Top 55 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 09/23/2025 20:15
- (Created: 11/24/2015 19:23).
- Chart size: 55 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,975
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,820
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,070
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,816
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
761
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
621
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,127
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Total albums: 55. Page 1 of 6
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Top 55 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Saxon | 1 | 2% | |
| The Human League | 1 | 2% | |
| Blackfoot | 1 | 2% | |
| U2 | 1 | 2% | |
| Venom | 1 | 2% | |
| Anvil (CA) | 1 | 2% | |
| Marianne Faithfull | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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31 | 56% | |
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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 55 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 49th to 48th Mob Rules by Black Sabbath |
| Up 1 from 48th to 47th Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 47th to 49th The Ascension by Glenn Branca |
| Down 1 from 51st to 52nd Time by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Down 1 from 52nd to 53rd Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| New entries |
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| Dangerous Acquaintances by Marianne Faithfull |
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