Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 07/24/2026 12:15
- (Created: 04/22/2012 11:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,080
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,030
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,639
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
[First added to this chart: 12/08/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,713
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2012]
[First added to this chart: 05/30/2012]
[First added to this chart: 11/29/2012]
[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,078
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Tactics | 2 | 2% | |
| Wall Of Voodoo | 1 | 1% | |
| The Metronomes | 1 | 1% | |
| Various Artists | 1 | 1% | |
| New Order | 1 | 1% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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38 | 38% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
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Up 33 from 57th to 24th |
Up 29 from 67th to 38th |
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Down 6 from 53rd to 59th |
Down 6 from 54th to 60th |
Down 6 from 55th to 61st |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/14/2021 09:13 |  Purplepash | 1,829 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2021 01:49 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2020 18:34 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2017 01:45 |  sssvnnn | 2,874 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2014 16:02 | martintho | 156 | 74/100 |
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Moondance 09/28/2021 01:51 | #274302
Nice to see the recognition for Aussie artists. I thought Matt Finish - Short Note deserved a higher chart position. Cheers, Moondance
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