Top 30 Music Albums of 1981
by 
JMGL95 
Extra: Favourite songs from 1981 ->
1. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (Face Value)
2. Franco Battiato - Centro di gravità permanente (La voce del padrone)
3. Rush - Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures)
4. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Tattoo You)
5. New Order - Dreams Never End (Movement)
*Honorable mention: The Stranglers - Golden Brown, actual number 1 but I haven't heard the album so doesn't count for this list (songs from this list albums only) haha. So good I can't help but make this honorable mention still.
- Chart updated: 03/11/2026 16:15
- (Created: 02/22/2015 12:42).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2020]
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1981
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1,787
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2015]
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1981
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8,834
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2021]
[First added to this chart: 01/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,358
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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2015]
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1981
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2,121
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,021
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
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1981
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1,063
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,312
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2026]
Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 1 | 3% | |
| Franco Battiato | 1 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 3% | |
| 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] | 1 | 3% | |
| Japan | 1 | 3% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 1 | 3% | |
| 寺尾聰 [Akira Terao] | 1 | 3% | |
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16 | 53% | |
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4 | 13% | |
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4 | 13% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thReflections by 寺尾聰 [Akira Terao] |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thTime by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thFaith by The Cure |
| New entries |
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| The Rainbow Goblins by 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] |
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