Top 56 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 03/08/2026 21:45
- (Created: 11/24/2015 19:23).
- Chart size: 56 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,118
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2016]
[First added to this chart: 12/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,762
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2020]
[First added to this chart: 11/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,097
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,756
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]
[First added to this chart: 12/05/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
758
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
612
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,085
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Total albums: 56. Page 1 of 6
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pretenders | 1 | 2% | |
| Mission Of Burma | 1 | 2% | |
| Soft Cell | 1 | 2% | |
| Accept | 1 | 2% | |
| Ultravox | 1 | 2% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 2% | |
| New Order | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 57% | |
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10 | 18% | |
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4 | 7% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 50th to 45thDare by The Human League |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 45th to 46thDiary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47thGive The People What They Want by The Kinks |
| Down 1 from 47th to 48thTom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club |
| New entries |
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| Rage In Eden by Ultravox |
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