Top 49 Music Albums of 1981
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Liedzeit 
- Chart updated: 08/22/2025 12:45
- (Created: 01/10/2017 14:23).
- Chart size: 49 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
646
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,079
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,988
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Total albums: 49. Page 1 of 5
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 4% | |
| Eyeless In Gaza | 1 | 2% | |
| The Human League | 1 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 2% | |
| Otto | 1 | 2% | |
| The HeeBeeGeeBees | 1 | 2% | |
| Lindsey Buckingham | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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28 | 57% | |
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8 | 16% | |
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5 | 10% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Exit by Tangerine Dream |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Hey Tonight by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Dare by The Human League |
| New entries |
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| Monster Tracks by Various Artists |
| Discipline by King Crimson |
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