List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1981
The Billboard 200, published in Billboard magazine, is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, Billboard estimated the sales for the album charts from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide, which was gathered by telephone, fax or messenger service.[1] The data was based on reports from record stores, who ranked the popularity of the best-selling records but did not provide an actual sales figures.[2][3]
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Chart history
† | Indicates best performing album of 1981 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
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January 3 | Double Fantasy | John Lennon and Yoko Ono | Geffen | [4] |
January 10 | [5] | |||
January 17 | [6] | |||
January 24 | [7] | |||
January 31 | [8] | |||
February 7 | [9] | |||
February 14 | [10] | |||
February 21 | Hi Infidelity † | REO Speedwagon | Epic | [11] |
February 28 | [12] | |||
March 7 | [13] | |||
March 14 | [14] | |||
March 21 | [15] | |||
March 28 | [16] | |||
April 4 | Paradise Theatre | Styx | A&M | [17] |
April 11 | [18] | |||
April 18 | Hi Infidelity † | REO Speedwagon | Epic | [19] |
April 25 | [20] | |||
May 2 | [21] | |||
May 9 | Paradise Theatre | Styx | A&M | [22] |
May 16 | Hi Infidelity † | REO Speedwagon | Epic | [23] |
May 23 | [24] | |||
May 30 | [25] | |||
June 6 | [26] | |||
June 13 | [27] | |||
June 20 | [28] | |||
June 27 | Mistaken Identity | Kim Carnes | EMI America | [29] |
July 4 | [30] | |||
July 11 | [31] | |||
July 18 | [32] | |||
July 25 | Long Distance Voyager | The Moody Blues | Threshold | [33] |
August 1 | [34] | |||
August 8 | [35] | |||
August 15 | Precious Time | Pat Benatar | Chrysalis | [36] |
August 22 | 4 | Foreigner | Atlantic | [37] |
August 29 | [38] | |||
September 5 | Bella Donna | Stevie Nicks | Modern | [39] |
September 12 | Escape | Journey | Columbia | [40] |
September 19 | Tattoo You | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones | [41] |
September 26 | [42] | |||
October 3 | [43] | |||
October 10 | [44] | |||
October 17 | [45] | |||
October 24 | [46] | |||
October 31 | [47] | |||
November 7 | [48] | |||
November 14 | [49] | |||
November 21 | 4 | Foreigner | Atlantic | [50] |
November 28 | [51] | |||
December 5 | [52] | |||
December 12 | [53] | |||
December 19 | [54] | |||
December 26 | For Those About to Rock We Salute You | AC/DC | Atlantic | [55] |
See also
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
- 1981 in music
- List of number-one albums (United States)
References
- ^ "Ropin' the Charts SoundScan System Good for Music and for Listeners ..." The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1991-06-22). "Billboard's New Charts Roil the Record Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ Goldstein, Patrick (1991-09-21). "Hype, Hokey-Pokey and the Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ "January 3, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 10, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 17, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 24, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "January 31, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 7, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 14, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 21, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "February 28, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 7, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 14, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 21, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "March 28, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 4, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 11, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 18, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "April 25, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 2, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 9, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 16, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 23, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "May 30, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 6, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 13, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 20, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "June 27, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 4, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 11, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 18, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "July 25, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 1, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 8, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 15, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 22, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "August 29, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 5, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 12, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 19, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "September 26, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 3, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 10, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 17, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 24, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "October 31, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 7, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 14, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 21, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "November 28, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 5, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 12, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 19, 1981". Billboard 200.
- ^ "December 26, 1981". Billboard 200.
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