Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Sweet Romantic Place: The Best Music of 1981

 Top Albums of 1981

1. Japan - Tin Drum

2. David Byrne and Brian Eno - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

3. Soft Cell - Non-stop Erotic Cabaret

4. Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell

5. Rush - Moving Pictures

6. Eurythmics - In the Garden

7. This Heat - Deceit

8. Moebius and Plank - Material

9. Devo - New Traditionalists

10. The Human League - Dare

11. The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire

12. Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca

13. New Order  - Movement

14. Jon Hassell - Dream Theory in Malaya

15. Phil Collins - Face Value

16. Gregor and Conrad Schnitzler - Conrad and Sohn

17. Venom - Welcome to Hell

18. Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls and Marches

19. Lime - Your Love

20. The Fall - Slates EP

21. Nico - Drama of Exile

22. Duran Duran - Duran Duran

23. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing

24. Einsturzende Neubaten - Kollaps

25. The Flying Lizards - Fourth Wall



Top Tracks of 1981


1. Japan- "Ghosts"

2. Laurie Anderson- "O Superman"

3. The Specials- "Ghost Town"

4. The Human League- "Don't You Want Me"

5. Devo- "Beautiful World"

6. BB&Q Band- "On the Beat"

7. Coati Mundi feat Kid Creole and the Coconuts- "Que Pasa/Me No Pop I"

8. Rush- "Limelight"

9. The Clash- "This is Radio Clash"

10. The Associates- "White Car in Germany"

11. Phil Collins- "In the Air Tonight"

12. Depeche Mode- "Dreaming of Me"

13. Hall and Oates- "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"

14. Go-Go's- "Our Lips Are Sealed"

15. Pete Shelley- "Homosapien"

16. Tom Tom Club- "Genius of Love"

17. Yoko Ono- "Walking on Thin Ice"

18. D.A.F. - "Der Mussolini"

19. Romeo Void- "Never Say Never"

20. Queen and David Bowie- "Under Pressure"

21. Inner Life- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Garage Mix)"

22. ESG- "Moody"

23. Ludus- "The Escape Artist"

24. R.E.M.- "Radio Free Europe"

25. Frankie Smith- "Double Dutch Bus"





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