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Top 20 albums of 1981
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    Top 20 albums of 1981

    1 Rush
    Moving Pictures ()
    9.04
    813
    2 Black Sabbath
    Mob Rules ()
    8.62
    839
    3 Ozzy Osbourne
    Diary Of A Madman ()
    8.59
    549
    4 Riot
    Fire Down Under ()
    8.53
    139
    5 Blue Öyster Cult
    Fire Of Unknown Origin ()
    8.53
    146
    6 Saxon
    Denim And Leather ()
    8.51
    284
    7 Praying Mantis
    Time Tells No Lies ()
    8.45
    47
    8 Y&T
    Earthshaker ()
    8.35
    31
    9 Iron Maiden
    Killers ()
    8.33
    1797
    10 Raven
    Rock Until You Drop ()
    8.28
    78
    11 King Crimson
    Discipline ()
    8.25
    172
    12 Accept
    Breaker ()
    8.24
    303
    13 Def Leppard
    High 'N' Dry ()
    8.18
    198
    14 Tygers Of Pan Tang
    Spellbound ()
    8.13
    68
    15 Venom
    Welcome To Hell ()
    8.12
    373