Best Albums of 1981
Listed below are the best albums of 1981 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,094
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,066
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1981
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Rank Score:
1,007
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
919
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
874
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
861
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
857
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
842
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
833
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
789
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of 1981 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 15 | 2% | |
| Frank Zappa | 5 | 1% | |
| Scientist | 3 | 0% | |
| Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 3 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| 喜多郎 [Kitarō] | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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314 | 31% | |
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276 | 28% | |
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61 | 6% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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