Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,057
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
221
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist Albums %


The Fall 2 2%
Rush 2 2%
Siouxsie And The Banshees 2 2%
YMO 2 2%
Iron Maiden 2 2%
This Heat 1 1%
Joy Division 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 42 42%
United States 33 33%
Germany 5 5%
France 4 4%
Japan 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Jamaica 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 50 from 64th to 14th
The Best Of Blondie
by Blondie
Climber Up 50 from 63rd to 13th
Exit... Stage Left
by Rush
Climber Up 45 from 62nd to 17th
Sings Jacques Brel
by Scott Walker
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 5 from 13th to 18th
Signals, Calls, And Marches
by Mission Of Burma
Faller Down 5 from 14th to 19th
Faith
by The Cure
Faller Down 5 from 15th to 20th
From The Lion's Mouth
by The Sound

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