Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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Repo 
EPs
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1. Tall Dwarves - Three Songs
2. The Clean - Boodle Boodle Boodle
Singles
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1. the Clean - Tally Ho!
Movies (1981)
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1. Dragonslayer
- Chart updated: 05/29/2025 18:45
- (Created: 02/01/2018 17:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1981
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2021]
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1981
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2019]
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1981
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660
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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2022]
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1981
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2,408
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2019]
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1981
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667
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2021]
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1981
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2,976
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1981
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3,491
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 2% | |
| Scientist | 2 | 2% | |
| Willie Nelson | 2 | 2% | |
| Journey | 2 | 2% | |
| Bill Evans | 1 | 1% | |
| The Police | 1 | 1% | |
| T.S.O.L. | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 25th to 26th You Must Believe In Spring by Bill Evans |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27th Beauty And The Beat by Go-Go's |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28th Hard Promises by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| New entries |
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| Desire by Tuxedomoon |
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