Best Albums of 1981

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Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1981 year summaryThe best artists of 1981 were Rush, Kraftwerk, King Crimson, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Electric Light Orchestra, The Human League, The Cure, Black Flag and This Heat.

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New Traditionalists

Devo

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

216

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112.

Exit... Stage Left
Live

Rush

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

213

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Private Eyes

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

212

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Alles Ist Gut

D.A.F.

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

206

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Face Dances

The Who

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

206

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Stands For Decibels

The dB's

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

200

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Stray Cats

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

198

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Welcome To Hell

Venom

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

198

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Adolescents

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

196

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120.

In God We Trust, Inc

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

191

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Best Albums of 1981 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Frank Zappa	5	1%
Scientist	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Simple Minds	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	312	31%
	279	28%
	60	6%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	939	94%
Yes	61	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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