Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 by saltysurprise 
- Chart updated: 09/03/2024 12:15
- (Created: 01/26/2018 15:02).
- Chart size: 49 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,229
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86
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[First added to this chart: 12/10/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
485
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[First added to this chart: 05/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,072
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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
859
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
707
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,734
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[First added to this chart: 04/20/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,890
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,466
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Total albums: 49. Page 1 of 5
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 2 | 4% | |
| Glenn Branca | 1 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 2% | |
| Riot | 1 | 2% | |
| Wipers | 1 | 2% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 2% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 30 from 42nd to 12thRenegade by Thin Lizzy |
| Up 8 from 31st to 23rd High 'N' Dry by Def Leppard |
| Up 7 from 22nd to 15th Fire Of Love by The Gun Club |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 16 from 10th to 26th My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| Down 7 from 14th to 21st Controversy by Prince |
| Down 7 from 21st to 28th The Ascension by Glenn Branca |
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