Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1981 were Rush, Kraftwerk, King Crimson, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Electric Light Orchestra, The Cure, The Human League, Black Flag and This Heat.

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Jive Talking

Jon Eberson Group

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1981

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2 charts

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992.

Con Funk Shun 7

Con Funk Shun

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1981

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Bensonhurst Blues

Oscar Benton

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1981

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Dub Landing

Scientist

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1981

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4 charts

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995.

She Is My Woman

Murphy Williams

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1981

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1 chart

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Premiers Pas...
Compilation

Bernard Lavilliers

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1981

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The World's Insane

Vardis

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1981

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6 charts

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996.

A Tribute: Tubbs

The Tubby Hayes Quintet

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1981

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Heróis Do Mar

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1981

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Night Fades Away

Nils Lofgren

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1981

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Simple Minds	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	315	32%
	272	27%
	62	6%
	40	4%
	35	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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