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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271.

Black And White

Pointer Sisters

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1981

Appears in:

16 charts

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272.

The Gospel According To The Meninblack

The Stranglers

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1981

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29 charts

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Sons And Fascination

Simple Minds

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1981

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28 charts

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274.

The Fox

Elton John

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1981

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22 charts

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Como El Agua

Camaron Con Paco De Lucia Y Tomatito

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1981

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1 chart

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276.

Kelly

Kelly Groucutt

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1981

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4 charts

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Welch Ein Land! – Was Für Männer

Extrabreit

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1981

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10 charts

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278.

El Loco

ZZ Top

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1981

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29 charts

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279.

The Wild The Willing And The Innocent

UFO

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1981

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24 charts

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Precious Time

Pat Benatar

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1981

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25 charts

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Simple Minds	3	0%
Scientist	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Kitarō	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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