Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,708
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,825
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,058
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,166
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,998
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12. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
455
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13. (=)
Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
856
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,431
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,514
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Buy album United States
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,045
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Total albums: 36. Page 1 of 4

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist Albums %


The Sound 1 1%
The Replacements 1 1%
Jocy de Oliveira 1 1%
Yello 1 1%
Simple Minds 1 1%
Crass 1 1%
King Crimson 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 36 36%
United States 32 32%
Germany 7 7%
Canada 5 5%
Australia 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Norway 2 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 70 from 85th to 15th
Time
by Electric Light Orchestra
Climber Up 61 from 99th to 38th
What's THIS For...!
by Killing Joke
Climber Up 59 from 84th to 25th
Deceit
by This Heat
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 10 from 74th to 84th
Estórias Para Voz, Instrumentos Acústicos E Eletrônicos
by Jocy de Oliveira
Faller Down 10 from 75th to 85th
Ceux Du Dehors
by Univers Zéro
Faller Down 10 from 76th to 86th
Red Skies Over Paradise
by Fischer-Z

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