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Sep 22
King Crimson
Discipline
87
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(983)
May 11
Grace Jones
Nightclubbing
85
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(355)
Oct 2
The Police
Ghost in the Machine
77
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(282)
Oct 16
The Human League
Dare!
93
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(234)
Jan
Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime / Seen and Not Seen
95
user score
(227)
Jun 19
Oingo Boingo
Only a Lad
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(217)
Nov 9
Men At Work
Business as Usual
85
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(201)
Jul 8
The Go-Go's
Beauty and the Beat
84
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(155)
Nov 13
Japan
Tin Drum
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(155)
Jun 15
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
80
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(142)
Jun 23
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(109)
1981
Franco Battiato
La voce del padrone
85
user score
(91)
1981
Suburban Lawns
Suburban Lawns
83
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(68)
1981
Rita Lee
Saúde
79
user score
(55)
Nov 6
The Cars
Shake It Up
73
critic score
(3)
70
user score
(52)
May 24
高橋幸宏 [Yukihiro Takahashi]
Neuromantic
81
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(52)
Jun 8
Yoko Ono
Season of Glass
86
critic score
(3)
73
user score
(46)
Nov 27
The Human League
Don't You Want Me
83
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(46)
1981
Klaus Nomi
Klaus Nomi
87
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(45)
Sep 16
Devo
New Traditionalists
50
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(41)
Nov 2
Men At Work
Down Under
88
user score
(39)
Sep 18
Heaven 17
Penthouse and Pavement
70
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(37)
Jul 1
Sparks
Whomp That Sucker
75
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(36)
Nov 9
The Stranglers
La folie
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(33)
Jun 1
Iggy Pop
Party
40
critic score
(2)
46
user score
(32)
May 15
Squeeze
East Side Story
93
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(29)
Sep 11
Ultravox
Rage in Eden
70
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(29)
Jun 29
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
80
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(27)
Oct 26
J. Geils Band
Freeze Frame
90
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(27)
Sep 6
Tom Tom Club
Genius Of Love
84
user score
(27)
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Nov 1
Adam and the Ants
Prince Charming
70
critic score
(2)
59
user score
(26)
Sep 1
Alice Cooper
Special Forces
60
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(26)
Aug 7
Pretenders
Pretenders II
80
critic score
(2)
73
user score
(25)
Oct 16
Eurythmics
In the Garden
50
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(25)
Apr 1
Kim Carnes
Mistaken Identity
90
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(23)
Jul 9
Šarlo Akrobata
Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad...
86
user score
(22)
Sep
Simple Minds
Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call
70
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(20)
Mar 1
INU
メシ喰うな!
75
user score
(20)
Oct 19
INXS
Underneath the Colours
50
critic score
(2)
51
user score
(18)
Nov 9
Fad Gadget
Incontinent
76
user score
(17)
Feb 18
Šarlo Akrobata / Idoli / Električni Orgazam
Paket aranžman
82
user score
(17)
Jan 12
Blondie
Rapture
83
user score
(17)
May 2
Daryl Hall & John Oates
You Make My Dreams
86
user score
(17)
1981
The Vapors
Magnets
60
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(15)
Nov 11
The Buggles
Adventures in Modern Recording
60
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(13)
Jun 1
The Beat
Wha'ppen
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(13)
Jun 5
Azra
Sunčana strana ulice
89
user score
(13)
Oct 1
Billy Idol
Don't Stop
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(12)
1981
Chakra
さてこそ (Satekoso)
76
user score
(12)
Jan 23
Generation X
Kiss Me Deadly
56
user score
(12)
Jan 26
Kim Wilde
Kids in America
85
user score
(10)
Jul 27
Debbie Harry
KooKoo
40
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(9)
Sep 4
Gary Numan
Dance
40
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(9)
1981
Giuni Russo
Energie
76
user score
(9)
Jul
Australian Crawl
Sirocco
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(8)
1981
Heróis Do Mar
Heróis Do Mar
69
user score
(7)
1981
King Crimson
Thela Hun Ginjeet / Elephant Talk
85
user score
(7)
Mar 6
New Musik
Anywhere
75
user score
(6)
Jun
Magazine
Magic, Murder and the Weather
50
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(6)
Jun
Peter Hammill
Sitting Targets
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(6)
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