Smash Hits was a British teen music magazine that was issued fortnightly. On a scale of 1-10, here's how the magazine's reviewers rated albums released in the second half of 1981. Hope you find something new that you missed back in '81.
| July 9 issue |
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| The Models |
Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf |
6 |
| Pointer Sisters |
Black & White |
7 |
| Joe Jackson |
Jumpin' Jive |
6 |
| Wah! |
Nah = Poo - The Art of Bluff |
8 |
| Kiki Dee |
Perfect Timing |
6 |
| Polecats |
Polecats Are Go |
7½ |
| Henry Badowski |
Life is a Grand... |
8 |
| July 23 issue |
|
|
| Jon and Vangelis |
The Friends of Mr. Cairo |
8 |
| The Equators |
Hot |
6 |
| Odyssey |
I Got the Melody |
5 |
| Angelic Upstarts |
2,000,000 Voices |
5 |
| The Brothers Johnson |
Winners |
7 |
| Was (Not Was) |
Was (Not Was) |
7 |
| The Ramones |
Pleasant Dreams |
5 |
| Kim Wilde |
Kim Wilde |
6½ |
| August 6 issue |
|
|
| Icehouse |
Icehouse |
8 |
| Pat Benatar |
Precious Time |
4 |
| Evelyn King |
I'm in Love |
7 |
| Delta 5 |
See the Whirl |
8 |
| Stevie Nicks |
Bella Donna |
6 |
| Foreigner |
4 |
8 |
| Kirsty MacColl |
Desperate Character |
4 |
| The Pretenders |
II |
7 |
| August 20 issue |
|
|
| ELO |
Time |
5 |
| The Go-Go's |
Beauty and the Beat |
5 |
| Philip Rambow |
Jungle Law |
5½ |
| Dennis Bovell |
Brain Damage |
9 |
| Rickie Lee Jones |
Pirates |
6½ |
| Any Trouble |
Wheels in Motion |
8 |
| Ian Hunter |
Short Back N' Sides |
5 |
| David Johansen |
Here Comes the Night |
3 |
| September 3 issue |
|
|
| The Korgis |
Sticky George |
3 |
| Blank Slate |
Sirens in the City |
5 |
| Hazel O'Connor |
Cover Plus |
3 |
| Simple Minds |
Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call |
8 |
| Desmond Dekker |
Compass Point |
8 |
| Cabaret Voltaire |
Red Mecca |
7½ |
| Funkadelic |
The Electric Spanking of War Babies |
7½ |
| Devo |
New Traditionalists |
7 |
| September 17 issue |
|
|
| Heaven 17 |
Penthouse and Pavement |
8 |
| Ian Dury |
Lord Upminster |
8 |
| Gary Numan |
Dance |
9 |
| Shakin' Stevens |
Shaky |
8 |
| Ultravox |
Rage in Eden |
5 |
| Crusaders |
Standing Tall |
8 |
| Altered Images |
Happy Birthday |
6 |
| The Comsat Angels |
Sleep No More |
8 |
| Meat Loaf |
Dead Ringer |
9 |
| October 1 issue |
|
|
| The Police |
Ghost in the Machine |
6 |
| Cliff Richard |
Wired for Sound |
7 |
| Bette Bright |
Rhythm Breaks the Ice |
6½ |
| Tom Tom Club |
Tom Tom Club |
6½ |
| Saxon |
Denim & Leather |
4 |
| Pete Shelley |
Homosapien |
7 |
| Genesis |
Abacab |
6½ |
| Godley & Creme |
Ismism |
4 |
| Sheena Easton |
You Could Have Been With Me |
5 |
| Madness |
7 |
8 |
| The Passions |
Thirty Thousand Feet Over China |
8½ |
| John Foxx |
The Garden |
5 |
| October 15 issue |
|
|
| The Human League |
Dare |
8 |
| U2 |
October |
9 |
| The Slits |
Return of the Giant Slits |
6½ |
| Bow Wow Wow |
See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! |
8½ |
| Eurythmics |
In the Garden |
7½ |
| Rose Royce |
Jump Street |
7 |
| The Cuban Heels |
Work Our Way to Heaven |
6 |
| Bob Marley |
Chances Are |
5 |
| Fingerprintz |
Beat Noir |
7½ |
| Blondie |
The Best of Blondie |
9½ |
| Carlene Carter |
Blue Nun |
5 |
| UB40 |
Present Arms in Dub |
8 |
| October 29 issue |
|
|
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
Architecture and Morality |
9 |
| Linx |
Go Ahead |
6 |
| Gillan |
Double Trouble |
7½ |
| Elvis Costello |
Almost Blue |
9 |
| Martha and The Muffins |
This is the Ice Age |
7½ |
| Vice Squad |
No Cause for Concern |
0
|
| Bauhaus |
Mask |
4 |
| Rex Smith |
Everlasting Love |
2 |
| Rachel Sweet |
And Then He Kissed Me |
5 |
| Imagination |
Body Talk |
8 |
| Joy Division |
Still |
9 |
| The Meteors |
In Heaven |
7 |
| Bad Manners |
Gosh Its's... |
8 |
| November 12 issue |
|
|
| Adam and The Ants |
Prince Charming |
5 |
| The Bee Gees |
Living Eyes |
5 |
| Japan |
Tin Drum |
8 |
| Prince |
Controversy |
4 |
| Depeche Mode |
Speak and Spell |
7 |
| Rush | Exit...Stage Left |
2 |
| Diana Ross |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
8½ |
| TV21 |
A Thin Red Line |
5 |
| Earth, Wind & Fire |
Raise! |
7 |
| Fad Gadget |
Incontinent |
9 |
| The Sound |
From the Lion's Mouth |
5 |
| Stray Cats |
Gonna Ball |
7 |
| November 26 issue |
|
|
| Soft Cell |
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
8½ |
| Ian Dury & The Blockheads |
Jukebox Dury |
9 |
| The Teardrop Explodes |
Wilder |
8½ |
| The Four Seasons |
Tonight! |
8 |
| Rainbow |
The Best of Rainbow |
5 |
| Skids |
Joy |
5 |
| David Bowie |
Changestwobowie |
10 |
| The Stranglers |
La Folie |
8 |
| Kool & The Gang |
Something Special |
6 |
| New Order |
Movement |
8 |
| Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft |
Gold und Liebe |
5½ |
| Jacksons |
Live |
8 |
| December 10 issue |
|
|
| AC/DC |
For Those About to Rock |
3 |
| Modern Romance |
Adventures in Clubland |
6 |
| Durutti Column |
LC |
8 |
| Boney M |
Boonoonoonoos |
4 |
| 10cc |
10 Out Of 10 |
4 |
| Chas Jankel |
Chasanova |
7 |
| Various Artists |
A Christmas Record |
8 |
| Jools Holland |
Jools Holland And His Millionaires |
3 |
| David Byrne |
Catherine Wheel |
6½ |
| Tenpole Tudor |
Let the Four Winds Blow |
6 |
| Jerry Harrison |
The Red and the Black |
7½ |
| Poison Girls |
Total Exposure |
4 |
h/t to Brian McCloskey over at Like Punk Never Happened
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