Top 99 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 06/15/2026 15:45
- (Created: 05/01/2015 13:51).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,770
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2018]
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,366
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,303
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
309
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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2017]
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
629
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2015]
[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,121
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 composition
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| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| D.A.F. | 2 | 2% | |
| Synergy | 2 | 2% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 1% | |
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 1% | |
| Rolf Trostel | 1 | 1% | |
| The Police | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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34 | 34% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 05/06/2018 19:48 | PeterSmith | 68 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2017 06:12 |  authorunknown | 64 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2017 22:55 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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PeterSmith 05/06/2018 19:48 | #214334
Respect to anyone who can create so many top 100 charts by year - you must eat, sleep and shit music. I recognise all the UK stuff and liked these guys at the time as well but was nowhere close to be getting and listening to their albums - singles were enough. I do regret it but trying to make up for lost time and there are a few German bands I will pick up - I recall Krafwerk's Model from early 80's.
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authorunknown 07/22/2017 06:12 | #194762
authorunknown 07/22/2017 06:12 | #194762
Ghost in the machine. Great album that often is forgotten when talking about Police. Nice.
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sssvnnn 05/04/2015 02:25 | #140798
sssvnnn 05/04/2015 02:25 | #140798
Those "New Romantics" were nothing for me.
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