Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 by 
videoheadcleaner 
- Chart updated: 08/02/2025 11:45
- (Created: 04/22/2012 11:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Tactics | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| The Stranglers | 2 | 2% | |
| Models | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 1% | |
| Jean Michel Jarre | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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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 29 from 77th to 48thMark Of The Mole by The Residents |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 48th to 49th Swingshift by Cold Chisel |
| Down 1 from 49th to 50th Between The Lines by Danse Macabre |
| Down 1 from 50th to 51st Successive Reflexes by Liquid Liquid |
| New entries |
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 Little Heroesby Little Heroes |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 11/14/2021 09:13 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
| 85/100 | 09/28/2021 01:49 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 05/12/2020 18:34 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
| 80/100 | 03/08/2017 01:45 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/20/2014 16:02 | martintho | | 74/100 |
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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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