1981 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1981.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1981.
This is a summary of 1981 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
In 1981 (Shōwa 56), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals. During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world, eleven percent of...
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1981.
The Sanremo Music Festival 1981 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1981), officially the 31st Italian Song Festival (31º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 31st annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 5 and 7...
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1981. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 26, 1981, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 1, 1980 through October 31, 1981.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1981.
This is a list of the first music videos broadcast on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981. MTV's first day on the air was rebroadcast on VH1 Classic in 2006 and again in 2011 (the latter celebrating the channel's 30th anniversary). The first hour on the...
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1981.
The eighth Annual American Music Awards were held on January 30, 1981.