Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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Arthurknight 
- Chart updated: 02/05/2024 05:45
- (Created: 08/17/2016 00:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,725
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,820
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,543
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,490
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
256
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,875
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9/10
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,044
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Scientist | 2 | 2% | |
| Minor Threat | 1 | 1% | |
| Factrix | 1 | 1% | |
| Meredith Monk | 1 | 1% | |
| Jon Hassell | 1 | 1% | |
| Riblja Čorba | 1 | 1% | |
| The Suburbs | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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33 | 33% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 26 from 65th to 39th Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Silence Is The Answer by Deuter |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st Solid Gold by Gang Of Four |
| Down 1 from 41st to 42nd Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs |
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