Albums of the Year | 1981

After giving a brief overview of the year in music, Jason, Kramzer, and Joe each make their picks for the best albums of 1981 and discuss what they think makes them so great.

Best-Selling Album: Hi-Infidelity by REO Speedwagon
Longest No. 1 Single: Physical by Olivia Newton-John
Grammy – Album of the Year: Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Grammy – Song of the Year: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
Groups Formed: 10,000 Maniacs, Aztec Camera, Bananarama, The Bangles, Beastie Boys, Big Black, Big Country, Blue Nile, Butthole Surfers, Culture Club, Loudness, Metallica, Ministry, Motley Crue, Pet Shop Boys, The Queers, Run-DMC, Shonen Knife, Slayer, Sonic Youth, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears, Wham!
Groups Disbanded: Angel, The Babys, The Buggles, Steely Dan, Throbbing Gristle
Deaths: Bill Haley, Mike Bloomfield, Bob Hite, Bob Marley, Harry Chapin
Top-Grossing Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
TIME’s Person of The Year: Lech Walesa

Don't forget to comment below with your favorite albums of '81, and if you'd like, take a stab at guessing what our picks for 1982 will be.

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