Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Les Chants Magnétiques [Magnetic Fields]

Jean Michel Jarre

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

225

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102.

New Traditionalists

Devo

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

223

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103.

Exit... Stage Left
Live

Rush

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

222

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104.

Denim And Leather

Saxon

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

219

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105.

Songs Of Pain

Daniel Johnston

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

217

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Lounge Lizards

The Lounge Lizards

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

215

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107.

Sleep No More

The Comsat Angels

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

214

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108.

Red

Black Uhuru

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

210

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Red Skies Over Paradise

Fischer-Z

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

209

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110.

Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

206

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Scientist	3	0%
Kitarō	3	0%
Simple Minds	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	305	31%
	284	28%
	58	6%
	41	4%
	36	4%
	29	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	938	94%
Yes	62	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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