Best Albums of 1981

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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Loud Radio 

 T-Slam

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

591

Rank in 1980s:

5,529

Overall Rank:

46,459

Average Rating:

 70 (3 votes)

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Bastogne 

 Red Zebra

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

592

Rank in 1980s:

5,542

Overall Rank:

46,616

Average Rating:

 73 (1 vote)

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Escape From New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 
Soundtrack

 John Carpenter

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

593

Rank in 1980s:

5,546

Overall Rank:

46,645

Average Rating:

 74 (11 votes)

Comments:

1

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Document And Eyewitness 
Live

 Wire

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

594

Rank in 1980s:

5,548

Overall Rank:

46,652

Average Rating:

 69 (8 votes)

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595.

Street Priest 

 Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

595

Rank in 1980s:

5,566

Overall Rank:

46,851

Average Rating:

 73 (1 vote)

Comments:

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Symphony For A Genocide 

 Maurizio Bianchi

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

596

Rank in 1980s:

5,572

Overall Rank:

46,906

Average Rating:

 67 (5 votes)

Comments:

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597.

Captured 
Live

 Journey

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

597

Rank in 1980s:

5,576

Overall Rank:

46,942

Average Rating:

 64 (20 votes)

Comments:

1

598.

Short Back 'N' Sides 

 Ian Hunter

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

598

Rank in 1980s:

5,580

Overall Rank:

46,979

Average Rating:

 68 (6 votes)

Comments:

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599.

彗星 [Partitas] 

 阿部薫 [Kaoru Abe]

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

599

Rank in 1980s:

5,581

Overall Rank:

47,002

Average Rating:

 73 (1 vote)

Comments:

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600.

Phew 

 Phew

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 1981:

600

Rank in 1980s:

5,588

Overall Rank:

47,067

Average Rating:

 74 (7 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	17	2%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Scientist	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
喜多郎 [Kitarō]	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	316	32%
	272	27%
	62	6%
	42	4%
	35	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	10	1%