Top 58 Music Albums of 1981 by MaxStorm98

• Chart updated: 02/12/2025 01:15
• (Created: 10/13/2016 02:22).
• Chart size: 58 albums.

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Moving Pictures 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2016]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

1,008 charts

Rank Score:

9,460

Rank in 1981:

1

Rank in 1980s:

20

Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

 83 (1,285 votes)

Comments:

86

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Computerwelt 

 Kraftwerk

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,558

Rank in 1981:

2

Rank in 1980s:

72

Overall Rank:

494

Average Rating:

 80 (541 votes)

Comments:

33

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Juju 

 Siouxsie And The Banshees

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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

402 charts

Rank Score:

2,943

Rank in 1981:

4

Rank in 1980s:

90

Overall Rank:

593

Average Rating:

 80 (440 votes)

Comments:

26

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No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith 
Live

 Motörhead

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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

495

Rank in 1981:

53

Rank in 1980s:

469

Overall Rank:

3,055

Average Rating:

 80 (168 votes)

Comments:

14

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Youth Of America 

 Wipers

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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2019]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

1,827

Rank in 1981:

12

Rank in 1980s:

148

Overall Rank:

970

Average Rating:

 81 (240 votes)

Comments:

11

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Deceit 

 This Heat

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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,923

Rank in 1981:

10

Rank in 1980s:

140

Overall Rank:

910

Average Rating:

 78 (258 votes)

Comments:

18

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From The Lion's Mouth 

 The Sound

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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2021]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

1,062

Rank in 1981:

22

Rank in 1980s:

250

Overall Rank:

1,616

Average Rating:

 79 (167 votes)

Comments:

8

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Fire Of Love 

 The Gun Club

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[First added to this chart: 08/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,770

Rank in 1981:

13

Rank in 1980s:

154

Overall Rank:

999

Average Rating:

 77 (308 votes)

Comments:

16

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Damaged 

 Black Flag

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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,023

Rank in 1981:

9

Rank in 1980s:

132

Overall Rank:

867

Average Rating:

 76 (499 votes)

Comments:

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Dare 

 The Human League

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

407 charts

Rank Score:

2,145

Rank in 1981:

8

Rank in 1980s:

126

Overall Rank:

818

Average Rating:

 75 (462 votes)

Comments:

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Top 58 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Gun Club	1	2%
Bobby Womack	1	2%
Tom Tom Club	1	2%
Meredith Monk	1	2%
Rickie Lee Jones	1	2%
Black Flag	1	2%
Dead Kennedys	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	29	50%
	18	31%
	3	5%
	2	3%
	2	3%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 58 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

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85/100	01/20/2025 04:06	slatsheit	24	88/100
90/100	02/17/2021 15:58	desh79	1,279	93/100

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Really like the breadth of this!

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