Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 02/28/2026 15:15
- (Created: 09/29/2013 06:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
626
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,134
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,950
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
777
Rank in 1981:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2013]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 2% | |
| Sheena Easton | 2 | 2% | |
| Japan | 2 | 2% | |
| Emmylou Harris | 2 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 1% | |
| Squeeze | 1 | 1% | |
| The Beat (UK) | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 97th to 96thGivin' All My Love by Tata Vega |
| Up 1 from 72nd to 71stAlmost Blue by Elvis Costello And The Attractions |
| Up 1 from 71st to 70thPlace Without A Postcard by Midnight Oil |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 61st to 72ndEvangeline by Emmylou Harris |
| Down 1 from 23rd to 24thEvery Home Should Have One by Patti Austin |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30thIn The Garden by Eurythmics |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/25/2020 18:15 |  desh79 | 1,274 | 93/100 | |
| 02/28/2020 18:42 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 02/26/2020 05:39 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 02/15/2014 20:08 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 | |
| 10/09/2013 20:40 | JusticeDone | 424 | 96/100 |
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