Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
by mostlymor 
- Chart updated: 02/28/2025 19:45
- (Created: 06/05/2014 18:16).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,946
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86
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,197
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,712
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,131
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,067
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
813
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Stranglers | 2 | 2% | |
| UB40 | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 2% | |
| Pat Benatar | 1 | 1% | |
| John Martyn | 1 | 1% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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57 | 57% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 96th to 97th Point Of Entry by Judas Priest |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98th The Wild The Willing And The Innocent by UFO |
| Down 1 from 98th to 99th MSG by Michael Schenker Group |
| New entries |
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 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)by AC/DC |
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