Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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imacgill 
- Chart updated: 04/13/2025 19:15
- (Created: 03/14/2023 02:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,974
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
449
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
761
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,127
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,816
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
915
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,074
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,512
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
849
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,068
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cars | 1 | 1% | |
| Tom Verlaine | 1 | 1% | |
| This Heat | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| Gang Of Four | 1 | 1% | |
| Jon & Vangelis | 1 | 1% | |
| The Sound | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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