Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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[First added to this chart: 08/11/2021]
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1981
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2016]
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1981
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28
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2015]
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1981
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24
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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237
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Year of Release:
1981
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7
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2019]
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1981
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40
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2016]
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1981
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6
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 02/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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5
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2018]
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1981
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57
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2017]
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1981
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86
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Country Albums %


United Kingdom 50 50%
United States 23 23%
Germany 9 9%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
France 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Czech Republic 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%
Live? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

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From 05/22/2017 19:12 | #191234
All these names that are familiar to me from clawing thru the used bins my entire youth. Budgie, Barclay James Harvest , Amon Duul, etc. I recognize the album covers and everything, but for some reason these are all the ones I never did buy. Which is strange considering I bought most EVERYTHING. Now I wanna hear them. 20 bonus points just because you've HEARD them. That's awesome.lol
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