Top 54 Music Albums of 1981
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EPs not on BEA: The Walker Brothers - Shutout EP (#13), Minor Threat - In My Eyes (#31)
- Chart updated: 09/28/2025 23:15
- (Created: 02/28/2024 03:19).
- Chart size: 54 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,208
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,821
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,488
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,877
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,971
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,542
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,868
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,067
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
590
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,405
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Total albums: 54. Page 1 of 6
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Top 54 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Glenn Branca | 1 | 2% | |
| Devo | 1 | 2% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 2% | |
| U2 | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 2% | |
| This Heat | 1 | 2% | |
| Pretenders | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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27 | 50% | |
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17 | 31% | |
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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 54 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Movement by New Order |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th New Traditionalists by Devo |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th Pretenders II by Pretenders |
| New entries |
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| Duran Duran by Duran Duran |
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