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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I Am Sitting In A Room

Alvin Lucier

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1981

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7 charts

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Rock My Soul

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

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1981

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3 charts

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Fire House Rock

Wailing Souls

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1981

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14 charts

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Синий Альбом [Blue Album]

Аквариум [Aquarium]

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1981

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5 charts

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235.

The Fox

Elton John

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1981

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22 charts

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Marauder

Blackfoot

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1981

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17 charts

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Ekki Enn

Purrkur Pillnikk

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1981

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4 charts

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Waiata

Split Enz

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1981

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23 charts

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Mesh & Lace

Modern English

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1981

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19 charts

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Escape Artist

Garland Jeffreys

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1981

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9 charts

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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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