Top 49 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 08/07/2025 10:45
- (Created: 09/04/2018 14:59).
- Chart size: 49 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,495
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Total albums: 47. Page 1 of 5
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 4% | |
| The Stranglers | 2 | 4% | |
| Eyeless In Gaza | 2 | 4% | |
| 喜多郎 [Kitarō] | 2 | 4% | |
| Jon Hassell | 1 | 2% | |
| Liaisons Dangereuses | 1 | 2% | |
| Vangelis | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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16 | 33% | |
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9 | 18% | |
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7 | 14% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 49 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 21st to 14th Still by Joy Division |
| Up 1 from 25th to 24th Trio by Trio |
| Up 1 from 23rd to 22nd Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 11th to 23rd La Folie by The Stranglers |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Behind The Gardens - Behind The Wall - Under The Tree... by Andreas Vollenweider |
| Down 1 from 24th to 25th Procession by Bernard Xolotl With Daniel Kobialka |
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