January
- 3 JanQueens of NoiseThe Runaways
- 10 JanLeave HomeRamones
- 10 JanHard AgainMuddy Waters
- 14 JanLowDavid Bowie
- 23 JanAnimals (Pink Floyd album)Pink Floyd
February
- 4 FebRumoursFleetwood Mac
- 4 FebSongs from the WoodJethro Tull
- 12 FebSleepwalkerThe Kinks
- 18 FebDamned Damned DamnedThe Damned
- 25 FebPeter GabrielPeter Gabriel
March
- 3 MarBurnin' SkyBad Company
- 8 MarForeignerForeigner
- 16 MarLast Concert in JapanDeep Purple
- 18 MarThe IdiotIggy Pop
- 25 MarWorks Volume 1Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 30 MarCommodoresCommodores
April
- 8 AprThe ClashThe Clash
- 8 AprSin After SinJudas Priest
- 8 AprLive! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962The Beatles
- 10 AprEven in the Quietest Moments...Supertramp
- 15 AprRattus NorvegicusThe Stranglers
- 19 AprMagazineHeart
- 29 AprLace and WhiskeyAlice Cooper
May
- 1 MayIndian SummerPoco
- 4 MayThe Beatles at the Hollywood BowlThe Beatles
- 7 MayLights OutUFO
- 13 MayI Remember YesterdayDonna Summer
- 14 MayLittle QueenHeart
- 17 MayThrillingtonPaul McCartney
- 20 MayIn the CityThe Jam
June
- 3 JunExodusBob Marley & The Wailers
- 13 JunAmerican Stars 'n BarsNeil Young and Crazy Horse
- 17 JunCSNCrosby, Stills & Nash
- 17 JunCSNCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 17 JunQuark, Strangeness and CharmHawkwind
- 30 JunLove GunKiss
July
- 7 JulOn StageRainbow
- 8 JulI RobotThe Alan Parsons Project
- 19 JulMoody BlueElvis Presley
- 22 JulGoing for the OneYes
- 22 JulMy Aim Is TrueElvis Costello
- 25 JulLet There Be RockAC/DC
- 26 JulBetter by FarCaravan
- 27 JulTerrapin StationGrateful Dead
August
- 11 AugCherishedCher
- 21 AugMotörheadMotörhead
- 29 AugLust for LifeIggy Pop
September
- 1 SepA Farewell to KingsRush
- 2 SepBad ReputationThin Lizzy
- 2 SepThe Quiet Zone/The Pleasure DomeVan der Graaf Generator
- 6 SepPortfolioGrace Jones
- 6 SepSimple DreamsLinda Ronstadt
- 9 SepRepeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol IIJethro Tull
- 12 SepChicago XIChicago
- 13 SepForeign AffairsTom Waits
- 13 SepElton John's Greatest Hits Volume IIElton John
- 17 SepRain DancesCamel
- 19 SepTalking Heads: 77Talking Heads
- 19 SepRough MixPete Townshend
- 23 SepLove You LiveThe Rolling Stones
- 23 SepAjaSteely Dan
- 23 SepA mis 33 añosJulio Iglesias
- 29 SepThe StrangerBilly Joel
October
- 3 OctOut of the BlueElectric Light Orchestra
- 3 OctL.A.M.F.The Heartbreakers
- 7 OctBright Lights & Back AlleysSmokie
- 11 OctPoint of Know ReturnKansas
- 14 OctHeroesDavid Bowie
- 14 OctAlive IIKiss
- 17 OctStreet SurvivorsLynyrd Skynyrd
- 21 OctBat Out of HellMeat Loaf
- 21 OctSeconds OutGenesis
- 21 OctLove SongsThe Beatles
- 25 OctOnce Upon a TimeDonna Summer
- 28 OctNews of the WorldQueen
- 28 OctNever Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols
- 28 OctDecadeNeil Young
November
- 4 NovRocket to RussiaRamones
- 9 NovPowerhouseDeep Purple
- 10 NovWorks Volume 2Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- 13 NovDeath of a Ladies' ManLeonard Cohen
- 15 NovSaturday Night Fever – The Original Movie Sound Trackvarious artists
- 18 NovThis Is the Modern WorldThe Jam
- 25 NovSlowhandEric Clapton
- 26 NovThe Best of ZZ TopZZ Top
December
- 9 DecDraw the LineAerosmith
- 12 DecABBA: The AlbumABBA
- 13 DecDon Juan's Reckless DaughterJoni Mitchell
- 18 DecBjörkBjörk