Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 by 
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- Chart updated: 05/24/2023 12:45
- (Created: 11/17/2017 13:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1981
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Year of Release:
1981
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 2 | 2% | |
| Tygers Of Pan Tang | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cramps | 1 | 1% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 1% | |
| Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco de Lucía | 1 | 1% | |
| Minor Threat | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 5 from 80th to 75thNew Traditionalists by Devo |
| Up 5 from 55th to 50th Escape by Journey |
| Up 4 from 89th to 85th Paradise Theater by Styx |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 48 from 44th to 92nd Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places by Kid Creole And The Coconuts |
| Down 47 from 41st to 88th The Completion Backwards Principle by The Tubes |
| Down 30 from 56th to 86th Shock Tactics by Samson |
| New entries |
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 Talk Talk Talkby The Psychedelic Furs |
| From The Lion's Mouth by The Sound |
| Mask by Bauhaus |
| Leavers |
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 ... Happily Ever Afterby The Cure |
| Stinker by Marius Müller-Westernhagen |
| Rock Until You Drop by Raven (UK) |
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