Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- 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:
8,783
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,266
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,669
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,126
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,036
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
773
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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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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 2% | |
| The Stranglers | 2 | 2% | |
| UB40 | 2 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| Public Image Ltd. | 1 | 1% | |
| Rosanne Cash | 1 | 1% | |
| Barclay James Harvest | 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 97thPoint Of Entry by Judas Priest |
| Down 1 from 97th to 98thThe Wild The Willing And The Innocent by UFO |
| Down 1 from 98th to 99thMSG 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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