Top 23 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: 11/12/2025 01:15
- (Created: 10/02/2020 21:56).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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90.00* Massively underrated. Every song great earworm and catchy. Great follow up to 'Back in Black'. It gave me a bit of faith in Brian. Then it turned a bit shit and was all downhill after this. No weak tracks on this at all. Worthy to have in a collection 03/25
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87.50 Rediscovered this after 30 years lost. Raw hard pub rock. If the production was better this would be an ultimate classic. Every song a gem.
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1981 composition
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| Saxon | 1 | 4% | |
| Ted Nugent | 1 | 4% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 4% | |
| Queen | 1 | 4% | |
| Girlschool | 1 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 4% | |
| Ramones | 1 | 4% | |
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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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