Best Albums of 1981
Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
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"Listening to this album is probably the most fun I've ever had." Reply
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joannajewsom | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The most controversial song on the album and D.A.F.'s breakthrough hit is Der Mussolini and yep, you guessed it, the song is about Benito Mussolini. and it is histerical. It's the most original song ever, Rather than a political song about what an evil person Mussolini was, it has nothing to poli..." [+] Reply
"Probably his best record. If you like this check out the soundtrack to "Across 110th Street"." Reply
"The 1st MO album I ever heard the 1st one I loved .Even today its great. Some classic MO tracks here: ' Don't Wanna Be The One ' , 'Armistice Day' and the GREAT 'Lucky Country' . This album is superb ." Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I was working in a record store when this first came out. It was brought home along with probably a dozen other lp's and somehow forgotten. To my surprise I found this hidden gem 2 weeks ago and WOW what a rocker. His guitar tone on this album is just great. Although not Mr. Youngs best, it shoul..." [+] Reply
"I've been to a bunch of P-Funk shows and I've been listening to their albums and studying the album covers for many, many years. This is my favorite P-Funk album. Come for the Sly Stone cameo, stay for the funk that just keeps cooking, start to finish. "Hey mon, I'd just rather go dancing than to..." [+] Reply
"I love the cover artwork. I love the jangly guitars. I love Postcard Records." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Eurythmics debut was not released in the U.S. early in their career. This is an excellent post punk album which has a dreamy and psychedelic feel but with an edge to it. I think this would surprise a lot of people and this certainly deserves to be discovered." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1981 composition
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| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 0% | |
| Gary Numan | 3 | 0% | |
| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Scientist | 3 | 0% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 3 | 0% | |
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315 | 32% | |
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271 | 27% | |
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62 | 6% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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