Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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 Human League, The Cure, Black Flag and This Heat.

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Punk's Not Dead

Exploited

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1981

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28 charts

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Ceux Du Dehors

Univers Zéro

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1981

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22 charts

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183.

Playing It Cool & Playing It Right

Keith Hudson

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1981

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22 charts

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184.

Get Lucky

Loverboy

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1981

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37 charts

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185.

Dead Ringer

Meat Loaf

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1981

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31 charts

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186.

The Evil One

Roky Erickson And The Aliens

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1981

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23 charts

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Dance With Me

T.S.O.L.

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1981

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25 charts

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188.

Fire Down Under

Riot

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1981

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31 charts

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189.

Titkaim

Katona Klári

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1981

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2 charts

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Neonbabies

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1981

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10 charts

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Simple Minds	3	0%
Gary Numan	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	312	31%
	278	28%
	60	6%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	29	3%
	27	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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