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. 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.

Chart history +KeyIndicates best performing album of 1981

Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Double Fantasy and Yoko OnoGeffen Hi Infidelity REO SpeedwagonEpic Paradise TheatreStyxA&M Hi Infidelity REO SpeedwagonEpic Paradise TheatreStyxA&M Hi Infidelity REO SpeedwagonEpic Mistaken IdentityEMI America Long Distance VoyagerThe Moody BluesThreshold Precious TimeChrysalis 4ForeignerAtlantic Bella DonnaModern EscapeJourneyColumbia Tattoo YouThe Rolling StonesRolling Stones 4ForeignerAtlantic For Those About to Rock We Salute YouAC/DCAtlantic

See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981 1981 in music List of number-one albums (United States)

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