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:
10,090
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,461
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1981
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Rank Score:
3,294
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,864
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,794
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,573
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,229
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,215
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,067
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,038
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 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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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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