Top 25 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 11/08/2022 14:45
- (Created: 04/16/2015 01:41).
- Chart size: 25 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,561
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
850
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,095
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2017]
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,066
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,921
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2018]
[First added to this chart: 05/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,713
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,126
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Total albums: 25. Page 1 of 3
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Durutti Column | 1 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 4% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 1 | 4% | |
| João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil | 1 | 4% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 4% | |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 1 | 4% | |
| Minutemen | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 6th to 7thJuju by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8thThe Punch Line by Minutemen |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9thMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| New entries |
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| Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
