1981

放送時間【午後12時30分~午後2時30分の間のいずれか1時間】
キャスト【Dick Clark・Shawn Parr(アナウンサー)】

1 January

2442 January 3
Tierra/2-gether

2443 January 10
Kool and the Gang/Celebration
John Cougar Mellencamp/Ain't Even Done with the Night

2444 January 17
Rockpile/Teacher Teacher

2445 January 24

2446 January 31
George Burns/Willie, Won't You Sing A Song With Me ?
Susan Anton and Fred Knoblock/Killin' Time

2 February

2447 February 7
Firefall/Stayin' with It

2448 February 14
A Taste of Honey/Sukiyaki
Phil Seymour/Precious to Me

2449 February 21
Loverboy/Turn Me Loose
Rupert Holmes/I Don't Need You

2450 February 28
The Association/Dreamer

【記】「Spotlight Dance」では The Jacksons の Can You Feel It が使われた。トップ10 は Stevie Wonder が選出された。30周年記念番組の予告が行われ、タイトルは「The Best of American Bandstand」と発表された

3 March

2451 March 7
James Taylor and J.D. Souther/Her Town Too

2452 March 14
Jermaine Jackson/You Like Me, Don't You

2453 March 21
Juice Newton/Angel of the Morning

2454 March 28
Sheena Easton/Morning Train

4 April

2455 April 4
Lakeside/Fantastic Voyage
Teena Marie/I Need Your Loving

2456 April 11
Michael Damian/She Did It
Sister Sledge/All American Girls

2457 April 18
"Tribute to Paul Anka"

2458 April 25
Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio/A Woman Needs Love
Dr. Hook/That Didn't Hurt Too Bad

5 May

2459 May 2

2460 May 9
Bill Medley/Don't Know Much

2461 May 16
Franke and The Knockouts/Sweethearts

2462 May 23
Rick Springfield/Jessie's Girl

2463 May 30
Don McLean/Yesterday Once More / Nothing Remains the Same

6 June

2464 June 6
Kim Carnes/Bette Davis Eyes
Gary U.S. Bonds/This Little Girl

2465 June 13
Bill Withers/Just The Two Of Us

2466 June 20
John O'Banion/I Love You Like I Never Loved Before
Get Wet/Just So Lonely

2467 June 27

7 July

2468 July 4

2469 July 11

2470 July 18

2471 July 25
Lee Ritenour/Is It You

8 August

2472 August 1
The Village People/Action Man・Five O'Clock in the Morning

2473 August 8

2474 August 15

2475 August 22
Manhattan Transfer/Boy from New York City

2476 August 29
Frankie Smith/Double Dutch Bus

9 September

2477 September 5
The Sugarhill Gang/Rapper's Delight (1979 song)・Eighth Wonder

2478 September 12
Terri Gibbs/Somebody's Knockin'・I Wanna Be Around
Richard "Dimples" Fields/Earth Angel・I've Got to Learn to Say No

2479 September 19
The Jacksons (music video)/The Triumph (Can You Feel It)

【記】翌週からの3回(1981年9月26日・10月3日・10日)は 大学フットボール中継のため番組は休止
This episode would be first episode to premiere a video. Dick Clark had mixed views and discussed the conversation he and Michael had about showing it on the show. The introduction to "Can You Feel It" can be seen on The Video: Michael Jackson: A Motown Legend. In the 1983-1984 season the Video Showcase as it is called would become a perment fixture all the way through the ABC version and once a month during syndication and the USA years

10 October

2480 October 17
Ronnie Milsap/There's No Gettin' over Me

【記】翌週からの7週間(1981年10月24〜12月5日)は大学フットボール中継のため番組は休止

2481 October 30
"American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special"
Kim Carnes/Bette Davis Eyes
Stevie Wonder/Master Blaster
The Beach Boys/Medley of Hits (Good Vibrations・Help Me Rhonda・I Get Around・etc.) 
Rod Stewart/Young Turks (performance videotaped on rooftop) 
Teddy Pendergrass/Greatest Inspiration
The Oak Ridge Boys/Elvira
Connie Francis/Medley of Hits (Among My Souvenirs・Stupid Cupid・Lipstick on Your Collar・Everybody's Somebody's Fool・Who's Sorry Now・Where the Boys Are) 
Barry Manilow/The Old Songs
Earth, Wind, and Fire/Let's Groove
Frankie Laine/Medley of Hits (Jezebel・High Noon・Mule Train・I Believe)
The Righteous Brothers/Rock and Roll Heaven (Updated version of 1974 song) 
Finale : All-Star Supergroup/Rock Around the Clock

【記】この日は3時間スペシャル番組であった

12 December

2482 December 12
Smokey Robinson/Being With You・Who's Sad

b"Christmas show"
Jose Feliciano
Chilliwack/My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)

2484 December 26
Rod Stewart/Young Turks (on tape)
James Ingram/Just Once・One Hundred Ways

【記】Rod Stewart のフィルムはビルの屋上で撮影されたもので、おなじクリップが30周年記念番組でも流された