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 .)

41.

Solid Gold 

 Gang Of Four

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

423

Rank in 1981:

61

Rank in 1980s:

535

Overall Rank:

3,468

Average Rating:

 77 (133 votes)

Comments:

5

42.

Diary Of A Madman 

 Ozzy Osbourne

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

893

Rank in 1981:

24

Rank in 1980s:

291

Overall Rank:

1,873

Average Rating:

 77 (261 votes)

Comments:

12

43.

Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires 

 Scientist

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

516

Rank in 1981:

52

Rank in 1980s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,936

Average Rating:

 77 (55 votes)

Comments:

2

44.

...And Don't The Kids Just Love It 

 Television Personalities

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

708

Rank in 1981:

34

Rank in 1980s:

344

Overall Rank:

2,275

Average Rating:

 77 (142 votes)

Comments:

7

45.

Songs Of Pain 

 Daniel Johnston

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1981:

105

Rank in 1980s:

884

Overall Rank:

5,997

Average Rating:

 77 (57 votes)

Comments:

2

46.

The Simon And Garfunkel Collection: 17 Of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings 
Compilation

 Simon & Garfunkel

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

8

Rank in 1981:

716

Rank in 1980s:

6,827

Overall Rank:

58,351

Average Rating:

 77 (15 votes)

Comments:

0

47.

Slates 

 The Fall

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

361

Rank in 1981:

73

Rank in 1980s:

599

Overall Rank:

3,977

Average Rating:

 77 (70 votes)

Comments:

1

48.

Alles Ist Gut 

 D.A.F.

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

200

Rank in 1981:

115

Rank in 1980s:

944

Overall Rank:

6,462

Average Rating:

 77 (45 votes)

Comments:

4

49.

Sumaj Llajta 

 Luzmila Carpio

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

145

Rank in 1981:

140

Rank in 1980s:

1,241

Overall Rank:

8,443

Average Rating:

 77 (11 votes)

Comments:

0

50.

Mask 

 Bauhaus

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

448

Rank in 1981:

60

Rank in 1980s:

508

Overall Rank:

3,290

Average Rating:

 77 (150 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).