Top 59 Music Albums of 1981
by MaxStorm98 
- Chart updated: 12/14/2025 02:15
- (Created: 10/13/2016 02:22).
- Chart size: 59 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,967
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
494
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,865
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,043
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,053
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,066
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[First added to this chart: 01/30/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
858
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,288
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,510
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,749
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Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 59 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 3% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 2% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 1 | 2% | |
| New Order | 1 | 2% | |
| This Heat | 1 | 2% | |
| Stevie Nicks | 1 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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30 | 51% | |
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17 | 29% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 59 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 54th to 56thEscape by Journey |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57thShot Of Love by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 57th to 58thAbacab by Genesis |
| New entries |
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| Almost Blue by Elvis Costello And The Attractions |
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| ! | 01/20/2025 04:06 |  slatsheit | 26 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2021 15:58 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
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From slatsheit 01/20/2025 04:06 | #307098
slatsheit 01/20/2025 04:06 | #307098
Really like the breadth of this!
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