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.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
8,800
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1981
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Rank Score:
3,444
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1981
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Rank Score:
3,339
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,937
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1981
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Rank Score:
2,726
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,379
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,062
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,052
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,021
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,870
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 15 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 0% | |
| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Scientist | 3 | 0% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 3 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| 喜多郎 [Kitarō] | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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314 | 31% | |
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273 | 27% | |
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63 | 6% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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35 | 3% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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| Best Artists of 1991 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Nirvana | |
| 2. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 3. Pearl Jam | |
| 4. Slint | |
| 5. U2 | |
| 6. A Tribe Called Quest | |
| 7. Talk Talk | |
| 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
| 9. Metallica | |
| 10. Massive Attack | |
| 11. Primal Scream | |
| 12. R.E.M. | |
| 13. Guns N' Roses | |
| 14. Soundgarden | |
| 15. Pixies | |
| 16. Michael Jackson | |
| 17. Temple Of The Dog | |
| 18. Mercury Rev | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Crowded House |
