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

Key
Indicates best performing album of 1981
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 3 Double Fantasy John Lennon and Yoko Ono Geffen
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21 Hi Infidelity REO Speedwagon Epic
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4 Paradise Theatre Styx A&M
April 11
April 18 Hi Infidelity REO Speedwagon Epic
April 25
May 2
May 9 Paradise Theatre Styx A&M
May 16 Hi Infidelity REO Speedwagon Epic
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27 Mistaken Identity Kim Carnes EMI America
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25 Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues Threshold
August 1
August 8
August 15 Precious Time Pat Benatar Chrysalis
August 22 4 Foreigner Atlantic
August 29
September 5 Bella Donna Stevie Nicks Modern
September 12 Escape Journey Columbia
September 19 Tattoo You The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21 4 Foreigner Atlantic
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26 For Those About to Rock We Salute You AC/DC Atlantic

See also


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