Top 50 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 08/18/2025 01:15
- (Created: 03/22/2015 03:33).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,763
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
520
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,540
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,843
Rank in 1981:
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Heaven 17 | 1 | 2% | |
| The Durutti Column | 1 | 2% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cramps | 1 | 2% | |
| Japan | 1 | 2% | |
| The Diagram Brothers | 1 | 2% | |
| Fire Engines | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 48th to 47thScientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires by Scientist |
| Up 1 from 47th to 46thLounge Lizards by The Lounge Lizards |
| Up 1 from 46th to 45thMore Gregory by Gregory Isaacs |
| New entries |
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| Lubricate Your Living Room by Fire Engines |
| Street Songs by Rick James |
| Leavers |
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| Beach Party by Marine Girls |
| Send Me A Lullaby by The Go-Betweens |
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