Top Canadian Albums - Year-end 1981

The best selling album in 1981 in Canada was FACE VALUE by PHIL COLLINS.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 PHIL COLLINS FACE VALUE 1981
2 REO SPEEDWAGON HI INFIDELITY 1980
3 JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO DOUBLE FANTASY 1980
4 STARS ON 45 STARS ON LONG PLAY 1981
5 THE ROLLING STONES TATTOO YOU 1981
6 MOODY BLUES LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 1981
7 RUSH MOVING PICTURES 1981
8 FOREIGNER 4 1981
9 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK 1980
10 STEVIE NICKS BELLA DONNA 1981
11 LOVERBOY LOVERBOY 1980
12 STEVE WINWOOD ARC OF A DIVER 1980
13 STYX PARADISE THEATER 1981
14 AC/DC DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP 1976
15 JON ANDERSON & VANGELIS THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO 1981
16 THE POLICE ZENYATTA MONDATTA 1980
17 THE WHO FACE DANCES 1981
18 PAT BENATAR PRECIOUS TIME 1981
19 THE POLICE GHOST IN THE MACHINE 1981
20 KENNY ROGERS KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS 1980
21 THE CLASH SANDINISTA! 1980
22 GENESIS ABACAB 1981
23 BLONDIE AUTOAMERICAN 1980
24 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE RIVER 1980
25 BOB SEGER NINE TONIGHT 1981
26 TALKING HEADS REMAIN IN LIGHT 1980
27 KIM CARNES MISTAKEN IDENTITY 1981
28 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS HARD PROMISES 1981
29 PAT BENATAR CRIMES OF PASSION 1980
30 ABBA SUPER TROUPER 1980
31 RICKIE LEE JONES PIRATES 1981
32 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA TIME 1981
33 BILLY SQUIER DON'T SAY NO 1981
34 JOURNEY ESCAPE 1980
35 NEIL DIAMOND THE JAZZ SINGER (SOUNDTRACK) 1980
36 OZZY OSBOURNE BLIZZARD OF OZZ 1980
37 ERIC CLAPTON ANOTHER TICKET 1981
38 GARLAND JEFFREYS ESCAPE ARTIST 1981
39 BARBRA STREISAND GUILTY 1980
40 BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE GREAT WHITE NORTH 1981
41 ANNE MURRAY WHERE DO YOU GO WHEN YOU DREAM 1981
42 APRIL WINE THE NATURE OF THE BEAST 1981
43 KOOL & THE GANG CELEBRATE 1980
44 QUEEN THE GAME 1980
45 ANNE MURRAY GREATEST HITS 1980
46 SOUNDTRACK HEAVY METAL 1981
47 JUICE NEWTON JUICE 1981
48 RUSH EXIT STAGE LEFT 1981
49 U2 BOY 1980
50 JOURNEY CAPTURED 1981
51 ROUGH TRADE FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG 1981
52 SHEENA EASTON TAKE MY TIME / SHEENA EASTON 1981
53 THE PRETENDERS PRETENDERS II 1981
54 ALAN PARSONS THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD 1980
55 THE KINKS GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT 1981
56 THE ROLLING STONES SUCKING IN THE SEVENTIES 1981
57 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 1981
58 KENNY ROGERS SHARE YOUR LOVE 1981
59 OUTLAWS GHOST RIDERS 1980
60 THE POWDER BLUES THIRSTY EARS 1981
61 TRIUMPH ALLIED FORCES 1981
62 DIESEL WATTS IN A TANK 1981
63 DAVID BOWIE SCARY MONSTERS AND SUPER CREEPS 1980
64 GARY U.S. BONDS DEDICATION 1981
65 ROBERT PALMER CLUES 1980
66 HALL & OATES PRIVATE EYES 1981
67 SPLIT ENZ WAIATA 1981
68 THE PRETENDERS EXTENDED PLAY 1981
69 BILLY JOEL SONGS IN THE ATTIC 1981
70 JEFFERSON STARSHIP MODERN TIMES 1981
71 BLUE OYSTER CULT FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN 1981
72 HEART GREATEST HITS: LIVE 1980
73 TORONTO HEAD ON 1981
74 LOVERBOY GET LUCKY 1981
75 ROUGH TRADE AVOID FREUD 1980
76 MARIANNE FAITHFULL DANGEROUS ACQUAINTANCES 1981
77 VARIOUS ARTISTS CONCERT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE KAMPUCHEA 1981
78 ELVIS COSTELLO TRUST 1981
79 DOLLY PARTON 9 TO 5 AND ODD JOBS 1980
80 GEORGE HARRISON SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND 1981
81 BLONDIE THE BEST OF BLONDIE 1981
82 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN PHYSICAL 1981
83 CHILLIWACK WANNA BE A STAR 1981
84 ZZ TOP EL LOCO 1981
85 STARS ON 45 STARS ON LONG PLAY II 1981
86 STEELY DAN GAUCHO 1980
87 BONEY M. THE MAGIC OF BONEY M. - 20 GOLDEN HITS 1980
88 TED NUGENT INTENSITIES IN 10 CITIES 1981
89 KING CRIMSON DISCIPLINE 1981
90 GROVER WASHINGTON JR. WINELIGHT 1980
91 WILLIE NELSON SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW 1981
92 VAN HALEN FAIR WARNING 1981
93 DEBBIE HARRY KOO KOO 1981
94 BILLY JOEL GLASS HOUSES 1980
95 ADAM AND THE ANTS KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER 1980
96 DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE ENDLESS LOVE (SOUNDTRACK) 1981
97 SANTANA ZEBOP! 1981
98 QUEEN FLASH GORDON (SOUNDTRACK) 1980
99 BRUCE COCKBURN INNER CITY FRONT 1981
100 CLIFF RICHARD WIRED FOR SOUND 1981

Source: RPM Magazine