Top 13 Music Albums of 1981
by pinkfreud1981 
- 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:
1,890
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,002
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,163
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,823
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Top 13 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Dün | 1 | 8% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 8% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 8% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 8% | |
| Serú Girán | 1 | 8% | |
| Can | 1 | 8% | |
| This Heat | 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 |
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 Up 2 from 6th to 4thAlturas De Machu Picchu by Los Jaivas |
| Up 2 from 3rd to 1st Deceit by This Heat |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 2nd to 6th Eros by Dün |
| Down 3 from 4th to 7th Discipline by King Crimson |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8th My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| New entries |
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 Jujuby Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| The Ascension by Glenn Branca |
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