Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 by paladisiac

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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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777
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,335
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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206
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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570
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[First added to this chart: 10/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
702
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
423
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
456
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
318
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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206
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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360
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Country Albums %


United States 47 47%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Australia 6 6%
Canada 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Ireland 2 2%
Germany 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

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From 03/26/2014 23:44
I´m afraid 1981 was a poor year.
I´m not impressed by your Chart, but honestely I´m not satisfied with my own Chart - maybe it simply was a bad year.
I think the best and most intense albums of 81 are missing in your list:
Tuxedomoon: Desire; Lounge Lizards, Kevin Coyne: Pointing the Fingers.
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