Top 28 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 11/08/2025 01:15
- (Created: 10/12/2017 19:48).
- Chart size: 28 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
437
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,803
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,292
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
643
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
658
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Average Rating:
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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2025]
[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Total albums: 28. Page 1 of 3
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Top 28 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Lindley | 1 | 4% | |
| Plasmatics | 1 | 4% | |
| Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra / Itzhak Perlman | 1 | 4% | |
| Foreigner | 1 | 4% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 4% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 1 | 4% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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11 | 39% | |
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9 | 32% | |
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2 | 7% | |
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2 | 7% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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Top 28 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 37th to 28thBeethoven: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 61 by Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra / Itzhak Perlman |
| Up 3 from 30th to 27thDiscipline by King Crimson |
| Up 3 from 25th to 22ndMr. Hag Told My Story by Johnny Paycheck |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 11th to 14thFire Of Love by The Gun Club |
| Down 3 from 12th to 15thBGM by YMO |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12thFreeze-Frame by The J. Geils Band |
| New entries |
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| Friday Night In San Francisco by Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucía |
| Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
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