Alle jaarlijstjes die er toe doen, in één register
| Pos^ | Artiest^ | Titel^ | Jaar^ |
| Oor - Jaarlijst 1981 | |||
| 1 | King Crimson | Discipline | 1981 |
| 2 | Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft | Alles ist gut | 1981 |
| 3 | Public Image Ltd | The flowers of romance | 1981 |
| 4 | Echo & the Bunnymen | Heaven up here | 1981 |
| 5 | Simple minds | Sons and fascination | 1981 |
| 6 | Au pairs | Playing with a different sex | 1981 |
| 7 | Comsat angels | Sleep no more | 1981 |
| 8 | Sound | From the lions mouth | 1981 |
| 9 | Brian Eno & David Byrne | My life in the bush of ghosts | 1981 |
| 10 | Cabaret Voltaire | Red mecca | 1981 |