Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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475/8= 59.38 [First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,127
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Total albums: 1. Page 1 of 1

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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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