Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 09/29/2025 19:45
- (Created: 09/16/2017 22:52).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,067
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,007
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
449
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,127
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Stray Cats | 2 | 2% | |
| D.A.F. | 2 | 2% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 2% | |
| Debils | 1 | 1% | |
| Carsten Bohn | 1 | 1% | |
| Meat Loaf | 1 | 1% | |
| The Adicts | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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29 | 29% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 15 from 35th to 20th October by U2 |
| Up 11 from 16th to 5th Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode |
| Up 3 from 4th to 1st Slime by Slime (DE) |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Trio by Trio |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Faith by The Cure |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Damaged by Black Flag |
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