Top UK Albums - Year-end 1981

The best selling album in 1981 in United Kingdom was KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER by ADAM AND THE ANTS.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 ADAM AND THE ANTS KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER 1980
2 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 1981
3 HUMAN LEAGUE DARE 1981
4 PHIL COLLINS FACE VALUE 1981
5 SHAKIN' STEVENS SHAKY 1981
6 THE POLICE GHOST IN THE MACHINE 1981
7 CLIFF RICHARD LOVE SONGS 1981
8 CHART HITS SERIES CHART HITS 81 1981
9 ADAM AND THE ANTS PRINCE CHARMING 1981
10 JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO DOUBLE FANTASY 1980
11 NEIL DIAMOND THE JAZZ SINGER (SOUNDTRACK) 1980
12 DIRE STRAITS MAKING MOVIES 1980
13 STARS ON 45 STARS ON LONG PLAY 1981
14 STEVIE WONDER HOTTER THAN JULY 1980
15 ULTRAVOX VIENNA 1980
16 RANDY CRAWFORD SECRET COMBINATION 1981
17 ABBA THE VISITORS 1981
18 BLONDIE THE BEST OF BLONDIE 1981
19 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 1977
20 BARRY MANILOW GREATEST HITS / MANILOW MAGIC: THE BEST OF 1978
21 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA TIME 1981
22 ELKIE BROOKS PEARLS 1981
23 MEAT LOAF DEAD RINGER 1981
24 TOYAH ANTHEM 1981
25 ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA HOOKED ON CLASSICS 1981
26 BARBRA STREISAND GUILTY 1980
27 DURAN DURAN DURAN DURAN 1981
28 UB40 PRESENT ARMS 1981
29 VARIOUS ARTISTS SUPERHITS 1 & 2 1981
30 SHAKIN' STEVENS THIS OLE HOUSE / MARIE, MARIE 1980
31 CLIFF RICHARD WIRED FOR SOUND 1981
32 GENESIS ABACAB 1981
33 VARIOUS ARTISTS DISCO NITES/DISCO DAZES 1981
34 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY 1981
35 THE ROLLING STONES TATTOO YOU 1981
36 SIMON & GARFUNKEL THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLLECTION 1981
37 REO SPEEDWAGON HI INFIDELITY 1980
38 BARRY MANILOW IF I SHOULD LOVE AGAIN 1981
39 DAVID BOWIE THE BEST OF DAVID BOWIE 1980
40 ABBA SUPER TROUPER 1980
41 MOTORHEAD NO SLEEP 'TIL HAMMERSMITH 1981
42 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE ROYAL WEDDING OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE LADY DIANA SPENCER 1981
43 CHRISTOPHER CROSS CHRISTOPHER CROSS 1979
44 MADNESS MADNESS 7 1981
45 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE RIVER 1980
46 ROD STEWART TONIGHT I'M YOURS 1981
47 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW GREATEST HITS 1980
48 RAINBOW DIFFICULT TO CURE 1981
49 BARRY MANILOW BARRY 1980
50 UB40 SIGNING OFF 1980
51 VANGELIS CHARIOTS OF FIRE (SOUNDTRACK) 1981
52 SPANDAU BALLET JOURNEYS TO GLORY 1981
53 SKY SKY 3 1981
54 MADNESS ABSOLUTELY 1980
55 LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ROCK CLASSICS 1981
56 ELVIS COSTELLO ALMOST BLUE 1981
57 ULTRAVOX RAGE IN EDEN 1981
58 NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS CAST HEDGEHOG SANDWICH 1980
59 JULIO IGLESIAS BEGIN THE BEGUINE 1981
60 VISAGE VISAGE 1980
61 JIM STEINMAN BAD FOR GOOD 1981
62 SOUNDTRACK DANCE CRAZE 1981
63 JEFF WAYNE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 1978
64 AC/DC FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (WE SALUTE YOU) 1981
65 RUSH MOVING PICTURES 1981
66 ADAM AND THE ANTS DIRK WEARS WHITE SOX 1979
67 STRAY CATS STRAY CATS 1981
68 KIM WILDE KIM WILDE 1981
69 WHITESNAKE COME AN' GET IT 1981
70 FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS 1977
71 THE PRETENDERS PRETENDERS II 1981
72 VARIOUS ARTISTS LOVE IS... 1981
73 JOHN LENNON IMAGINE 1971
74 STEVE WINWOOD ARC OF A DIVER 1980
75 JOHNNY MATHIS CELEBRATION 1981
76 TEARDROP EXPLODES KILIMANJARO 1980
77 RUSH EXIT STAGE LEFT 1981
78 STATUS QUO NEVER TOO LATE 1981
79 JOAN ARMATRADING WALK UNDER LADDERS 1981
80 IAN GILLAN FUTURE SHOCK 1981
81 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE MAGNETIC FIELDS 1981
82 JOHN LENNON SHAVED FISH 1975
83 QUINCY JONES THE DUDE 1981
84 THE NOLANS MAKING WAVES 1980
85 SQUEEZE EAST SIDE STORY 1981
86 ROXY MUSIC FLESH AND BLOOD 1980
87 DIANA ROSS WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE 1981
88 THE WHO FACE DANCES 1981
89 THE POLICE ZENYATTA MONDATTA 1980
90 EARTH, WIND & FIRE RAISE! 1981
91 MICHAEL JACKSON BEST OF MICHAEL JACKSON 1975
92 SHEENA EASTON TAKE MY TIME / SHEENA EASTON 1981
93 THE BEAT WHA'PPEN 1981
94 VARIOUS ARTISTS THEMES 1981
95 THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 1973
96 NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS CAST NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS 1980
97 LINX INTUITION 1981
98 SOFT CELL NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET 1981
99 MOODY BLUES LONG DISTANCE VOYAGER 1981
100 MADNESS ONE STEP BEYOND 1979

Source: Music Week