Best Albums of 1981
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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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,909
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,883
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1981
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Rank Score:
1,796
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,670
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,652
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,488
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,323
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,271
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,173
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,122
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Simple Minds | 3 | 0% | |
| Gary Numan | 3 | 0% | |
| Scientist | 3 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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305 | 31% | |
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285 | 29% | |
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58 | 6% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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