Top-rated albums of 1981

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1981 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

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Magic Murder And The Weather 

 Magazine

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

21

Rank in 1981:

466

Rank in 1980s:

4,405

Overall Rank:

34,785

Average Rating:

 70 (21 votes)

Comments:

0

322.

Working Class Dog 

 Rick Springfield

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1981:

360

Rank in 1980s:

3,338

Overall Rank:

25,536

Average Rating:

 70 (24 votes)

Comments:

1

323.

Abacab 

 Genesis

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

775

Rank in 1981:

32

Rank in 1980s:

325

Overall Rank:

2,123

Average Rating:

 70 (304 votes)

Comments:

15

324.

Prince Charming 

 Adam And The Ants

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

172

Rank in 1981:

128

Rank in 1980s:

1,088

Overall Rank:

7,302

Average Rating:

 70 (78 votes)

Comments:

4

325.

Gonna Ball 

 Stray Cats

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

4

Rank in 1981:

897

Rank in 1980s:

9,040

Overall Rank:

80,738

Average Rating:

 70 (11 votes)

Comments:

0

326.

Greatest Hits, Volume II 
Compilation

 Chicago

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

31

Rank in 1981:

387

Rank in 1980s:

3,600

Overall Rank:

27,726

Average Rating:

 70 (13 votes)

Comments:

0

327.

Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar Some More 
Live

 Frank Zappa

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

18

Rank in 1981:

521

Rank in 1980s:

4,798

Overall Rank:

38,556

Average Rating:

 70 (13 votes)

Comments:

0

328.

Speak & Spell 

 Depeche Mode

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

449

Rank in 1981:

59

Rank in 1980s:

507

Overall Rank:

3,283

Average Rating:

 70 (210 votes)

Comments:

14

329.

Place Without A Postcard 

 Midnight Oil

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

189

Rank in 1981:

123

Rank in 1980s:

1,005

Overall Rank:

6,782

Average Rating:

 70 (45 votes)

Comments:

3

330.

Fire Down Under 

 Riot

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

90

Rank in 1981:

187

Rank in 1980s:

1,773

Overall Rank:

12,752

Average Rating:

 70 (43 votes)

Comments:

4

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).