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Top 20 albums of 1981
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    Top 20 albums of 1981

    1 Rush
    Moving Pictures ()
    9
    821
    2 Blue Öyster Cult
    Fire Of Unknown Origin ()
    8.53
    166
    3 Ozzy Osbourne
    Diary Of A Madman ()
    8.53
    596
    4 Black Sabbath
    Mob Rules ()
    8.52
    884
    5 Saxon
    Denim And Leather ()
    8.41
    316
    6 Riot
    Fire Down Under ()
    8.34
    157
    7 Praying Mantis
    Time Tells No Lies ()
    8.33
    60
    8 Triumph
    Allied Forces ()
    8.3
    20
    9 Saracen
    Heroes, Saints & Fools ()
    8.25
    20
    10 Iron Maiden
    Killers ()
    8.24
    1867
    11 King Crimson
    Discipline ()
    8.2
    194
    12 Accept
    Breaker ()
    8.17
    332
    13 Def Leppard
    High 'N' Dry ()
    8.1
    219
    14 Raven
    Rock Until You Drop ()
    8.08
    83
    15 Tygers Of Pan Tang
    Spellbound ()
    8.07
    82
    16 Y&T
    Earthshaker ()
    8.06
    47
    17 Michael Schenker Group
    M.S.G. ()
    7.95
    62
    18 Venom
    Welcome To Hell ()
    7.93
    402
    19 Demon
    Night Of The Demon ()
    7.9
    58
    20 Van Halen
    Fair Warning ()
    7.85
    192