Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 by cmoshier

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,250
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2020]
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1981
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361
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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283
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,083
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,960
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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181
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,898
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,926
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
324
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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252
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Country Albums %


United States 37 37%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Jamaica 5 5%
Germany 5 5%
Brazil 3 3%
Nigeria 3 3%
Canada 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 16 from 21st to 5th
Deceit
by This Heat
Climber Up 10 from 23rd to 13th
Paganicons
by Saccharine Trust
Climber Up 10 from 22nd to 12th
Signals, Calls, And Marches
by Mission Of Burma
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 4 from 5th to 9th
Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
by The Replacements
Faller Down 4 from 12th to 16th
Computerwelt [Computer World]
by Kraftwerk
Faller Down 4 from 13th to 17th
Solid Gold
by Gang Of Four

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Awesome list. Many I want to check out!! cheers
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