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Annual Top 50 Albums

1981

    Making Movies by Dire Straits cover
    1
    Making Movies
    Making Movies - Dire Straits
    Peak: 1, Years: 0
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    Reveries by Richard Clayderman cover
    2
    Reveries
    Reveries - Richard Clayderman
    Peak: 2, Years: 0
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    Waiata by Split Enz cover
    3
    Waiata
    Waiata - Split Enz
    Peak: 3, Years: 0
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    Flowers by Icehouse cover
    4
    Flowers
    Flowers - Icehouse
    Peak: 4, Years: 0
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    Music By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir cover
    5
    Music By Candlelight
    Music By Candlelight - Gheorghe Zamfir
    Last year: 4, Peak: 4, Years: 0
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    Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono cover
    6
    Double Fantasy
    Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
    Peak: 6, Years: 0
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    Flesh And Blood by Roxy Music cover
    7
    Flesh And Blood
    Flesh And Blood - Roxy Music
    Last year: 24, Peak: 7, Years: 0
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    Classics By Candlelight by Gheorghe Zamfir cover
    8
    Classics By Candlelight
    Classics By Candlelight - Gheorghe Zamfir
    Peak: 8, Years: 0
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    Vienna by Ultravox cover
    9
    Vienna
    Vienna - Ultravox
    Peak: 9, Years: 0
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    Hotter Than July by Stevie Wonder cover
    10
    Hotter Than July
    Hotter Than July - Stevie Wonder
    Peak: 10, Years: 0
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    Greatest Hits by Queen cover
    11
    Greatest Hits
    Greatest Hits - Queen
    Peak: 11, Years: 0
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    Stray Cats by Stray Cats cover
    12
    Stray Cats
    Stray Cats - Stray Cats
    Peak: 12, Years: 0
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    Greatest Hits by Anne Murray cover
    13
    Greatest Hits
    Greatest Hits - Anne Murray
    Peak: 13, Years: 0
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    Face Value by Phil Collins cover
    14
    Face Value
    Face Value - Phil Collins
    Peak: 14, Years: 0
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    Arc Of A Diver by Steve Winwood cover
    15
    Arc Of A Diver
    Arc Of A Diver - Steve Winwood
    Peak: 15, Years: 0
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    Tattoo You by Rolling Stones cover
    16
    Tattoo You
    Tattoo You - Rolling Stones
    Peak: 16, Years: 0
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    Faith by The Cure cover
    17
    Faith
    Faith - The Cure
    Peak: 17, Years: 0
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    Mistaken Identity by Kim Carnes cover
    18
    Mistaken Identity
    Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes
    Peak: 18, Years: 0
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    Les Musiques De L'amour by Richard Clayderman cover
    19
    Les Musiques De L'amour
    Les Musiques De L'amour - Richard Clayderman
    Peak: 19, Years: 0
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    True Colours by Split Enz cover
    20
    True Colours
    True Colours - Split Enz
    Last year: 2, Peak: 2, Years: 0
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    Freedom Of Choice by Devo cover
    21
    Freedom Of Choice
    Freedom Of Choice - Devo
    Last year: 49, Peak: 21, Years: 0
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    Seventeen Seconds by The Cure cover
    22
    Seventeen Seconds
    Seventeen Seconds - The Cure
    Last year: 35, Peak: 22, Years: 0
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    Hooked On Classics by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cover
    23
    Hooked On Classics
    Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Peak: 23, Years: 0
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    Chameleon by David Bowie cover
    24
    Chameleon
    Chameleon - David Bowie
    Peak: 24, Years: 0
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    Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police cover
    25
    Zenyatta Mondatta
    Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police
    Peak: 25, Years: 0
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    Ballads by The Beatles cover
    26
    Ballads
    Ballads - The Beatles
    Peak: 26, Years: 0
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    Hard Promises by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers cover
    27
    Hard Promises
    Hard Promises - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
    Peak: 27, Years: 0
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    Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd cover
    28
    Dark Side Of The Moon
    Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
    Last year: 30, Peak: 1, Years: 0
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    Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones cover
    29
    Pirates
    Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones
    Peak: 29, Years: 0
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    Jazzercise by Carol O'Halloran cover
    30
    Jazzercise
    Jazzercise - Carol O'Halloran
    Peak: 30, Years: 0
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    Autoamerican by Blondie cover
    31
    Autoamerican
    Autoamerican - Blondie
    Peak: 31, Years: 0
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    Making Waves by The Nolans cover
    32
    Making Waves
    Making Waves - The Nolans
    Peak: 32, Years: 0
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    Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam and the Ants cover
    33
    Kings Of The Wild Frontier
    Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam and the Ants
    Peak: 33, Years: 0
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    Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues cover
    34
    Long Distance Voyager
    Long Distance Voyager - The Moody Blues
    Peak: 34, Years: 0
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    Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division cover
    35
    Unknown Pleasures
    Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
    Peak: 35, Years: 0
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    Greatest Hits by Dr Hook cover
    36
    Greatest Hits
    Greatest Hits - Dr Hook
    Peak: 36, Years: 0
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    Very Best Of Elton John by Elton John cover
    37
    Very Best Of Elton John
    Very Best Of Elton John - Elton John
    Peak: 37, Years: 0
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    Sound Affects by Jam cover
    38
    Sound Affects
    Sound Affects - Jam
    Peak: 38, Years: 0
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    Precious Time by Pat Benatar cover
    39
    Precious Time
    Precious Time - Pat Benatar
    Peak: 39, Years: 0
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    Bad Habits by Billy Field cover
    40
    Bad Habits
    Bad Habits - Billy Field
    Peak: 40, Years: 0
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    Nightclubbing by Grace Jones cover
    41
    Nightclubbing
    Nightclubbing - Grace Jones
    Peak: 41, Years: 0
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    Gaucho by Steely Dan cover
    42
    Gaucho
    Gaucho - Steely Dan
    Peak: 42, Years: 0
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    Guilty by Barbra Streisand cover
    43
    Guilty
    Guilty - Barbra Streisand
    Last year: 11, Peak: 11, Years: 0
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    Dire Straits by Dire Straits cover
    44
    Dire Straits
    Dire Straits - Dire Straits
    Peak: 6, Years: 0
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    Stars On Long Play by Stars On 45 cover
    45
    Stars On Long Play
    Stars On Long Play - Stars On 45
    Peak: 45, Years: 0
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    Completion Backward Principle by The Tubes cover
    46
    Completion Backward Principle
    Completion Backward Principle - The Tubes
    Peak: 46, Years: 0
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    Journeys To Glory by Spandau Ballet cover
    47
    Journeys To Glory
    Journeys To Glory - Spandau Ballet
    Peak: 47, Years: 0
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    Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers cover
    48
    Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits
    Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers
    Last year: 32, Peak: 32, Years: 0
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    Dave McArtney And The Pink Flamingos by Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos cover
    49
    Dave McArtney And The Pink Flamingos
    Dave McArtney And The Pink Flamingos - Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
    Peak: 49, Years: 0
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    Simon & Garfunkel Collection by Simon & Garfunkel cover
    50
    Simon & Garfunkel Collection
    Simon & Garfunkel Collection - Simon & Garfunkel
    Peak: 50, Years: 0
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