Top 20 Music Albums of 1981
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
• Ceremony (single) - New Order
• Golden Brown - The Stranglers
• Into the Light - Siouxsie and The Banshees
• Keep It Dark - Genesis
• Limelight - Rush
- Chart updated: 31 hours ago
- (Created: 11/09/2025 16:17).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kraftwerk | 1 | 5% | |
| The Durutti Column | 1 | 5% | |
| Wipers | 1 | 5% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 5% | |
| The Sound | 1 | 5% | |
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