Year:1981

Bands Formed

 * Antisystem
 * Faith No More
 * Ministry

Singles Released

 * Ceremony New Order
 * Vienna (single by Ultravox) Ultravox
 * Eisbär Grau zone
 * Tainted Love Soft Cell
 * Aie a Mwana Bananarama
 * More Than Physical Bananarama
 * Kiss On My List
 * Lady (You Bring Me Up)
 * Endless Love

Albums Released

 * April 29: Van Halen - Fair Warning
 * August: XTC - Live And More
 * September 18: XTC - 5 Senses

Other Events
===Classical music [ edit] ===
 * April 22 - First performance of Grave of Witold Lutosławski (version cello / piano;
 * October 31 - first performance of Symphony No. 4 of Per Nørgård .
 * ==Matches [ edit] ==

==Festivals [ Edit] ==
 * Eurovision


 * Pinkpop