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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 34,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Album

Artist

Moving Pictures

Rush

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	713 charts
Rank in 1981:	1	Rank Score:	16,902
Rank in 1980s	19	Overall Rank:	154
Average Rating: 82/100 (917 votes)
Comments: 64 comments

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Discipline

King Crimson

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	259 charts
Rank in 1981:	2	Rank Score:	3,883
Rank in 1980s	94	Overall Rank:	635
Average Rating: 80/100 (353 votes)
Comments: 13 comments

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My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno & David Byrne

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	268 charts
Rank in 1981:	3	Rank Score:	3,737
Rank in 1980s	99	Overall Rank:	659
Average Rating: 78/100 (282 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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Computerwelt [Computer World]

Kraftwerk

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	279 charts
Rank in 1981:	4	Rank Score:	3,715
Rank in 1980s	100	Overall Rank:	664
Average Rating: 80/100 (343 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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Damaged

Black Flag

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	261 charts
Rank in 1981:	5	Rank Score:	3,712
Rank in 1980s	101	Overall Rank:	666
Average Rating: 76/100 (358 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	216 charts
Rank in 1981:	6	Rank Score:	3,265
Rank in 1980s	117	Overall Rank:	742
Average Rating: 78/100 (245 votes)
Comments: 16 comments

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Faith

The Cure

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	259 charts
Rank in 1981:	7	Rank Score:	3,216
Rank in 1980s	120	Overall Rank:	756
Average Rating: 77/100 (381 votes)
Comments: 15 comments

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Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	178 charts
Rank in 1981:	8	Rank Score:	3,109
Rank in 1980s	123	Overall Rank:	776
Average Rating: 74/100 (240 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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Ghost In The Machine

The Police

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	278 charts
Rank in 1981:	9	Rank Score:	2,839
Rank in 1980s	130	Overall Rank:	853
Average Rating: 75/100 (368 votes)
Comments: 24 comments

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10.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	190 charts
Rank in 1981:	10	Rank Score:	2,737
Rank in 1980s	133	Overall Rank:	876
Average Rating: 79/100 (208 votes)
Comments: 9 comments

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Kitaro	4	0%
Whitehouse	3	0%
Diana Ross	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	324	32%
	271	27%
	61	6%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	30	3%
	26	3%
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