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Top Albums From 1981

These are the best albums from all genres and different countries released in 1981. Filtered down to only the best.
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Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Moving Pictures
1
Motorhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
Motorhead - No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith
2
King Crimson - Discipline (1981)
King Crimson - Discipline (1981)
3
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Kraftwerk - Computer World
4
Wipers - Youth of America
Wipers - Youth of America
5
The Cure-Faith
The Cure-Faith
6
Gun Club : Fire of Love
Gun Club : Fire of Love
7
Rush - Exit... Stage Left
Rush - Exit... Stage Left
8
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Killers
9
Black Flag - Damaged
Black Flag - Damaged
10
David Byrne & Brian Eno - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
David Byrne & Brian Eno - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
11
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
12
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
13
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
14
Riot - Fire Down Under
Riot - Fire Down Under
15
Echo and the Bunnymen- Heaven Up Here
Echo and the Bunnymen- Heaven Up Here
16
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
17
Japan - Tin Drum
Japan - Tin Drum
18
X- Wild Gift
X- Wild Gift
19
Electric Light Orchestra - Time
Electric Light Orchestra - Time
20
Venom - Welcome to Hell
Venom - Welcome to Hell
21
Agent Orange- Living in Darkness
Agent Orange- Living in Darkness
22
Saxon - Denim and Leather
Saxon - Denim and Leather
23
Grateful Dead- Reckoning
Grateful Dead- Reckoning
24
Squeeze - East Side Story
Squeeze - East Side Story
25
Black Uhuru - Red
Black Uhuru - Red
26
The Human League - Dare
The Human League - Dare
27
Elvis Costello - Trust
Elvis Costello - Trust
28
Stray Cats- Stray Cats
Stray Cats- Stray Cats
29
Rick James - Street Songs
Rick James - Street Songs
30
Triumph - Allied Forces
Triumph - Allied Forces
31
Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
32
UFO - The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
UFO - The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent
33
Accept - Breaker (1981)
Accept - Breaker (1981)
34
Saga - Worlds Apart
Saga - Worlds Apart
35
The Michael Schenker Group -MSG
The Michael Schenker Group -MSG
36
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Van Halen - Fair Warning
37
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic
38
Blackfoot : Marauder.
Blackfoot : Marauder.
39
Y&T - Earthshaker
Y&T - Earthshaker
40
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