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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 28,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Album

Artist

Moving Pictures

Rush

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	572 charts
Rank in 1981:	1	Rank Score:	14,985
Rank in 1980s	19	Overall Rank:	151
Average Rating: 82/100 (799 votes)
Comments: 54 comments

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Discipline

King Crimson

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	200 charts
Rank in 1981:	2	Rank Score:	3,431
Rank in 1980s	91	Overall Rank:	631
Average Rating: 79/100 (279 votes)
Comments: 11 comments

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Damaged

Black Flag

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	211 charts
Rank in 1981:	3	Rank Score:	3,401
Rank in 1980s	93	Overall Rank:	634
Average Rating: 76/100 (303 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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Computer World

Kraftwerk

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	219 charts
Rank in 1981:	4	Rank Score:	3,214
Rank in 1980s	103	Overall Rank:	671
Average Rating: 79/100 (281 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:	213 charts
Rank in 1981:	5	Rank Score:	3,142
Rank in 1980s	106	Overall Rank:	682
Average Rating: 77/100 (230 votes)
Comments: 18 comments

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Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	172 charts
Rank in 1981:	6	Rank Score:	2,967
Rank in 1980s	114	Overall Rank:	724
Average Rating: 78/100 (195 votes)
Comments: 9 comments

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Faith

The Cure

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	199 charts
Rank in 1981:	7	Rank Score:	2,772
Rank in 1980s	121	Overall Rank:	760
Average Rating: 76/100 (313 votes)
Comments: 13 comments

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Ghost In The Machine

The Police

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	248 charts
Rank in 1981:	8	Rank Score:	2,737
Rank in 1980s	124	Overall Rank:	775
Average Rating: 75/100 (326 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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Time

Electric Light Orchestra

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	134 charts
Rank in 1981:	9	Rank Score:	2,518
Rank in 1980s	129	Overall Rank:	833
Average Rating: 73/100 (189 votes)
Comments: 18 comments

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Dare

The Human League

Year of Release:	1981	Appears in:	199 charts
Rank in 1981:	10	Rank Score:	2,452
Rank in 1980s	131	Overall Rank:	849
Average Rating: 74/100 (263 votes)
Comments: 18 comments

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
R. Stevie Moore	5	1%
Whitehouse	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Nazareth	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	329	34%
	273	28%
	58	6%
	42	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
	29	3%
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