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1981 Synthpop Album Releases
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May 10
Kraftwerk
Computerwelt
75
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(622)
Oct 29
Depeche Mode
Speak & Spell
65
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(362)
Nov 27
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
78
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(244)
Jul 31
Electric Light Orchestra
Time
50
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(238)
Oct 16
The Human League
Dare!
93
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(234)
Nov 8
Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark
Architecture & Morality
92
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(208)
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)
Mar 21
YMO
BGM
76
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(105)
Nov 21
YMO
Technodelic
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(87)
May 24
高橋幸宏 [Yukihiro Takahashi]
Neuromantic
81
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(52)
Oct 13
Olivia Newton-John
Physical
75
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(47)
Nov 27
The Human League
Don't You Want Me
83
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(46)
Sep 16
Devo
New Traditionalists
50
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(41)
Sep 18
Heaven 17
Penthouse and Pavement
70
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(38)
Jan 1
Grauzone
Grauzone
72
user score
(32)
Sep 11
Ultravox
Rage in Eden
70
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(29)
Oct 16
Eurythmics
In the Garden
50
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(26)
Jul
Kraftwerk
Computer Love
100
critic score
(1)
93
user score
(25)
Nov 6
Rod Stewart
Tonight I'm Yours
80
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(24)
May 21
大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki]
Aventure
77
user score
(23)
Sep 7
Depeche Mode
Just Can't Get Enough
90
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(20)
Mar 6
Spandau Ballet
Journeys to Glory
30
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(17)
Jun 15
Patrick Cowley
Megatron Man
63
user score
(14)
Nov 11
The Buggles
Adventures in Modern Recording
60
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(13)
Sep 22
Yello
Claro que si
60
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(11)
Jan 26
Kim Wilde
Kids in America
85
user score
(10)
Sep 4
Gary Numan
Dance
40
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(9)
Nov
Various Artists
A Christmas Record
65
user score
(8)
Dec 31
Chris & Cosey
Heartbeat
70
user score
(8)
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Feb 20
Depeche Mode
Dreaming of Me
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(8)
1981
New Order
Everything's Gone Green
82
user score
(7)
Oct 2
Foreigner
Waiting for a Girl Like You
79
user score
(7)
1981
Heróis Do Mar
Heróis Do Mar
69
user score
(7)
Mar 6
New Musik
Anywhere
75
user score
(6)
Jun 13
Depeche Mode
New Life
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(6)
Aug 26
Various Artists
Urgh! A Music War: The Album
79
user score
(5)
Jun 8
Aneka
Aneka
60
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(3)
1981
Our Daughters Wedding
Digital Cowboy
82
user score
(2)
1981
William Onyeabor
Great Lover
77
user score
(2)
Sep 1
Duran Duran
Nite Romantics
88
user score
(2)
1981
Indoor Life
Indoor Life
51
user score
(1)
1981
Popular Science
Design for Living
78
user score
(1)
Jan 30
Various Artists
Some Bizarre Album
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(1)
1981
B.E.F.
Music for Listening To
64
user score
(1)
Oct 30
Boys In Darkness
Back to France
60
user score
(1)
1981
Lori & The Chameleons
I Love, I Love, I Love Japan
70
user score
(1)
1981
Family Fodder
Film Music
62
user score
(1)
Nov 13
Bucks Fizz
The Land of Make Believe
76
user score
(1)
1981
Xynn
Jet-Set-Honey
70
user score
(1)
Mar 6
Dalek I Love You
Heartbeat
Apr
Cuddly Toys
Astral Joe
Oct 16
Alternative TV
Communicate
Nov 6
Dollar
Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)
Apr 24
Fassbender-Russell
Stay
Jun
Nancy Nova
The Force
Oct 9
Landscape
European Man
1981
The Electronic Circus
Direct Lines / Le сhorale
Jan 30
Science
Tokyo
1981
Xynn
Schooldays
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