idrins Feel Nice
- November 5, 1981
- Muddy Waters - King Bee
- August 11, 1981
- Styx - Reppoo
- September 20, 1981
- Frații Grimm - Frumoasa Așenel / Vîrtelnița Fermecată
- September 14, 1981
- Disco On 33 - Disco On 33
- February 23, 1981
- Peter Koelewijn En Zijn Rockets - Peter Live
- May 22, 1981
- Boyd Neel, Toronto Chamber Orchestra - The Pachelbel Canon And Other Baroque Favorites
- February 14, 1981
- Jay Hoggard - Rain Forest
- April 27, 1981
- Phil Kelsall - Ticket To Ride
- February 14, 1981
- Fad - Fad!
- June 2, 1981
- Mickey Gilley - Blue Christmas / Jingle Bell Rock
- May 21, 1981
- Irakere - Seleccion De Exitos 1973 - 1978 Volumen 1
- December 1, 1981
- Various - Battle Of The Garages
- January 23, 1981
- The Brian Hands Concert Orchestra - Melody Of The Birds (New Zealand Birds Of The Forest)
- May 27, 1981
- Toto - Live For Today
- October 8, 1981
- Rip Rig + Panic - Bob Hope Takes Risks
- November 3, 1981
- Blaue Reiter - From The Cutting Room Floor
- June 18, 1981
- Vesa-Matti Loiri - 12 Kauneinta Laulua
- January 27, 1981
- Grabhund - ABC
- July 25, 1981
- P16.D4 - V.R.N.L.
- May 8, 1981
- Renee Geyer - Say I Love You
- April 11, 1981
- The Isley Brothers - Tonight Is The Night (If I Had You) / Who Said?
- March 9, 1981
- Frankie Avalon - Greatest Hits
- April 8, 1981
- Eargazm - Eargazm
- November 24, 1981
- Sharon Redd - You Got My Love / Can You Handle It
- May 8, 1981
- B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head / Rock And Roll Lullaby
- January 18, 1981
- Various - It's My Discothek Vol. 7
- August 11, 1981
- 竹内まりや - Portrait = ポートレイト
- June 25, 1981
- Irena Jarocka - Irena Jarocka
- October 2, 1981
- Louis Spohr, Pierre Amoyal, Marielle Nordmann - Concerto Pour Violin No. 8 Op. 47
- October 22, 1981
- The Roadmasters - Pasadena Station
- May 12, 1981
- Switch - Call On Me
- June 20, 1981
- Afterbach - Matinee
- June 5, 1981
- Various - Roda De Baianos - O Melhor Da Bahia
- December 10, 1981
- Bedřich Smetana, Edvard Grieg - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, London Festival Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanley Black - Peer Gynt, Capriccio Italien Moldau
- May 28, 1981
- Věra Špinarová - Meteor Lásky • Socha
- January 25, 1981
- Chalice - Blasted
- March 18, 1981
- Normal Brain - Lady Maid
- May 10, 1981
- Los Kassino De Chucho Pinto - Cumbia De Los Toques / El Hijo De Maria Dolores
- April 7, 1981
- Bruce "Baby Man" Baum With Little Roger & The Goosebumps - Marty Feldman Eyes
- January 1, 1981
- The Meteors - Radioactive Kid
- September 22, 1981
- The Mantovani Orchestra - Holy Night
- October 17, 1981
- Keni Burke - You're The Best
- January 6, 1981
- Ric Bogart Orchestra - ... Just Music
- October 2, 1981
- Ella Fitzgerald, Memphis Slim, Joe Turner, Ray Charles And His Orchestra - Europa Jazz
- February 25, 1981
- B.J. Thomas - I Recall A Gypsy Woman
- August 10, 1981
- Alexander - Quien
- April 1, 1981
- Catherine Deneuve, Gainsbourg - Souviens-toi De M'oublier
- April 21, 1981
- Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy
- October 2, 1981
- Claudja Barry & Ronnie Jones - The Two Of Us
- March 9, 1981
- Shadow Page Band - Hanging By A Thread
- July 25, 1981
- Webster Lewis - Let Me Be The One
- June 19, 1981
- Blood, Sweat & Tears - Top Groups Of Pop Music
- January 6, 1981
- Massada - Baru
- November 14, 1981
- Gershwin - Eduardo Mata, Dallas Symphony Orchestra - An American In Paris / Cuban Overture / Porgy And Bess - A Symphonic Picture
- March 24, 1981
- Dalida - Quand Je N'aime Plus, Je M'en Vais / Nostalgie
- September 12, 1981
- Various - The Friday Rock Show
- October 23, 1981
- Génesis - Paso De Los Andes
- May 21, 1981
- Electric Light Orchestra - The Way Life's Meant To Be
- June 25, 1981
- Sigitas Geda - Strazdas
- February 7, 1981
- The Beach Boys & Jan And Dean - The Beach Boys & Jan And Dean
- December 11, 1981
- The Harry Simeone Chorale - The Little Drummer Boy
- August 21, 1981
- Angela Bofill - Break It To Me Gently
- May 11, 1981
- Beaver - Beaver EP
- November 20, 1981
- Newton Family - Dandelion
- August 12, 1981
- Roy Last Group - Rocks
- March 24, 1981
- The Heritage Singers - Best Of Ten Years
- December 8, 1981
- Symfoniczna Orkiestra Włościańska Im. Karola Namysłowskiego - Kolędy Polskie
- May 6, 1981
- Beethoven, Loris Tjeknavorian, The London Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 5 in C-Minor, Op. 67
- March 13, 1981
- Pelle Parafins Bøljeband - Tilbake Til By'n / Til Gleden
- November 23, 1981
- Blitzkrieg - Buried Alive c/w Blitzkrieg
- April 8, 1981
- Inner City Express - Show Me Where Your Funk Is
- April 9, 1981
- Bliss - Just One Look
- October 19, 1981
- Richard Strauss - Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester München, Wolfgang Sawallisch - Arabella
- January 11, 1981
- Yoko Ono - No, No, No
- April 1, 1981
- Alphonse Mouzon - Morning Sun / Tell Me
- October 26, 1981
- The United Jazz+Rock Ensemble - Live In Berlin
- May 28, 1981
- Chuzpe - Charlie Chan
- November 27, 1981
- Sami Jo Cole - One Love Over Easy
- May 16, 1981
- Leo Maslíah - Falta Un Vidrio
- October 21, 1981
- Povl Dissing & Benny Andersen - Oven Visse Vande
- July 8, 1981
- The Drowning Craze - Trance
- February 25, 1981
- Ten Years After - "The Golden Years" Vol. 1
- January 6, 1981
- Le Grand Orchestre De Paul Mauriat - Reality
- July 10, 1981
- Oscar D' León Y Dimension Latina - Dos Colosos En Concierto
- December 14, 1981
- Bagatelle - Bagatelle
- May 13, 1981
- Marty Robbins - Best Hits
- July 11, 1981
- Memo Remigi - Gocce Di Luna
- April 18, 1981
- Various - The Angel Listener - Preview Highlights
- August 4, 1981
- Night Bandit - Like A Thief In The Night
- June 24, 1981
- Hindemith - Philip Jones Ensemble, Elgar Howarth, Paul Crossley - Concert Music / Musique De Concert / Konzertmusik
- November 9, 1981
- Various - Wonderful World Of Christmas
- November 21, 1981
- Coco - I See A Rainbow
- June 16, 1981
- Mondo Rock - Cool World
- October 14, 1981
- Gloria - Un Cielo Llamado... Gloria
- July 22, 1981
- La Fabbrica Di Stelle - Primavera Britannica
- June 14, 1981
- Keith Emerson - Honky
- March 17, 1981
- Holger Hiller / Thomas Fehlmann - Wir Bauen Eine Stadt
- June 28, 1981
- Madcats - Streetgame
- July 14, 1981
- The Nikoteens - 1st. EP
- October 15, 1981
- Klique - Love's Dance
- May 4, 1981
- Jorge Maldonado - Jorge Maldonado
- February 9, 1981
- Tukanon - Tukanon
- April 23, 1981
- Bojtorján - Csavargódal
- November 14, 1981
- Tom Lellis - And In This Corner...
- August 14, 1981
- Alan Sorrenti - La Strada Brucia & Corro