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: 5 hours ago).
"Current rap and pop stars can try to brag about how hard they are, but this man not only lived "the life" but bragged about it every moment he could. Pretty much the only things on Rick James' mind are where he's getting his next drink, his next line, and his next girl. He can afford to do this b..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Full on 80s reverb guitar project. Gets a bit repetative after a while, but it's a good sound." Reply
"Sharply written post-punk album about sex and the role of gender." Reply
"The sessions could have been album takes and the live recordings are powerful and exciting. Essential Joy Division material. And yes, that is a Sister Ray cover (!)" Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I gave all Styx albums are real beating back in the 80s. This one is no exception. However I have to say although it was their most successful in terms of chart position, I do not rate this album as highly as their predecessor. Side One is pretty solid, but I find the first couple of tracks on Si..." [+] Reply
"after the collaboration with phil spector didn't bring the hoped-for success, the ramones were received the next strange relationship to producer graham gouldman. out came a record with as many pop-punk-songs as "end of the century" already had. if you listen very carefully, you can detect a slig..." [+] Reply
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timtooky | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Jon Hassell cleverly combines his electronic processing of sound with tribal/environmental recordings, giving this album a real sense of strangeness and wonder. Beware! The opening track will make you think your speakers are f*cked. I used to play this album all the time when I was younger and my..." [+] Reply
"This album shows the best how music can describe emotions and believe me, this album is full of them." Reply
"Not only best album of the year, but one of the best albums of the decade and of latin american music. Listening to this, the amazing music and emotional lyrics from poems by Pablo Neruda is breathtaking. You actually feel on top o Machu Picchu. Trascendental experience and really worth checking." Reply
"Recorded live at The Warfield Theatre, December 1980. Three Tenor of the Guitarists!" Reply
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Best Albums of 1981 composition
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| Various Artists | 15 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 0% | |
| 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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316 | 32% | |
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271 | 27% | |
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62 | 6% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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35 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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