Top 13 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 09/06/2025 14:45
- (Created: 01/16/2023 19:40).
- Chart size: 13 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,861
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,960
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,862
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Buy album
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,542
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,280
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,753
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Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,472
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2
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Top 13 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 8% | |
| Rush | 1 | 8% | |
| Los Jaivas | 1 | 8% | |
| Glenn Branca | 1 | 8% | |
| Dün | 1 | 8% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 8% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4 | 31% | |
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2 | 15% | |
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2 | 15% | |
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1 | 8% | |
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1 | 8% | |
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1 | 8% | |
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1 | 8% | |
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Top 13 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 6th to 4thAlturas De Machu Picchu by Los Jaivas |
| Up 2 from 3rd to 1stDeceit by This Heat |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 2nd to 6thEros by Dün |
| Down 3 from 4th to 7thDiscipline by King Crimson |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8thMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| New entries |
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| Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| The Ascension by Glenn Branca |
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