Albums of the Year 1981 by Sounds (UK) (1981) United Kingdom

Sounds was a UK weekly pop/rock music newspaper. These are their best albums of 1981. There was a joint #20

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Year of Release:
1981
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2,156
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,484
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Year of Release:
1981
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870
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
449
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Year of Release:
1981
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859
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Year of Release:
1981
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470
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
54
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Year of Release:
1981
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55
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
127
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1981
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43
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Total albums: 21. Page 1 of 3

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Albums of the Year 1981 composition

Artist Albums %


UFO 1 5%
Simple Minds 1 5%
Scars 1 5%
Buzzcocks 1 5%
Siouxsie And The Banshees 1 5%
Rose Tattoo 1 5%
Bow Wow Wow 1 5%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 17 81%
Australia 2 10%
United States 1 5%
Mixed Nationality 1 5%
Compilation? Albums %
No 18 86%
Yes 3 14%
Live? Albums %
No 20 95%
Yes 1 5%

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Listed below are 9 charts from recognised sources for 1981. There are also 410 user submitted charts covering this period.

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Hot Press Records of the Year 1981: The critics’ choiceHot Press1981 year chart1981Ireland
The 20 Best Albums of 1981Musikexpress.de1981 year chart1981Germany
NME Albums Of The Year 1981New Music Express1981 year chart1981United Kingdom
Jaarlijst Oor 1981OOR1981 year chart1981Netherlands
The Best Albums of 1981Paste1981 year chart2021United States
Best Albums 1981Schlager1981 year chart1981Sweden
Albums of the Year 1981Sounds (UK)1981 year chart1981United Kingdom
The 24 Best Albums of 1981Spex1981 year chart1981Germany
Village Voice Albums of the Year 1981Village Voice1981 year chart1981United States

Year charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Albums of the Year 1990Sounds (UK)1990 year chart1990United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1989Sounds (UK)1989 year chart1989United Kingdom
Albums Of The Year 1988Sounds (UK)1988 year chart1988United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1983Sounds (UK)1983 year chart1983United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1982Sounds (UK)1982 year chart1982United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1981Sounds (UK)1981 year chart1981United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1980Sounds (UK)1980 year chart1980United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1979Sounds (UK)1979 year chart1979United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1978Sounds (UK)1978 year chart1978United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1977Sounds (UK)1977 year chart1977United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1976Sounds (UK)1976 year chart1976United Kingdom
Albums of the Year 1975Sounds (UK)1975 year chart1975United Kingdom

Decade charts

[None]

Overall charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
All Time Top 100 AlbumsSounds (UK)1985United Kingdom

[Sounds (UK) was founded in 1970 and disbanded in 1991.]

Albums of the Year 1981 ratings

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