Top 45 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 09/06/2025 17:45
- (Created: 06/13/2020 03:23).
- Chart size: 45 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,056
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,815
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,714
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,877
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,074
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,208
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,125
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,971
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[First added to this chart: 01/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,724
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
587
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Total albums: 45. Page 1 of 5
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Men At Work | 1 | 2% | |
| Tom Tom Club | 1 | 2% | |
| Television Personalities | 1 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 2% | |
| Gang Of Four | 1 | 2% | |
| Soft Cell | 1 | 2% | |
| Glenn Branca | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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24 | 53% | |
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14 | 31% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 45 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 40th to 33rd Sleep No More by The Comsat Angels |
| Up 2 from 34th to 32nd Playing With A Different Sex by Au Pairs |
| Up 2 from 19th to 17th From The Lion's Mouth by The Sound |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 32nd to 35th Controversy by Prince |
| Down 2 from 38th to 40th LC by The Durutti Column |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Escape by Journey |
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