Top 48 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 02/08/2025 16:45
- (Created: 06/28/2014 15:44).
- Chart size: 48 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,874
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
655
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,055
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
898
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
914
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,191
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
761
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
633
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Total albums: 48. Page 1 of 5
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Top 48 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Stranglers | 2 | 4% | |
| Chas & Dave | 2 | 4% | |
| Sheena Easton | 2 | 4% | |
| Journey | 1 | 2% | |
| Van Halen | 1 | 2% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 1 | 2% | |
| UFO | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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23 | 48% | |
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14 | 29% | |
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5 | 10% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 48 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
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