Top 52 Music Albums of 1981
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• Chart updated: 05/31/2020 20:45
• (Created: 07/12/2017 00:05).
• Chart size: 52 albums.

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Was (Not Was) 

 Was (Not Was)

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

38

Rank in 1981:

356

Rank in 1980s:

3,196

Overall Rank:

24,851

Average Rating:

 74 (15 votes)

Comments:

0

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Playing With A Different Sex 

 Au Pairs

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

411

Rank in 1981:

63

Rank in 1980s:

541

Overall Rank:

3,561

Average Rating:

 78 (81 votes)

Comments:

2

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...And Don't The Kids Just Love It 

 Television Personalities

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

648

Rank in 1981:

41

Rank in 1980s:

371

Overall Rank:

2,447

Average Rating:

 77 (143 votes)

Comments:

7

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The Only Fun In Town 

 Josef K

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

168

Rank in 1981:

128

Rank in 1980s:

1,084

Overall Rank:

7,469

Average Rating:

 72 (51 votes)

Comments:

3

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Juju 

 Siouxsie And The Banshees

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

412 charts

Rank Score:

2,980

Rank in 1981:

4

Rank in 1980s:

88

Overall Rank:

577

Average Rating:

 80 (446 votes)

Comments:

26

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Psychedelic Jungle 

 The Cramps

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 1981:

95

Rank in 1980s:

787

Overall Rank:

5,392

Average Rating:

 73 (72 votes)

Comments:

2

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Dare 

 The Human League

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,055

Rank in 1981:

8

Rank in 1980s:

129

Overall Rank:

839

Average Rating:

 75 (469 votes)

Comments:

35

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Reflections 

 Gil Scott-Heron

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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

84

Rank in 1981:

195

Rank in 1980s:

1,866

Overall Rank:

13,545

Average Rating:

 71 (22 votes)

Comments:

1

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Nightclubbing 

 Grace Jones

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

236 charts

Rank Score:

1,133

Rank in 1981:

19

Rank in 1980s:

235

Overall Rank:

1,504

Average Rating:

 79 (211 votes)

Comments:

9

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Alles Ist Gut 

 D.A.F.

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2018]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

179

Rank in 1981:

122

Rank in 1980s:

1,024

Overall Rank:

7,075

Average Rating:

 76 (48 votes)

Comments:

4

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Top 52 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%
D.A.F.	2	4%
Girls At Our Best!	1	2%
Was (Not Was)	1	2%
The Birthday Party	1	2%
YMO	1	2%
Klaus Nomi	1	2%
The Psychedelic Furs	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	19	37%
	15	29%
	12	23%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 52 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 19th to 18th Grauzone by Grauzone

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 17th to 19th Slates by The Fall
Down 2 from 18th to 20th It's A Condition by Romeo Void
Down 1 from 15th to 16th Celebrate The Bullet by The Selecter

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Gold Und Liebe by D.A.F.

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100/100	06/11/2018 17:04	bobbyb5	725	90/100

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From bobbyb5 06/11/2018 17:04

I wish I could give you 10000 bonus points, because you have Celebrate the Bullet, Talk Talk Talk, and Nightclubbing. My three favorite albums of the 80s. Awesome.

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