Top 100 Music Albums of 1981
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Favorite songs of the year:
• Ceremony (single) - New Order
• Computer Liebe - Kraftwerk
• Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
• Frame by Frame - King Crimson
• The Funeral Party - The Cure
• Golden Brown - The Stranglers
• Into the Light - Siouxsie and The Banshees
• Keep It Dark - Genesis
• Limelight - Rush
• Youth of America - Wipers
- Chart updated: 09/03/2026 19:45
- (Created: 11/09/2025 16:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
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1981
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Rank Score:
8,643
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,201
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,058
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,364
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2026]
[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,120
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,023
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2026]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Fall | 2 | 2% | |
| Yellow Magic Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Rush | 2 | 2% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 2% | |
| Japan | 2 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 1% | |
| Grace Jones | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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