Top 50 Music Albums of 1981
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,433
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,106
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
366
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
249
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,717
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
849
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
232
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
26
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,999
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
201
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist Albums %


Grateful Dead 2 4%
Scientist 2 4%
New Order 1 2%
Cabaret Voltaire 1 2%
Eurythmics 1 2%
Marvin Gaye 1 2%
The Gun Club 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 26 52%
United Kingdom 16 32%
Jamaica 4 8%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Canada 1 2%
Germany 1 2%
Live? Albums %
No 47 94%
Yes 3 6%

Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 14 from 19th to 5th
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
by Brian Eno & David Byrne
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 5th to 6th
Talk Talk Talk
by The Psychedelic Furs
Faller Down 1 from 6th to 7th
The Electric Spanking Of War Babies
by Funkadelic
Faller Down 1 from 7th to 8th
Fiyo On The Bayou
by The Neville Brothers

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