Top 30 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 10/17/2025 04:45
- (Created: 08/09/2016 20:26).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,763
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,306
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,236
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,030
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2017]
[First added to this chart: 01/05/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,146
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2023]
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,778
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
[First added to this chart: 09/05/2018]
Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Kinks | 1 | 3% | |
| Greg Lake | 1 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 3% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 3% | |
| Joan Manuel Serrat | 1 | 3% | |
| Billy Squier | 1 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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11 | 37% | |
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7 | 23% | |
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3 | 10% | |
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2 | 7% | |
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2 | 7% | |
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2 | 7% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 12th to 11thTrust by Elvis Costello And The Attractions |
| Up 1 from 11th to 10thPeperina by Serú Girán |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 10th to 13thBusiness As Usual by Men At Work |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thComputerwelt by Kraftwerk |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thMob Rules by Black Sabbath |
| New entries |
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| Corazón De Poeta by Jeanette (ES) |
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