Top 80 Music Albums of 1981
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Helios 
- Chart updated: 03/28/2026 04:45
- (Created: 10/23/2015 18:13).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,308
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2017]
[First added to this chart: 04/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,085
Rank in 1981:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 09/09/2017]
[First added to this chart: 04/19/2017]
[First added to this chart: 04/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,394
Rank in 1981:
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Overall Rank:
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Total albums: 80. Page 1 of 8
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Top 80 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Gary Numan | 3 | 4% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 2 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 3% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 3% | |
| Devo | 2 | 3% | |
| Vangelis | 2 | 3% | |
| Penguin Cafe Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 44% | |
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16 | 20% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 66th to 70thTin Drum by Japan |
| Down 4 from 67th to 71stTechnodelic by YMO |
| Down 4 from 68th to 72ndMetal Acoustic Music by Merzbow |
| New entries |
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| La Serenissima by Rondo Veneziano |
| Symphony For A Genocide by Maurizio Bianchi |
| The Flowers Of Romance by Public Image Ltd. |
| Physical by Olivia Newton-John |
| Leavers |
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| Beauty And The Beat by Go-Go's |
| October by U2 |
| Wild Gift by X (US) |
| Stahlwerksinfonie by Die Krupps |
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