The Best Albums of 1981
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
802
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
631
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
792
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Buy album
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Buy album
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,737
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,060
Rank in 1981:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
657
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Total albums: 57. Page 1 of 6
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The Best Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly | 1 | 2% | |
| Black Uhuru | 1 | 2% | |
| Quincy Jones | 1 | 2% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 2% | |
| Styx | 1 | 2% | |
| Modern English | 1 | 2% | |
| Bobby Womack | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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25 | 44% | |
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20 | 35% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Other 1981 year charts
A total of 13 charts from recognised sources are available for 1981, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 412 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME Albums Of The Year 1981 | New Music Express | 1981 year chart | 1981 | |
| Jaarlijst Oor 1981 | OOR | 1981 year chart | 1981 |  |
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1981 | Village Voice | 1981 year chart | 1981 | |
Other charts by uDiscoverMusic
A total of 31 charts from uDiscoverMusic are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Albums of 1999 | uDiscoverMusic | 1999 year chart | 2024 | |
| The Best Albums of 1998 | uDiscoverMusic | 1998 year chart | 2023 | |
| The Best Albums of 1997 | uDiscoverMusic | 1997 year chart | 2021 | |
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