AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S TOP ALBUMS OF 1981
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No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month-Peak Position 1 DOUBLE FANTASY-JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO-JANUARY-1 2 SIROCCO-AUSTRALIAN CRAWL-August-1 3 BACK IN BLACK-AC/DC-March-1 4 BAD HABITS-BILLY FIELD-July-1 5 MAKING MOVIES-DIRE STRAITS-March-6 6 ICEHOUSE-FLOWERS-January-4 7 FACE VALUE-PHIL COLLINS-June-2 8 HOTTER THAN JULY-Stevie Wonder-January-3 9 CHRISTOPHER CROSS-Christopher Cross-May-6 10 CORROBOREE-Split Enz-May-1 11 Zenyatta Mondatta-Police-March-1 12 Tattoo You-Rolling Stones-October-1 13 Greatest Hits-Dr.Hook-March-1 14 The Jazz Singer-Neil Diamond-March-10 15 Arc Of A Diver-Steve Winwood-May 5 16 The Beatles Ballads-Beatles-June-1 17 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks-September-1 18 Time-Electric Light Orchestra-September-3 19 Stars On Long Play-Stars On 45-July-1 20 Devo-Live-Devo-September-2 21 Long Distance Voyager-Moody Blues-August-7 22 Swingshift-Cold Chisel-April-1 23 Kings Of The Wild Frontier-Adam And The Ants-March-2 24 Chemistry-Mondo Rock-August-3 25 Vienna-Ultravox-June-4 26 Mistaken Identity-Kim Carnes-July-2 27 Guilty-Barbra Streisand-January-1 28 Autoamerican-Blondie-January-8 29 Hi-Infidelity-REO Speedwagon-June-6 30 This Ole House-Shakin' Stevens-September-6 31 The Fox-Elton John-July-2 32 The Very Best Of Elton John-Elton John-February-3 33 Freedom Of Choice-Devo-August-5 34 Always-Willie Nelson-January-4 35 New Traditionalists-Devo-October-3 36 Gaucho-Steely Dan-March-9 37 Cats & Dogs-Mental As Anything-November-3 38 Physical-Olivia Newton-John-November-3 39 East-Cold Chisel-February-2 40 The Andrew Durant Memorial Concert-Various Artists-March-8 41 Dead Ringer-Meat Loaf-October-5 42 Making Waves-The Nolans-August-10 43 Super Trouper-Abba-January-5 44 Loverboy-Loverboy-June-5 45 Pirates-Rickie Lee Jones-August-9 46 Bad For Good-Jim Steinman-July-5 47 Ghost In The Machine-The Police-December-1 48 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra-November-7 49 All The Best-Smokie-August-2 50 Rising-Dr.Hook-March-11 51 The Rocky Horror Picture Show-Soundtrack-February-12 52 Sky 3-Sky-May-7 53 Songs In The Attic-Billy Joel-December-9 54 Anne Murray's Greatest Hits-Anne Murray-January-8 55 Hitwave '81-Various Artists-September-1 56 The Boys Light Up-Australian Crawl-February-4 57 Time Exposure-Little River Band-October-9 58 Reveries-Richard Clayerman-September-12 59 The Best Of Kenny Rogers Vol. 2-Kenny Rogers-January-10 60 Eagles Live-Eagles-January-3 61 Greatest Hits-Queen-December-2 62 Chariots Of Fire-Vangelis/Soundtrack-December-10 63 Precious Time-Pat Benatar-October-8 64 1981? Rocks On-Various Artists-September-5 65 1981?The Sound-Various Artists-June-4 66 Beach Boys Greatest Hits-Beach Boys-December-5 67 Sunnyboys-Sunnyboys-November-13 68 Shaved Fish-John Lennon-March-18 69 Face Dances-Who-June-16 70 Hits-Boz Scaggs-February-9 71 Shades-J. J. Cale-April-14 72 Short Note-Matt Finish-May-18 73 No. 50:The Golden Anniversary Album-Slim Dusty-June-10 74 Flesh + Blood-Roxy Music-March-10 75 Journeys To Glory-Spandau Ballet-June-14 76 Zebop!-Santana-June-14 77 Visage-Visage-June-17 78 Divine Madness-Bette Midler-January-20 79 Pretenders II-Pretenders-October-18 80 1981 Over The Top-Various Artists-December-4 81 The One That You Love-Air Supply-August-10 82 Black & White-Pointer Sisters-August-15 83 Nightclubbing-Grace Jones-August-19 84 QE2-Mike Oldfield-May-23 85 Prince Charming-Adam And The Ants-December-7 86 1980? The Summer-Various Artists-January-11 87 Hard Promises-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-August-21 88 The Turn Of A Friendly Card-Alan Parsons Project-January-24 89 Abacab-Genesis-November-18 90 Remain In Light-Talking Heads-May-25 91 Underneath The Colours-INXS-November-15 92 Some Days Are Diamonds-John Denver-August-20 93 Business As Usual-Men At Work-December-1 94 Foolish Behaviour-Rod Stewart-January-9 95 The Simon And Garfunkel Collection-Simon And Garfunkel-December-3 96 4-Foreigner-November-28 97 Walk Under Ladders-Joan Armatrading-November-16 98 Somewhere In England-George Harrison-July-17 99 1984-Rick Wakeman-August-10 100 Crimes Of Passion-N Pat Benatar-January-16