Top 23 Music Albums of 1981
by xhitmanx 
- Chart updated: 07/09/2025 02:15
- (Created: 06/27/2019 17:24).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,997
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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
483
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,033
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,164
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
634
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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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| AC/DC | 1 | 4% | |
| Mission Of Burma | 1 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 4% | |
| D.O.A. | 1 | 4% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 4% | |
| Glenn Branca | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 9 from 18th to 9thIn God We Trust, Inc by Dead Kennedys |
| Up 5 from 12th to 7th Dance With Me by T.S.O.L. |
| Up 2 from 6th to 4th Adolescents by Adolescents |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 2nd to 6th Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 2 from 3rd to 5th No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith by Motörhead |
| Down 2 from 8th to 10th For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC |
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