Top 50 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 06/11/2025 14:45
- (Created: 09/19/2012 04:08).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kraftwerk | 1 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 2% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 1 | 2% | |
| Rickie Lee Jones | 1 | 2% | |
| X (US) | 1 | 2% | |
| Merle Haggard | 1 | 2% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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23 | 46% | |
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18 | 36% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Diary Of A Madman by Ozzy Osbourne |
| Down 1 from 23rd to 24th Ghost In The Machine by The Police |
| Down 1 from 24th to 25th Beauty And The Beat by Go-Go's |
| New entries |
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| The Great Pretender by Lester Bowie |
| Leavers |
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| Shake It Up by The Cars |
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