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: 6 hours ago).
"Very good listen. Synth pop in the same vein as Kraftwerk, but I think I like this more. A few more listens and it may find its way onto my chart." Reply
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Charade | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"In this crazy world of contradictions and lies, every now and then I listen to this album and find a certain tranquility and pleasure. my favorite songs are Beside, the friends of mr cairo and outside of this." Reply
"After the classic "Genius of Love", the rest of the album quickly loses steam." Reply
"Almost blue, is Elvis Costello's country covers album. It certainly fun to listen to, but it doesn't sound very authentic. It sounds like what it is, a bunch of English guys playing American country songs. Best of the bunch is, good year for the roses, a top ten U.K. hit in 1981. Other standouts ..." [+] Reply
"One of the most aptly named albums of all time. Spaced out, swampy jungle rock that features some shredding on the guitar by Poison Ivy." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Lovely album, especially, telephone and rubber band(I first heard it in the Australian movie, Malcolm), help to make this a beautifully unique album. Great stuff." Reply
"Incredibly as a big Nick Cave fan since 1988, this is the first time I have listened to it. I was surprised with the music, I was expecting it to just be searing punk but it was a lot more interesting than that. Sounds quite improvisational with all sorts of genres and styles. Cave's vocal perfor..." [+] Reply
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drstuey | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1981
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247
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"Philly soul went a bit hip-hop on "i can't go for that (no can do)" (often sampled by rap artists), but the mostly continue the poppier sound fostered on "voices"." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 10 of 100
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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
