Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 02/24/2026 13:15
- (Created: 05/01/2015 13:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,748
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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:
3,438
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,372
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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:
305
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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2017]
[First added to this chart: 05/21/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
637
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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:
2,126
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Synergy | 2 | 2% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| D.A.F. | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 1 | 1% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 1% | |
| Styx | 1 | 1% | |
| Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucía | 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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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 19 from 28th to 9th33 Tage In Ketten by Fehlfarben |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 9th to 10thFaith by The Cure |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11thStarter by Starter |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thStill by Joy Division |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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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 | |
| 05/04/2015 02:25 |  sssvnnn | 2,870 | 83/100 |
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From 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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From 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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From 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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