Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 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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More Gregory

Gregory Isaacs

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

149

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142.

The Completion Backwards Principle

The Tubes

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

147

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143.

The Innocent Age

Dan Fogelberg

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

144

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144.

Renegade

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

144

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Minor Threat (EP)

Minor Threat

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

144

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146.

Pleasure

Girls At Our Best!

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

142

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147.

Earthshaker

Y&T

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

137

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148.

Block To Block

De Press

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

136

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149.

Difficult To Cure

Rainbow

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

132

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Chariots Of Fire
Soundtrack

Vangelis

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

48 charts

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132

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
喜多郎 [Kitarō]	3	0%
Simple Minds	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	315	32%
	277	28%
	61	6%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	937	94%
Yes	63	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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