Top 84 Music Albums of 1981 by Skerns 
- Chart updated: 03/15/2025 23:45
- (Created: 07/14/2022 03:19).
- Chart size: 84 albums.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,129
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,744
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,476
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,643
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
857
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[First added to this chart: 07/13/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
842
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Total albums: 84. Page 1 of 9
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Top 84 Music Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tangerine Dream | 3 | 4% | |
| Simple Minds | 2 | 2% | |
| Bill Nelson | 2 | 2% | |
| Camel | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 1 | 1% | |
| The Comsat Angels | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 44% | |
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23 | 27% | |
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6 | 7% | |
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6 | 7% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 84 Music Albums of 1981 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 1 from 74th to 73rdStands For Decibels by The dB's |
| Up 1 from 73rd to 72nd Thief by Tangerine Dream |
| Up 1 from 72nd to 71st M by Abercrombie Quartet |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 20 from 54th to 74th Free Lancing by James Blood Ulmer |
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| Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | Skerns | 1980 year chart | 2025 | |
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