Top 15 Music Albums of 1981
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- Chart updated: 02/10/2025 12:45
- (Created: 01/16/2024 22:55).
- Chart size: 15 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,066
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,882
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[First added to this chart: 03/08/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,409
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,042
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,846
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,501
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,970
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,867
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Total albums: 15. Page 1 of 2
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Top 15 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 1 | 7% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 7% | |
| Rush | 1 | 7% | |
| The Human League | 1 | 7% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 7% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 7% | |
| The Sound | 1 | 7% | |
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Top 15 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Deceit by This Heat |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Fire Of Love by The Gun Club |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| New entries |
|---|
| In Silence by Fra Lippo Lippi |
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