Triple purple colored vinyl LP pressing. 1981 was a seismic year in pop music, with a huge number of new artists making unforgettable chart debuts. Welcome to THE VAULT for 1981, featuring 82 tracks. Some of the tracks included were Top 40 hits, some missed the chart completely. Some were representative of massive selling albums, and some were big hits in the U.S. and not in the U.K but all are part of the wonderful pop story of 1981. Includes tracks by Simple Minds, Spandau Ballet, Heaven 17, Eurythmics, Debbie Harry, Donna Summer, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Generation X, Hazel O'Connor, Bow Wow Wow, Honey Bane, Altered Images, Adam & the Ants, Squeeze, Split Enz, The Boomtown Rats, Hot Chocolate, Boney M, John Mellencamp, Steve Winwood, Elton John, Rush, Rainbow, Girlschool, Thin Lizzy, Gillan, The Psychedelic Furs, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, The Undertones, The Stranglers. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland, The Police, The Clash, and many others.
- 1. Simple Minds - Sweat in Bullet
- 2. Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down
- 3. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
- 4. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Never Gonna Cry Again
- 5. John Foxx - Europe After the Rain
- 6. Gary Numan & Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise
- 7. Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars
- 8. Adam & the Ants - Young Parisians
- 9. Rick James - Super Freak
- 10. Sister Sledge - All American Girls
- 11. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
- 12. Freeez - Flying High
- 13. Shakatak - Living in the UK
- 14. Level 42 - Love Games
- 15. Sheila Hylton - the Bed's Too Big Without You
- 16. Bruce Springsteen - the River
- 17. John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done with the Night
- 18. Reo Speedwagon - in Your Letter
- 19. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Live
- 20. Elton John - Nobody Wins
- 21. Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky
- 22. The Alan Parsons Project - Time
- 23. Pretenders - Louie Louie
- 24. Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
- 25. Generation X - Dancing with Myself
- 26. Echo & the Bunnymen - a Promise
- 27. The Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away
- 28. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Show Me
- 29. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive
- 30. The Manhattan Transfer - Boy from New York City
- 31. The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer
- 32. The Cure - Primary
- 33. New Order - Procession
- 34. The Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
- 35. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
- 36. Scritti Politti - the "Sweetest Girl"
- 37. The Undertones - It's Going to Happen!
- 38. Squeeze - Is That Love?
- 39. Debbie Harry - the Jam Was Moving
- 40. Donna Summer - Cold Love
- 41. Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
- 42. Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
- 43. Journey - Who's Crying Now
- 44. Rush - Tom Sawyer
- 45. Meat Loaf - I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us
