Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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year in music ranking: #TBA of 63
- Chart updated: 11/14/2025 04:45
- (Created: 10/21/2020 02:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,054
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
838
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,063
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,754
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Moving Pictures | 1 | 1% | |
| J.J. Cale | 1 | 1% | |
| Duran Duran | 1 | 1% | |
| John Martyn | 1 | 1% | |
| Johnny Blackburn & Mary Lauren | 1 | 1% | |
| Marianne Faithfull | 1 | 1% | |
| Simple Minds | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 32% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 11th to 9thGhost In The Machine by The Police |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7thOf Skins And Heart by The Church |
| Up 1 from 7th to 6thFaith by The Cure |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 5th to 8thChemistry by Mondo Rock |
| Down 2 from 1st to 3rdDare by The Human League |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thNightclubbing by Grace Jones |
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