Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 07/19/2023 15:45
- (Created: 01/28/2018 05:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,068
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
256
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,008
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,869
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,725
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,818
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
357
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2018]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| YMO | 2 | 2% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 2% | |
| Liquid Liquid | 2 | 2% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 1% | |
| Ramones | 1 | 1% | |
| Minutemen | 1 | 1% | |
| U2 | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 21st to 5th Deceit by This Heat |
| Up 10 from 23rd to 13th Paganicons by Saccharine Trust |
| Up 10 from 22nd to 12th Signals, Calls, And Marches by Mission Of Burma |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 5th to 9th Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash by The Replacements |
| Down 4 from 12th to 16th Computerwelt by Kraftwerk |
| Down 4 from 13th to 17th Solid Gold by Gang Of Four |
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| ! | 10/03/2019 10:16 | mikepen | 58 | 93/100 |
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From mikepen 10/03/2019 10:18 | #243337
Awesome list. Many I want to check out!! cheers
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