Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 03/19/2026 11:45
- (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:
2,114
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,018
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,630
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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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1,779
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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]
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1981
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1,088
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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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| Tactics | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Sunnyboys | 1 | 1% | |
| Danse Macabre | 1 | 1% | |
| The Psychedelic Furs | 1 | 1% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 1 | 1% | |
| G.B.H. | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 39% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 28 from 45th to 17thOf Skins And Heart by The Church |
| Up 19 from 100th to 81stRed Mecca by Cabaret Voltaire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 16 from 18th to 34thDeceit by This Heat |
| Down 6 from 89th to 95thProphecy by Cyrille Verdeaux & Bernard Xolotl |
| Down 6 from 90th to 96thFreigeweht by Rainer Brüninghaus |
| New entries |
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| Sirocco by Australian Crawl |
| Very Special by Debra Laws |
| Thirst by Clock DVA |
| Blood On The Moon by Chrome |
| Every Home Should Have One by Patti Austin |
| Leavers |
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| Diminished Responsibility by U.K. Subs |
| Silence And Timing by Patrick Burke |
| Lustmørd by Lustmørd |
| Prayers On Fire by The Birthday Party |
| The Gospel According To The Meninblack by The Stranglers |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/14/2021 09:13 |  Purplepash | 1,740 | 88/100 | |
| 09/28/2021 01:49 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 | |
| 05/12/2020 18:34 | DJENNY | 4,337 | 100/100 | |
| 03/08/2017 01:45 |  sssvnnn | 2,877 | 83/100 | |
| 02/20/2014 16:02 | martintho | 156 | 74/100 |
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From 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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