Top New Album Releases
See also: List of number-one country albums of 1981 (U.S.)| Album | Artist | Record Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barbara Mandrell Live | Barbara Mandrell | MCA |
| 24 | The Baron | Johnny Cash | Columbia |
| 9 | Bet Your Heart on Me | Johnny Lee | Full Moon |
| 3 | Big City | Merle Haggard | Epic |
| 6 | Carryin' on the Family Names | David Frizzell & Shelly West | Warner Bros./Viva |
| 10 | Christmas | Kenny Rogers | Liberty |
| 6 | Cimarron | Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Darlin' | Tom Jones | Mercury |
| 10 | Drifter | Sylvia | RCA |
| 5 | Especially for You | Don Williams | MCA |
| 5 | Evangeline | Emmylou Harris | Warner Bros. |
| 1 | Fancy Free | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
| 1 | Feels So Right | Alabama | RCA |
| 19 | Fire & Smoke | Earl Thomas Conley | RCA |
| 6 | Good Time Lovin' Man | Ronnie McDowell | Epic |
| 8 | Greatest Hits | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 8 | Greatest Hits | Jim Reeves & Patsy Cline | RCA |
| 1 | Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 6 | Guitar Man | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| 23 | Hey Joe! Hey Moe! | Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley | Columbia |
| 5 | Hollywood, Tennessee | Crystal Gayle | Columbia |
| 7 | I Love 'Em All | T. G. Sheppard | Warner Bros./Curb |
| 24 | I'm Countryfied | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |
| 25 | John Anderson 2 | John Anderson | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Juice | Juice Newton | Capitol |
| 11 | Leather and Lace | Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter | RCA |
| 8 | Makin' Friends | Razzy Bailey | RCA |
| 20 | Me and My R.C. | Louise Mandrell & R.C. Bannon | RCA |
| 19 | Midnight Crazy | Mac Davis | Casablanca |
| 5 | Mr. T | Conway Twitty | MCA |
| 10 | Not Guilty | Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers | Columbia |
| 8 | Now or Never | John Schneider | Scotti Brothers |
| 6 | Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
| 5 | The Pressure Is On | Hank Williams, Jr. | Elektra/Curb |
| 20 | Rainbow Stew: Live at Anaheim Stadium | Merle Haggard | MCA |
| 17 | Roll on Mississippi | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 2 | Rowdy | Hank Williams, Jr. | Elektra/Curb |
| 1 | Seven Year Ache | Rosanne Cash | Columbia |
| 1 | Share Your Love | Kenny Rogers | Liberty |
| 7 | Some Days Are Diamonds | John Denver | RCA |
| 6 | Somebody's Knockin' | Terri Gibbs | MCA |
| 1 | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Willie Nelson | Columbia |
| 1 | Step by Step | Eddie Rabbitt | Elektra |
| 3 | Still the Same Ole Me | George Jones | Epic |
| 9 | Surround Me with Love | Charly McClain | Epic |
| 12 | Takin' It Easy | Lacy J. Dalton | Columbia |
| 1 | There's No Gettin' Over Me | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
| 17 | Town & Country | Ray Price | Dimension |
| 23 | Urban Chipmunk | The Chipmunks | RCA |
| 2 | Waitin' for the Sun to Shine | Ricky Skaggs | Epic |
| 4 | Where Do You Go When You Dream | Anne Murray | Capitol |
| 22 | With Love... | John Conlee | MCA |
| 5 | Wild West | Dottie West | Liberty |
| 9 | Years Ago | The Statler Brothers | Mercury |
| 19 | You Don't Know Me | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
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