Top 17 Music Albums of 1981
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
215
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
812
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
207
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,419
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,507
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,885
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
81
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
589
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,710
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Top 17 Music Albums of 1981 composition

Artist Albums %


The Stranglers 2 12%
Frank Zappa 2 12%
Devo 1 6%
Grace Jones 1 6%
Electric Light Orchestra 1 6%
Toni Basil 1 6%
Kraftwerk 1 6%
Show all
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 9 53%
United States 4 24%
Jamaica 1 6%
Mixed Nationality 1 6%
Germany 1 6%
Sweden 1 6%
Live? Albums %
No 16 94%
Yes 1 6%

Top 17 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 3 from 16th to 13th
Architecture & Morality
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 2 from 12th to 14th
Dance
by Gary Numan
Faller Down 2 from 13th to 15th
Nightclubbing
by Grace Jones
Faller Down 2 from 14th to 16th
Word Of Mouth
by Toni Basil
New entries
New entry Discipline
by King Crimson

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