Top 60 Music Albums of 1981
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CharlieBarley 
- Chart updated: 09/07/2020 22:15
- (Created: 06/30/2018 19:27).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,056
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
449
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
551
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
806
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,067
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
914
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
648
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,074
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2019]
Total albums: 60. Page 1 of 6
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Top 60 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 3% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 3% | |
| Luther Vandross | 1 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 2% | |
| Queen | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cars | 1 | 2% | |
| The Stranglers | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 62% | |
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13 | 22% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 50 from 59th to 9th Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| Up 26 from 54th to 28th Pleasant Dreams by Ramones |
| Up 23 from 49th to 26th Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 18th to 30th Journeys To Glory by Spandau Ballet |
| Down 10 from 28th to 38th Rage In Eden by Ultravox |
| Down 10 from 29th to 39th Changestwobowie by David Bowie |
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