Top 50 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 12/15/2025 21:15
- (Created: 11/13/2017 17:48).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,442
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,756
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,817
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,057
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,307
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,323
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
758
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,844
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
702
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Stevie Nicks | 1 | 2% | |
| Adolescents | 1 | 2% | |
| Eric Clapton | 1 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 2% | |
| Journey | 1 | 2% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 2% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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22 | 44% | |
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15 | 30% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 41st to 34thShake It Up by The Cars |
| Up 2 from 17th to 15thThe Poet by Bobby Womack |
| Up 2 from 14th to 12thFriday Night In San Francisco by Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucía |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 20 from 12th to 32ndMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| Down 4 from 33rd to 37thKillers by Iron Maiden |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38thDare by The Human League |
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