Top 54 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 08/24/2025 02:45
- (Created: 06/13/2012 08:17).
- Chart size: 54 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
666
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
256
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Total albums: 54. Page 1 of 6
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Top 54 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 4% | |
| The Stranglers | 2 | 4% | |
| Devo | 1 | 2% | |
| Joan Armatrading | 1 | 2% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 2% | |
| Finn Kalvik | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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24 | 44% | |
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11 | 20% | |
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9 | 17% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 54 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 6th to 5thTrust by Elvis Costello And The Attractions |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 5th to 6thNatt Og Dag by Finn Kalvik |
| Down 1 from 34th to 35thDare by The Human League |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36thDeceit by This Heat |
| New entries |
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| Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones |
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