Top 21 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 03/20/2025 12:15
- (Created: 08/08/2013 01:36).
- Chart size: 21 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,010
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,408
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[First added to this chart: 09/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,487
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2018]
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1981
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8,884
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,125
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2025]
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1981
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Rank Score:
1,814
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,834
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Total albums: 21. Page 1 of 3
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kraftwerk | 1 | 5% | |
| Al Jarreau | 1 | 5% | |
| Rush | 1 | 5% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 5% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 5% | |
| The Human League | 1 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Youth Of America by Wipers |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith by Motörhead |
| New entries |
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| Nightclubbing by Grace Jones |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
