Best Albums
Discover
New Releases
Lists
Genres
News
Community
Sign In
1981 R&B Album Releases
1980
1982
1981
Sort
Popularity
Popularity
Release Date
Critic Score
User Score
Likes
+ Filter
- Filter
Type
LP
(17)
Genre
Clear
Art Pop
(21)
Art Rock
(15)
Disco
(15)
Electronic
(50)
Experimental
(21)
Experimental Rock
(19)
Funk
(16)
Hard Rock
(30)
Hardcore Punk
(17)
Heavy Metal
(16)
Industrial
(13)
Jazz
(21)
Metal
(17)
New Wave
(95)
Pop
(137)
Pop Rock
(56)
Post-Punk
(103)
Progressive Rock
(16)
Punk
(40)
Punk Rock
(27)
R&B
(20)
Reggae
(21)
Rock
(154)
Soul
(17)
Synthpop
(49)
Apr 7
Rick James
Street Songs
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(75)
Jan 15
Marvin Gaye
In Our Lifetime
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(39)
Sep 1
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Private Eyes
85
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(38)
Aug 12
Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
100
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(36)
Mar 1
Quincy Jones
The Dude
81
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(19)
Nov
Bobby Womack
The Poet
80
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(19)
Feb 1
Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
Just the Two of Us
89
user score
(14)
Sep 14
Diana Ross
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
60
critic score
(2)
62
user score
(8)
Mar 1
Change
Miracles
80
critic score
(1)
63
user score
(6)
May 14
Teena Marie
It Must Be Magic
70
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(6)
Oct 31
The Isley Brothers
Inside You
58
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(5)
1981
Jennifer Lara
Studio One Presents Jennifer Lara
72
user score
(3)
Jun 19
Billy Ocean
Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)
60
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(3)
May 5
Sylvia Striplin
Give Me Your Love
74
user score
(2)
Aug 28
Patti LaBelle
The Spirit's in It
60
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(1)
1981
The Temptations
The Temptations
60
critic score
(1)
Feb 17
Diana Ross
To Love Again
60
critic score
(2)
Apr 13
Blue Magic
Welcome Back
Jun
The Pointer Sisters
Black & White
Oct 30
Orange Juice
L.O.V.E... Love
Related
The Best R&B Albums of 1981
The Best R&B Albums of All Time
Advertisement