Top 63 Music Albums of 1981
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AAL2014 
Unfortunately 1981 is my least discovered year musically since the early 60’s. But the top few records on this chart are fucking amazing releases from a few of my favorite bands.
- Chart updated: 12/01/2025 02:15
- (Created: 12/06/2017 17:18).
- Chart size: 63 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,884
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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,211
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,976
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,875
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,192
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,071
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Total albums: 63. Page 1 of 7
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Top 63 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 3% | |
| Rush | 2 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 2% | |
| George Carlin | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 2% | |
| ZZ Top | 1 | 2% | |
| Billy Joe Shaver | 1 | 2% | |
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27 | 43% | |
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21 | 33% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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Top 63 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 24th to 25th Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club |
| Down 1 from 25th to 26th Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27th Abacab by Genesis |
| New entries |
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| Hard Promises by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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