Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 by 
guzguzgarbit 
As with all my year charts, I'm far from having enough albums to create a real chart, so these are just the albums I've listened to, ranked.
- Chart updated: 06/16/2019 18:15
- (Created: 03/09/2019 09:40).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
835
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,466
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,722
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[First added to this chart: 04/19/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,944
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[First added to this chart: 06/16/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
916
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Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Mass | 1 | 4% | |
| ABBA | 1 | 4% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 1 | 4% | |
| Journey | 1 | 4% | |
| Rush | 1 | 4% | |
| New Order | 1 | 4% | |
| Jean-Jacques Goldman | 1 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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9 | 39% | |
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5 | 22% | |
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2 | 9% | |
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2 | 9% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 5th to 9th The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band by The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band |
| Down 3 from 7th to 10th Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell |
| Down 3 from 8th to 11th Nightclubbing by Grace Jones |
| New entries |
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 Démodéby Jean-Jacques Goldman |
| Glide by Peter Davison |
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