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Highest Rated Albums of 1981
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76
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Don Williams - Especially for You
June 26, 1981
Score
60
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77
.
John Anderson - I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
October 14, 1981
Score
60
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78
.
John Anderson - John Anderson 2
April 1981
Neo-Traditionalist Country
Score
60
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79
.
Lacy J. Dalton - Takin' It Easy
1981
Score
60
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80
.
Ronnie Milsap - Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing
March 1981
Score
60
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81
.
Merle Haggard - Big City
October 1981
Country
Score
60
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82
.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes
September 1, 1981
Pop Rock
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
New Wave
,
AOR
Score
60
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83
.
Material - Memory Serves
1981
Jazz-Funk
,
Jazz-Rock
No Wave
,
Funk Rock
,
Mutant Disco
Score
60
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84
.
Loverboy - Get Lucky
October 7, 1981
Pop Rock
Score
60
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85
.
The Lounge Lizards - The Lounge Lizards
1981
No Wave
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
60
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86
.
Rick Nelson - Playing To Win
1981
Score
60
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87
.
Stanley Turrentine - Ain't No Way
1981
Jazz
Score
60
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88
.
Sinatra - She Shot Me Down
November 1, 1981
Score
60
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89
.
Simple Minds - Sister Feelings Call
September 1981
New Wave
,
Post-Punk
Art Rock
Score
60
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90
.
Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination
September 1981
New Wave
,
Post-Punk
Synthpop
,
Art Rock
Score
60
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91
.
Hank Williams, Jr. - Rowdy
January 1981
Score
60
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92
.
Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad
June 19, 1981
New Wave
,
Zolo
Post-Punk
,
2 Tone
Score
60
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SoundCloud
93
.
Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows
September 21, 1981
Jazz-Funk
,
Disco
Soul Jazz
Score
60
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94
.
Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C. - Love Byrd
September 1981
Jazz-Funk
,
Smooth Soul
Boogie
,
Smooth Jazz
Score
60
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95
.
Bill Evans - You Must Believe in Spring
February 1981
Cool Jazz
Modal Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
60
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96
.
Freddie Hubbard - Outpost
1981
Score
60
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97
.
Art Pepper - Winter Moon
1981
Score
60
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98
.
Alphonse Mouzon - By All Means
1981
Score
60
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99
.
Alphonse Mouzon with Guests - Morning Sun
November 1981
Score
60
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100
.
Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
July 27, 1981
Pop Rock
,
Soft Rock
Country Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
60
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1981.
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