Top 22 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 12/24/2025 19:45
- (Created: 02/21/2023 16:35).
- Chart size: 22 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,910
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,847
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,329
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,016
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,550
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2023]
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Total albums: 22. Page 1 of 3
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Top 22 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bauhaus | 1 | 5% | |
| Adolescents | 1 | 5% | |
| Lizzy Mercier Descloux | 1 | 5% | |
| Au Pairs | 1 | 5% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 5% | |
| Wipers | 1 | 5% | |
| This Heat | 1 | 5% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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8 | 36% | |
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8 | 36% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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1 | 5% | |
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Top 22 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 11th to 12thPlaying With A Different Sex by Au Pairs |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thYouth Of America by Wipers |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thComputerwelt by Kraftwerk |
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