Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 by mrmcrook 
Fucking great year. Usually the last few albums in a year list are duds. Not this year. All top notch. Hard to put in a definitive order. Compilations, greatest hits etc ranked after studio albums. Only fair in a year list.
My top 10 favorite songs from 1981
1. Def Leppard - Let it Go
2. Def Leppard - You got me Runnin'
3. Black Sabbath - Falling off the Edge of the World
4. Grace Jones - Walking in the Rain
5. Rose Tattoo - Magnum Maid
6. Saxon - Princess of the Night
7. Dead Kennedys - Hyperactive Child
8. Def Leppard - No No No
9. Split Enz - One Step Ahead
10. AC/DC - Any song from the album. They're all great
- Chart updated: 03/04/2025 23:45
- (Created: 10/02/2020 21:56).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 5% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 5% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 5% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 5% | |
| Cheech & Chong | 1 | 5% | |
| Girlschool | 1 | 5% | |
| Whitesnake | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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 Up 3 from 6th to 3rdFor Those About To Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Mob Rules by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5th Waiata by Split Enz |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6th Nightclubbing by Grace Jones |
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| 100/100 | 07/09/2021 20:13 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
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Repo 03/16/2024 23:08
Rose Tattoo are sooo underrated and glad you have it ahead of For Those About To.... I actually like Flick of The Switch better than it.
Great call! High N' Dry is easily my fave too but man do I have a soft spot for Pyromania.
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