Top 41 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 07/12/2025 00:15
- (Created: 05/19/2019 22:49).
- Chart size: 41 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,064
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,692
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,878
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,816
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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,714
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[First added to this chart: 06/21/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
841
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
808
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Total albums: 41. Page 1 of 5
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Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 5% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 1 | 2% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 2% | |
| Rush | 1 | 2% | |
| Tom Tom Club | 1 | 2% | |
| Quincy Jones | 1 | 2% | |
| Van Halen | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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17 | 41% | |
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14 | 34% | |
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3 | 7% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rd Red by Black Uhuru |
| Down 1 from 33rd to 34th For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC |
| Down 1 from 34th to 35th Give The People What They Want by The Kinks |
| New entries |
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| Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
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