Top 30 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 10/29/2025 16:45
- (Created: 03/14/2023 12:45).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,405
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,056
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,714
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,305
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,074
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
914
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
840
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
627
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
587
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 08/29/2024]
Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Elvis Presley | 3 | 10% | |
| Adam And The Ants | 1 | 3% | |
| The Human League | 1 | 3% | |
| Meat Loaf | 1 | 3% | |
| Albert Hammond | 1 | 3% | |
| The Police | 1 | 3% | |
| Jim Steinman | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 20th to 21st Cover Plus by Hazel O'Connor |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Evangeline by Emmylou Harris |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Guitar Man by Elvis Presley |
| New entries |
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| Say No More by Badfinger |
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