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List of years in music | Table | … | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | … | … | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | … | … | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | … | … | 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | … | Art | Archaeology | Architecture | Literature | Science | more | Musical groups established in 1981 | Record labels established in 1981 | list of 'years in music' | January 10 | Gilbert and Sullivan | operetta | The Pirates of Penzance | Broadway | Linda Ronstadt | Rex Smith | January 24 | Aerosmith | Steven Tyler | February 14 | Billy Idol | Generation X | February 15 | Mike Bloomfield | San Francisco | March 14 | Eric Clapton | St. Paul, Minnesota | April 4 | Bucks Fizz | Eurovision Song Contest | Making Your Mind Up | April 7 | Who | Kit Lambert | London | April 11 | Van Halen | Eddie Van Halen | Valerie Bertinelli | April 17 | Eric Clapton | Minnesota | April 18 | Yes | April 20 | The Mamas and the Papas | John Phillips | April 22 | Eric Clapton | Seattle, Washington | April 25 | Paul McCartney | Wings | May 2 | Sheena Easton | Morning Train (9 to 5) | May 11 | Cats | London's | West End | May 20 | Alice Cooper | Calico Cooper | August 1 | MTV | cable television | music videos | Stars On 45 | craze | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | August 23 | Violent Femmes | The Pretenders | Milwaukee | September 19 | Simon and Garfunkel | New York City | Central Park | September 25 | The Rolling Stones | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | November 18 | New York City | Suzanne Vega | Tom's Diner | Heinävesi Church | Alice Cooper | Military | Synth pop | Ultravox | Depeche Mode | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Human League | Menudo | Latin America | Brad Whitford | Aerosmith | Rick Dufay | U2 | Tom Snyder | Phil Collins | Genesis | Hal Willner | tribute album | Agitpop | Bananarama | Barão Vermelho | Bucks Fizz | Fun Boy Three | Great White | Hunters & Collectors | Metallica | Mötley Crüe | Pantera | Slayer | Sonic Youth | Titãs | Wham! | Pet Shop Boys | The Buzzcocks | Cluster | Josef K | Generation X | Good Rats | Ian Dury and the Blockheads | Toots & The Maytals | Klaatu | Rockpile | The Slits | Wings | MFSB | Raydio | Throbbing Gristle | City Boy | Luv' | Steely Dan | Kim Carnes | Bette Davis Eyes | | Soft Cell | Tainted Love | | Phil Collins | In the Air Tonight | | John Lennon | Woman | | Stars On 45 | Stars On 45 | | (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | The Tide Is High | Blondie | Celebration | Kool & The Gang | 9 To 5 | Dolly Parton | I Love A Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbitt | Keep On Loving You | REO Speedwagon | Rapture | Blondie | Kiss On My List | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Morning Train (9 To 5) | Sheena Easton | Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes | Stars on 45 Medley | Stars On 45 | The One That You Love | Air Supply | Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield | Endless Love | Diana Ross | Lionel Richie | Arthur's | Christopher Cross | Private Eyes | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Physical | Olivia Newton-John | There's No-one Quite Like Grandma | St Winifred's School Choir | Imagine | John Lennon | Woman | John Lennon | Shaddup You Face | Joe Dolce Music Theatre | Jealous Guy | Roxy Music | This Ole House | Shakin' Stevens | Making Your Mind Up | Bucks Fizz | Stand and Deliver | Adam & The Ants | Being With You | Smokey Robinson | One Day in Your Life | Michael Jackson | Ghost Town | Specials | Green Door | Shakin' Stevens | Aneka | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | Prince Charming | Adam & The Ants | It's My Party | Dave Stewart | Barbara Gaskin | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | The Police | Under Pressure | Queen | David Bowie | Begin the Beguine | Julio Iglesias | Don't You Want Me | Human League | Double Fantasy | John Lennon | Yoko Ono | Hi Infidelity | REO Speedwagon | Paradise Theater | Styx | Mistaken Identity | Kim Carnes | Long Distance Voyager | The Moody Blues | Precious Time | Pat Benatar | 4 | Foreigner | Bella Donna | Stevie Nicks | Escape | Journey | Tattoo You | Rolling Stones | For Those About to Rock We Salute You | AC/DC | Super Trouper | ABBA | Kings of the Wild Frontier | Adam & the Ants | Double Fantasy | John Lennon | Yoko Ono | Face Value | Phil Collins | Stars on 45 | Stars on 45 / Starsound | No Sleep 'til Hammersmith | Motörhead | Love Songs | Cliff Richard | Time | Electric Light Orchestra | Dead Ringer | Meat Loaf | Abacab | Genesis | Ghost in the Machine | The Police | Dare | Human League | Shaky | Shakin' Stevens | Greatest Hits | Queen | The Visitors | ABBA | "9 To 5" | Dolly Parton | Nine to Five | George Harrison | Billy Joel | Paul Simon | The Jazz Singer | Tom Eyen | Henry Krieger | Dreamgirls | Carole Bayer Sager | Burt Bacharach | Christopher Cross | Peter Allen | Arthur | Billy Vera | Rod Temperton | William "Smokey" Robinson | The Greatest American Hero | Mike Post | Dennis DeYoung | Jackie DeShannon | Mick Jagger | Keith Richards | Ronnie Wood | Rick Springfield | Dynasty | Bill Conti | Joe Raposo | The Great Muppet Caper | Stephen Sondheim | Hill Street Blues | Mike Post | Lauren Bacall | Woman Of The Year | Classical music | Milton Babbitt | George Crumb | Peter Maxwell Davies | Joël-François Durand | Bengt Hambraeus | George Lloyd | Steve Reich | Tehillim | Roger Sessions | Seiji Ozawa | Boston Symphony Orchestra | Pulitzer Prize for Music | Robert Simpson | Stanislaw Skrowaczewski | Opera | Conrad Susa | Richard Street | Musical theater | Barnum | London | June 11 | Bring Back Birdie | Cats | Andrew Lloyd Webber | New London Theatre | May 11 | Dreamgirls | Broadway | December 20 | Imperial Theatre | Merrily We Roll Along | Alvin Theatre | November 16 | Pirates Of Penzance | Song and Dance | Woman Of The Year | Palace Theatre | March 29 | Musical films | The Great Muppet Caper | The Jazz Singer | Pennies from Heaven | January 5 | Carmen Monarcha | January 29 | Jonny Lang | January 31 | Justin Timberlake | *NSYNC | February 11 | Kelly Rowland | Destiny's Child | February 27 | Josh Groban | David Foster | March 9 | Chad Gilbert | New Found Glory | March 11 | Russell Lissack | Bloc Party | LeToya Luckett | Destiny's Child | April 1 | Theresa Sokyrka | Canadian Idol | Hannah Spearritt | S Club 7 | May 3 | Farrah Franklin | Destiny's Child | June 8 | Alex Band | The Calling | June 21 | Brandon Flowers | The Killers | July 21 | Blake Lewis | American Idol | 31 July | Matt Shadows | Avenged Sevenfold | August 8 | Vanessa Amorosi | Bradley McIntosh | S Club 7 | August 28 | Iracema Trevisan | Cansei de Ser Sexy | September 4 | Beyoncé Knowles | Destiny's Child | September 14 | Ashley Roberts | The Pussycat Dolls | September 26 | Christina Milian | October 1 | Jamelia | October 13 | Kele Okereke | Bloc Party | October 15 | Nick White | Tilly and the Wall | October 31 | Frank Iero | My Chemical Romance | November 1 | LaTavia Roberson | Destiny's Child | November 17 | Sarah Harding | Girls Aloud | November 20 | Kimberley Walsh | Girls Aloud | November 26 | Natasha Bedingfield | December 2 | Britney Spears | December 11 | Zacky Vengeance | Avenged Sevenfold | December 13 | Amy Lee | Evanescence | January 23 | Samuel Barber | January 25 | Adele Astaire | February 1 | Geirr Tveitt | Ernst Pepping | February 9 | Bill Haley | rock and roll | heart attack | February 15 | Mike Bloomfield | blues | guitarist | April 5 | Bob Hite | Canned Heat | Maurice Zbriger | April 7 | Kit Lambert | The Who | April 8 | Bert Shevelove | librettist | April 14 | Ivan Galamian | April 28 | Steve Currie | bassist | T. Rex | May 11 | Bob Marley | July 16 | Harry Chapin | August 18 | Robert Russell Bennett | September 15 | Chick Bullock | October 13 | Marius Casadesus | October 15 | October 29 | Georges Brassens | November 27 | Lotte Lenya | Kurt Weill | December 13 | Cornelius Cardew | avant-garde | December 27 | Hoagy Carmichael | Grammy | Grammy Awards of 1981 | Country Music Association | Eurovision Song Contest | Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | List of No. 1 Hits | Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1981 | KROQ | Category | 1981 in music |