BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1981
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No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 ESCAPE-JOURNEY-SEPTEMBER 2226 2 4-FOREIGNER-December 2084 3 HI INFIDELITY-REO SPEEDWAGON-April 1992 4 CRIMES OF PASSION-PAT BENATAR-January 1680 5 BELLA DONNA-STEVIE NICKS-September 1642 6 PARADISE THEATER-STYX-May 1506 7 TATTOO YOU-ROLLING STONES-October 1368 8 GHOST IN THE MACHINE-Police-December 1354 9 DOUBLE FANTASY-John Lennon-January 1340 10 ZENYATTA MONDATTA-Police-February 1166 11 The Jazz Singer-Neil Diamond-February 1140 12 Long Distance Voyager-Moody Blues-August 982 13 Moving Pictures-Rush-April 926 14 Physical-Olivia Newton John-December 918 15 Precious Time-Pat Benatar-August 848 16 Street Songs-Rick James-August 846 17 Arc Of The Diver-Steve Winwood-May 842 18 Mistaken Identity-Kim Carnes-July 752 19 Autoamerican-Blondie-March 678 20 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap-AC/DC-June 670 21 Raise-Earth,Wind & Fire-December 660 22 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC-December 658 23 Hard Promises-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-July 616 24 Don't Say No-Billy Squier-September 600 25 Face Value-Phil Collins-July 570 26 Winelight-Grover Wahington,Jr.-May 564 27 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Bovember 530 28 Abacab-Genesis-December 524 29 Gaucho-Steely Dan-January 522 30 Face Dances-Who-May 512 31 Pirates-Rickie Lee Jones-September 464 32 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg-November 462 33 Zebop-Santana-June 414 34 Another Ticket-Eric Clapton-April 366 35 Breakin' Away-Al Jarreau-October 358 36 Working Class Dog-Rick Springfield-September 344 37 The One That You Love-Air Supply-August 316 38 Share Your Love-Kenny Rogers-July 316 39 Being With You-Smokey Robinson-June 312 40 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart-December 304 41 Fair Warning-Van Halen-June 288 42 Songs In The Attic-Billy Joel-November 260 43 Stars On Long Play-Stars On Long Play-July 252 44 Dad Loves His Work-James Taylor-May 240 45 Celebrate-Kool & The Gang-March 234 46 Foolish Behaviour-Rod Stewart-January 224 47 Captured-Journey-March 216 48 Queen's Greatest Hits-December 204 49 Endless Love Soundtrack-September 198 50 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs-Dolly Parton-March 188 51 Pretenders II-October 166 52 Exit...Stage Left-Rush-December 166 53 Somewhere In England-George Harrison-July 118 54 Heavy Metal Soundtrack-September 112 55 Something Special-Kool & Gang-December 112 56 Black & White-Pointer Sisters-September 110 57 Loverboy-Loverboy-May 106 58 The Turn Of A Friendly Card-Alan Parsons Project-February 106 59 In The Pocket Commodores-September 106 60 A Woman Needs Love-Ray Parker,Jr.-June 106 61 Fleetwood Mac Live-January 102 62 If I Should Love Again-Barry Manilow-November 102 63 Fancy Free-Oak Ridge Boys-August 34