Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 01/10/2026 17:15
- (Created: 05/14/2013 16:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
458
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Year of Release:
1981
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
627
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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,773
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 1% | |
| Yolocamba-I-Ta | 1 | 1% | |
| Smokey Robinson | 1 | 1% | |
| The Gun Club | 1 | 1% | |
| Laughing Hands | 1 | 1% | |
| Scientist | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 35% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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
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| Down 1 from 11th to 12thAuthor! Author! by Scars |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thBlythe Spirit by Arthur Blythe |
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| Dreamtime by Tom Verlaine |
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