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Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 36,000 greatest album charts.

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1981 year summaryThe best artists of 1981 were Rush, Kraftwerk, King Crimson, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Black Flag, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Cure, Electric Light Orchestra, The Police and The Human League.

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Album

Artist

Moving Pictures

Rush

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	729 charts
Rank in 1981:	1	Rank Score:	17,341
Rank in 1980s	19	Overall Rank:	153
Average Rating: 82/100 (937 votes)
Comments: 65 comments

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Computerwelt [Computer World]

Kraftwerk

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	303 charts
Rank in 1981:	2	Rank Score:	4,030
Rank in 1980s	94	Overall Rank:	634
Average Rating: 81/100 (356 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Discipline

King Crimson

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	270 charts
Rank in 1981:	3	Rank Score:	3,981
Rank in 1980s	95	Overall Rank:	638
Average Rating: 80/100 (364 votes)
Comments: 14 comments

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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno & David Byrne

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	271 charts
Rank in 1981:	4	Rank Score:	3,863
Rank in 1980s	97	Overall Rank:	652
Average Rating: 78/100 (294 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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Damaged

Black Flag

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	261 charts
Rank in 1981:	5	Rank Score:	3,662
Rank in 1980s	104	Overall Rank:	686
Average Rating: 76/100 (362 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	228 charts
Rank in 1981:	6	Rank Score:	3,334
Rank in 1980s	117	Overall Rank:	746
Average Rating: 79/100 (251 votes)
Comments: 17 comments

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Faith

The Cure

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	261 charts
Rank in 1981:	7	Rank Score:	3,216
Rank in 1980s	121	Overall Rank:	769
Average Rating: 77/100 (394 votes)
Comments: 15 comments

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Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	181 charts
Rank in 1981:	8	Rank Score:	3,098
Rank in 1980s	124	Overall Rank:	796
Average Rating: 74/100 (249 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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Ghost In The Machine

The Police

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	288 charts
Rank in 1981:	9	Rank Score:	2,877
Rank in 1980s	130	Overall Rank:	862
Average Rating: 75/100 (376 votes)
Comments: 24 comments

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Dare

The Human League

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	248 charts
Rank in 1981:	10	Rank Score:	2,807
Rank in 1980s	133	Overall Rank:	875
Average Rating: 74/100 (310 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Kitaro	4	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Diana Ross	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	320	32%
	274	27%
	67	7%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
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