Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 09/01/2021 12:45
- (Created: 02/16/2017 22:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,512
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,045
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,709
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,721
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,825
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,058
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,999
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,161
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Human League | 1 | 1% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 1 | 1% | |
| Squeeze | 1 | 1% | |
| D.A.F. | 1 | 1% | |
| Ultravox | 1 | 1% | |
| The Blasters | 1 | 1% | |
| YMO | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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36 | 36% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 |
|---|
 Up 70 from 85th to 15thTime by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Up 61 from 99th to 38th What's THIS For...! by Killing Joke |
| Up 59 from 84th to 25th Deceit by This Heat |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 74th to 84th Estórias Para Voz, Instrumentos Acústicos E Eletrônicos by Jocy de Oliveira |
| Down 10 from 75th to 85th Ceux Du Dehors by Univers Zéro |
| Down 10 from 76th to 86th Red Skies Over Paradise by Fischer-Z |
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