Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 by 
desh79 
- Chart updated: 01/05/2022 16:45
- (Created: 01/03/2017 15:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Yello in the early '80s were years ahead of their time, particularly the period 1980-83, ie. the first three albums, when Carlos Peron was still a full-time member and added something darker and more malevolent to Meier's and Blank's goofy excesses (which went into overdrive in the late 80s, turning Yello from avantgarde techno pioneers into something of a Chaplinesque comedy troupe).
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Year of Release:
1981
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Year of Release:
1981
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2,229
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1981
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2,202
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1981
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1,092
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1981
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1,117
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
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| Scientist | 2 | 2% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| D.A.F. | 2 | 2% | |
| Ultravox | 1 | 1% | |
| Eurythmics | 1 | 1% | |
| Bauhaus | 1 | 1% | |
| Radio Birdman | 1 | 1% | |
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47 | 47% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 36 from 47th to 11thFire Of Love by The Gun Club |
| Up 10 from 44th to 34th Face Value by Phil Collins |
| Up 5 from 48th to 43rd Loud by Half Japanese |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 14 from 33rd to 47th Caught In Flux by Eyeless In Gaza |
| Down 14 from 34th to 48th Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| Down 9 from 35th to 44th ...And Don't The Kids Just Love It by Television Personalities |
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