Best Albums of 1981
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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Total albums: 1,000. Page 98 of 100
Best Albums of 1981 composition
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| Various Artists | 16 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Kitarō | 3 | 0% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 0% | |
| Gary Numan | 3 | 0% | |
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305 | 31% | |
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284 | 28% | |
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58 | 6% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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| Best Artists of 1989 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pixies | |
| 2. The Cure | |
| 3. The Stone Roses | |
| 4. Beastie Boys | |
| 5. Galaxie 500 | |
| 6. De La Soul | |
| 7. Nirvana | |
| 8. Tom Petty | |
| 9. Nine Inch Nails | |
| 10. Lou Reed | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. Faith No More | |
| 13. Madonna | |
| 14. Kate Bush | |
| 15. Fugazi | |
| 16. The Blue Nile | |
| 17. Julee Cruise | |
| 18. Janet Jackson | |
| 19. Aerosmith | |
| 20. Bob Dylan |