32 Albums That Turn 40 in 2021
These 32 albums that turn 40 in 2021 show how diverse the rock genre was in 1981. The influence of punk was strong with titles from The Clash and The…
These 32 albums that turn 40 in 2021 show how diverse the rock genre was in 1981.
The influence of punk was strong with titles from The Clash and The Go-Go's...
Metal was a force thanks to LPs from Iron Maiden and Motorhead...
And hard rock utterly ruled with new albums from Van Halen, AC/DC and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
See which albums from the above artists and more turn 40 in 2021 by scrolling through the gallery below.
Rush - ‘Moving Pictures’
MercuryReleased February 12, 1981.
Ozzy Osbourne - ‘Diary of a Madman’
Jet RecordsReleased November 7, 1981.
The Rolling Stones - ‘Tattoo You’
UMeReleased August 24, 1981.
Genesis - ‘Abacab’
AtlanticReleased September 18, 1981.
Iron Maiden - ‘Killers’
Sanctuary RecordsReleased February 2, 1981.
Van Halen - ‘Fair Warning’
Warner BrosReleased April 29, 1981.
Journey - ‘Escape’
ColumbiaReleased July 17, 1981.
The Police - ‘Ghost in the Machine’
A&MReleased October 2, 1981.
Def Leppard - ‘High ‘n’ Dry’
MercuryReleased July 11, 1981.
Black Sabbath - ‘Mob Rules’
BMGReleased November 4, 1981.
Stevie Nicks - ‘Bella Donna’
WMGReleased July 27, 1981.
Phil Collins - ‘Face Value’
AtlanticReleased February 13, 1981.
AC/DC - ‘For Those About To Rock’
EpicReleased November 23, 1981.
Billy Squier - ‘Don’t Say No’
CapitolReleased April 13, 1981.
Motley Crue - ‘Too Fast For Love’
Motley RecordsReleased November 10, 1981.
Motorhead - ‘No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith’
Sanctuary RecordsReleased June 27, 1981.
The Cars - ‘Shake It Up’
ElektraReleased June 27, 1981.
Styx - ‘Paradise Theatre’
A&MReleased January 19, 1981.
The Go-Go’s - ‘Beauty and the Beat’
UMGReleased July 8, 1981.
The Who - ‘Face Dances’
MCAReleased March 16, 1981.
Foreigner - ‘4’
AtlanticReleased July 2, 1981.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’
Boardwalk RecordsReleased November 18, 1981.
Rainbow - ‘Difficult To Cure’
PolydorReleased February 3, 1981.
Pretenders - ‘Pretenders II’
Warner RecordsReleased August 15, 1981.
ZZ Top - ‘El Loco’
Warner BrosReleased July 20, 1981.
Rod Stewart - ‘Tonight I’m Yours’
Warner BrosReleased November 6, 1981.
Judas Priest - ‘Point of Entry’
ColumbiaReleased February 26, 1981.
J. Geils Band - ‘Freeze Frame’
CapitolReleased October 26, 1981.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - ‘Hard Promises’
GeffenReleased May 5, 1981.
The Clash - ‘Sandinista’
CBS/EpicReleased May 5, 1981
U2 - ‘October’
IslandReleased October 12, 1981.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - ‘Private Eyes’
RCAReleased September 1, 1981.
