Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 by flamingyesdept

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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,252
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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92
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,213
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,489
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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203
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,543
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
711
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,923
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,961
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10. (12) Up2
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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10,261
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist Albums %


Heaven 17 1 4%
Massacre 1 4%
King Crimson 1 4%
The Sound 1 4%
Fischer-Z 1 4%
Todd Rundgren 1 4%
Oingo Boingo 1 4%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 12 52%
United States 8 35%
Mixed Nationality 1 4%
Canada 1 4%
Germany 1 4%

Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 5 from 13th to 8th
Youth Of America
by Wipers
Climber Up 3 from 7th to 4th
Computerwelt [Computer World]
by Kraftwerk
Climber Up 2 from 12th to 10th
Moving Pictures
by Rush
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 5 from 8th to 13th
Only A Lad
by Oingo Boingo
Faller Down 5 from 9th to 14th
The Adventures Of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy In Potato Land
by Spirit
Faller Down 4 from 17th to 21st
Bach's Bottom
by Alex Chilton
Leavers
Leaver Honi Soit
by John Cale

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nice stuff
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good but short.
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