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:

33 charts

Rank Score:

233

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102.

Celebrate The Bullet

The Selecter

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

233

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103.

The Friends Of Mr. Cairo

Jon & Vangelis

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

232

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104.

New Traditionalists

Devo

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

222

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105.

Exit... Stage Left
Live

Rush

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

220

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Denim And Leather

Saxon

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

218

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107.

Songs Of Pain

Daniel Johnston

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

216

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108.

Never Too Much

Luther Vandross

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

52 charts

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216

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109.

Red

Black Uhuru

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

213

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Sleep No More

The Comsat Angels

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

46 charts

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213

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Simple Minds	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
Kitarō	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	305	31%
	285	29%
	58	6%
	39	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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