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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1981 year 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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Sanfona

Egberto Gismonti

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1981

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4 charts

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Querer Es Poder

Grupo Niche

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1981

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3 charts

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613.

Material

Moebius & Plank

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1981

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5 charts

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Blumen Und Narzissen

Die Doraus Und Die Marinas

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1981

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9 charts

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Pearls
Compilation

Elkie Brooks

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1981

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5 charts

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Night Attack

The Angels (AU)

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1981

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5 charts

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Tonwelle

Richard Wahnfried

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1981

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7 charts

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The Last Call...

Anti-Pasti

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1981

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8 charts

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Provisionally Entitled The Singing Fish

Colin Newman

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1981

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9 charts

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Sings Jacques Brel
Compilation

Scott Walker

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1981

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5 charts

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	1%
Frank Zappa	5	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
喜多郎 [Kitarō]	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	314	31%
	273	27%
	62	6%
	40	4%
	35	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	9	1%

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