Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 by rkm 
- Chart updated: 08/19/2019 23:15
- (Created: 07/29/2016 11:34).
- Chart size: 25 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
775
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,703
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,479
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,743
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,094
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
469
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
443
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[First added to this chart: 07/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
695
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Total albums: 25. Page 1 of 3
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Grace Jones | 1 | 4% | |
| Foreigner | 1 | 4% | |
| Pretenders | 1 | 4% | |
| Muddy Waters | 1 | 4% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 1 | 4% | |
| Michael Hedges | 1 | 4% | |
| Stevie Nicks | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th King Bee by Muddy Waters |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20th Breakfast In The Field by Michael Hedges |
| Down 1 from 20th to 21st You Must Believe In Spring by Bill Evans |
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| Top 40 Music Albums of 1989 | rkm | 1989 year chart | 2018 | |
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| Top 36 Music Albums of 1984 | rkm | 1984 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 31 Music Albums of 1983 | rkm | 1983 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 29 Music Albums of 1982 | rkm | 1982 year chart | 2024 | |
| Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 | rkm | 1981 year chart | 2019 | |
| Top 35 Music Albums of 1980 | rkm | 1980 year chart | 2018 | |
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85/100  | 10/13/2021 21:33 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
 90/100 | 02/24/2018 00:15 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
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From Moondance 10/13/2021 21:34
So good to see Matt Finish's "Short Note" album in your chart.
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From bobbyb5 02/24/2018 00:18
bobbyb5 02/24/2018 00:18
I don't know why more people don't like Pretenders 2 and Nightclubbing and Talk Talk Talk. They're all great.
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