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Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

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1981 year summaryThe best bands of 1981 were Rush, Black Flag, The Cure, The Police, The Human League, Queen, King Crimson, The Gun Club, Echo & The Bunnymen and Electric Light Orchestra.

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Band

51.

Business As Usual

Men At Work

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 1981:	51	Rank Score:	258
Rank in 1980s	502	Overall Rank:	3,134
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52.

Flowers Of Romance

Public Image Ltd.

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 1981:	52	Rank Score:	258
Rank in 1980s	503	Overall Rank:	3,135
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53.

Trust

Elvis Costello

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 1981:	53	Rank Score:	257
Rank in 1980s	504	Overall Rank:	3,141
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54.

Signals, Calls, And Marches

Mission Of Burma

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	17 charts
Rank in 1981:	54	Rank Score:	255
Rank in 1980s	506	Overall Rank:	3,154
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55.

Freeze-Frame

The J. Geils Band

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1981:	55	Rank Score:	247
Rank in 1980s	518	Overall Rank:	3,228
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56.

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	19 charts
Rank in 1981:	56	Rank Score:	247
Rank in 1980s	519	Overall Rank:	3,230
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57.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith

Motörhead

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 1981:	57	Rank Score:	247
Rank in 1980s	520	Overall Rank:	3,232
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58.

Red Mecca

Cabaret Voltaire

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 1981:	58	Rank Score:	244
Rank in 1980s	529	Overall Rank:	3,265
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59.

Reckoning

Grateful Dead

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 1981:	59	Rank Score:	244
Rank in 1980s	531	Overall Rank:	3,275
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60.

Bad Reputation

Joan Jett

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 1981:	60	Rank Score:	235
Rank in 1980s	550	Overall Rank:	3,370
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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Band	Albums	%

Frank Zappa	3	0%
Earth, Wind And Fire	2	0%
Yellow Magic Orchestra	2	0%
Barbra Streisand	2	0%
Various Artists	2	0%
Rush	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	149	15%
	133	13%
	22	2%
	19	2%
	15	2%
	12	1%
	9	1%
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