Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1981 year summaryThe best artists of 1981 were Rush, Kraftwerk, King Crimson, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Electric Light Orchestra, The Cure, The Human League, Black Flag and This Heat.

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The Poet

Bobby Womack

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

146

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142.

The Bluegrass Album

The Bluegrass Album Band

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

146

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143.

Paganicons

Saccharine Trust

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

145

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144.

Mambo Nassau

Lizzy Mercier Descloux

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

144

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145.

Songs In The Attic
Live

Billy Joel

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

142

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146.

Dance

Gary Numan

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

138

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147.

Block To Block

De Press

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

138

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148.

Renegade

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

36 charts

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137

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149.

Red Mecca

Cabaret Voltaire

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

134

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Allied Forces

Triumph

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

133

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
Kitarō	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	305	31%
	284	28%
	58	6%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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