Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 by rkm

• Chart updated: 08/19/2019 23:15
• (Created: 07/29/2016 11:34).
• Chart size: 25 albums.

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October 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

780

Rank in 1981:

31

Rank in 1980s:

323

Overall Rank:

2,114

Average Rating:

 72 (416 votes)

Comments:

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Pirates 

 Rickie Lee Jones

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

643

Rank in 1981:

42

Rank in 1980s:

379

Overall Rank:

2,462

Average Rating:

 77 (93 votes)

Comments:

6

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Ghost In The Machine 

 The Police

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

1,676

Rank in 1981:

14

Rank in 1980s:

167

Overall Rank:

1,059

Average Rating:

 75 (513 votes)

Comments:

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Waiata 

 Split Enz

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

62

Rank in 1981:

256

Rank in 1980s:

2,350

Overall Rank:

17,296

Average Rating:

 72 (36 votes)

Comments:

4

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Heaven Up Here 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,498

Rank in 1981:

16

Rank in 1980s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,185

Average Rating:

 77 (318 votes)

Comments:

11

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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 

 Brian Eno & David Byrne

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

369 charts

Rank Score:

2,763

Rank in 1981:

5

Rank in 1980s:

100

Overall Rank:

648

Average Rating:

 77 (416 votes)

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Nightclubbing 

 Grace Jones

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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

1,093

Rank in 1981:

21

Rank in 1980s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,576

Average Rating:

 79 (197 votes)

Comments:

9

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Pretenders II 

 Pretenders

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

473

Rank in 1981:

53

Rank in 1980s:

485

Overall Rank:

3,153

Average Rating:

 75 (128 votes)

Comments:

5

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Hard Promises 

 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

454

Rank in 1981:

57

Rank in 1980s:

503

Overall Rank:

3,259

Average Rating:

 75 (155 votes)

Comments:

10

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Bella Donna 

 Stevie Nicks

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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

695

Rank in 1981:

37

Rank in 1980s:

352

Overall Rank:

2,312

Average Rating:

 76 (193 votes)

Comments:

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Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Bill Evans	1	4%
Penguin Cafe Orchestra	1	4%
Jaco Pastorius	1	4%
U2	1	4%
The Neville Brothers	1	4%
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays	1	4%
Rickie Lee Jones	1	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	12	48%
	4	16%
	3	12%
	2	8%
	1	4%
	1	4%
	1	4%
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 18th to 19th King Bee by Muddy Waters
Down 1 from 19th to 20th Breakfast In The Field by Michael Hedges
Down 1 from 20th to 21st You Must Believe In Spring by Bill Evans

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4 by Foreigner

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85/100	10/13/2021 21:33	Moondance	453	84/100
90/100	02/24/2018 00:15	bobbyb5	728	90/100

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From Moondance 10/13/2021 21:34

So good to see Matt Finish's "Short Note" album in your chart.

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From bobbyb5 02/24/2018 00:18

I don't know why more people don't like Pretenders 2 and Nightclubbing and Talk Talk Talk. They're all great.

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