Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 by 
cestuneblague 
Mourning in America and dreaming in molding gray
- Chart updated: 02/10/2025 07:15
- (Created: 06/16/2016 15:26).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,478
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,609
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
672
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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
717
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,025
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Suburban Lawns | 1 | 1% | |
| Public Image Ltd. | 1 | 1% | |
| The Honeymoon Killers (BE) | 1 | 1% | |
| The Cramps | 1 | 1% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 1 | 1% | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | 1 | 1% | |
| Tuxedomoon | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 48 from 63rd to 15thBarndomens Stigar by Kultivator |
| Up 26 from 60th to 34th Songs Of Praise by The Adicts |
| Up 5 from 46th to 41st Signals, Calls, And Marches by Mission Of Burma |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 35th to 44th Hardcore '81 by D.O.A. |
| Down 8 from 55th to 63rd Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks |
| Down 6 from 43rd to 49th Skunk by Doe Maar |
| New entries |
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 Muzik For Insomniaks Volume 1by Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne |
| Dance Of The Dolls by Moral |
| Leavers |
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 Crumbling The Antiseptic Beautyby Felt (UK) |
| From The Lion's Mouth by The Sound |
| Magic Murder And The Weather by Magazine |
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