Best Albums of 1981
Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,974
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84
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,695
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,405
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,079
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,820
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,667
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,347
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,208
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,196
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,925
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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 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Kitarō | 4 | 0% | |
| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 0% | |
| Gary Numan | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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303 | 30% | |
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280 | 28% | |
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59 | 6% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. The Smiths | |
| 4. Prince | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Michael Jackson | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Depeche Mode | |
| 9. Sonic Youth | |
| 10. Def Leppard | |
| 11. The Cure | |
| 12. New Order | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 15. Pixies | |
| 16. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. George Michael |