Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 by mutley88

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• (Created: 11/22/2014 10:07).
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Celebrate The Bullet 

 The Selecter

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"Put your finger on the trigger, but you don't have to pull it."

Celebrate The Bullet, Dream Goes On, Washed Up & Left For Dead [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

234

Rank in 1981:

99

Rank in 1980s:

833

Overall Rank:

5,656

Average Rating:

 70 (26 votes)

Comments:

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Controversy 

 Prince

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"We live in a world overrun by tourists."

Controversy, Annie Christian, Jack U Off [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

566

Rank in 1981:

49

Rank in 1980s:

423

Overall Rank:

2,731

Average Rating:

 75 (235 votes)

Comments:

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Handful Of Earth 

 Dick Gaughan

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"You poor take courage, you rich take care. The Earth was made a common treasury for everyone to share."

Both Sides The Tweed, Workers Song, World Turned Upside Down [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

194

Rank in 1981:

120

Rank in 1980s:

977

Overall Rank:

6,649

Average Rating:

 71 (26 votes)

Comments:

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October 

 U2

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"No one is blinder than he who will not see."

Rejoice, Gloria, Tomorrow [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

778

Rank in 1981:

31

Rank in 1980s:

323

Overall Rank:

2,115

Average Rating:

 72 (419 votes)

Comments:

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Speak & Spell 

 Depeche Mode

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"I can take you places in a different way."

Puppets, Photographic, Just Can't Get Enough [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

448

Rank in 1981:

59

Rank in 1980s:

506

Overall Rank:

3,286

Average Rating:

 70 (210 votes)

Comments:

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Dare 

 The Human League

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"I believe in truth though I lie a lot."

Love Action, The Things That Dreams Are Made Of, Darkness [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,199

Rank in 1981:

8

Rank in 1980s:

126

Overall Rank:

816

Average Rating:

 75 (445 votes)

Comments:

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From The Lion's Mouth 

 The Sound

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"From the safest places come the bravest words."

Contact The Fact, New Dark Age, Possession [First added to this chart: 11/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

1,076

Rank in 1981:

22

Rank in 1980s:

250

Overall Rank:

1,596

Average Rating:

 79 (157 votes)

Comments:

8

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In The Garden 

 Eurythmics

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"I need to play with the ones I hate."

Never Gonna Cry Again, Revenge, Your Time Will Come [First added to this chart: 11/25/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 1981:

159

Rank in 1980s:

1,461

Overall Rank:

10,045

Average Rating:

 67 (48 votes)

Comments:

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Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call 
Compilation

 Simple Minds

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"Unhappy the land that needs heroes."

Theme For Great Cities, This Earth You Walk Upon, Seeing Out The Angel [First added to this chart: 11/25/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 1981:

89

Rank in 1980s:

757

Overall Rank:

5,089

Average Rating:

 72 (94 votes)

Comments:

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Face Value 

 Phil Collins

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"I've been waiting for this moment for all my life."

In The Air Tonight, Roof Is Leaking, I Missed Again [First added to this chart: 12/13/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

241 charts

Rank Score:

1,326

Rank in 1981:

17

Rank in 1980s:

209

Overall Rank:

1,319

Average Rating:

 73 (302 votes)

Comments:

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Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%
U2	1	5%
Soft Cell	1	5%
Depeche Mode	1	5%
The Stranglers	1	5%
The Human League	1	5%
Level 42	1	5%
The Sound	1	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	15	75%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%
	1	5%

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