Best Albums of 1981
Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 30 minutes ago).
"Not quite the Kinks' most consistent album, but it has no shortage of outstanding cuts. There were minor hits in 'Destrooyer,' 'Around the Dial' and the title cut, but also look for great deep cuts in 'Add it Up,' 'Back to Front,' and the wonderful closer 'Better Things.'" Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album is a masterpiece ??? Other album of 1981st also is a masterpiece ?? These 2 albums must be listen" Reply
"After the classic "Genius of Love", the rest of the album quickly loses steam." Reply
"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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"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
"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
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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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"Ok. I’ll just blurt it out right from the start. Street cred be damned… Rush is one of greatest live experiences in rock history! Rush injected fun and wonderment into the often ponderous and pretentious prog rock genre. Like an adolescent with ADHD, they sounded excited by everything - mythology..." [+] Reply
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Best Albums of 1981 composition
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| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| 喜多郎 [Kitarō] | 3 | 0% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 0% | |
| Gary Numan | 3 | 0% | |
| Scientist | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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314 | 31% | |
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270 | 27% | |
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61 | 6% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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