Musical groups established in the year 1981. <<-1980-1981-1982-1983-1984-1985-1986-1987-1988-1989->> Trending pages Mötley Crüe Bananarama Vince Neil All items (18) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other A Anthrax Anthrax (American band) B Bananarama C Mötley Crüe Culprit M Metallica Ministry N Napalm Death Vince Neil P Pantera Pet Shop Boys Q Queensrÿche R Run-D.M.C. S Slayer Sonic Youth T Tears for Fears The Dream Syndicate Tom Tom Club Categories: 1981 in music Musical groups established in the 1980s Organizations established in 1981 Musical groups by year of establishment Years Add category Cancel Save Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.