The best-selling album released in 1981 is GREATEST HITS I by QUEEN which sold 25,000,000 copies.
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Best-selling albums of 1981
2
Sales: 10,887,605
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3
Sales: 7,479,803
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5
Sales: 6,951,211
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6
Sales: 5,726,750
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8
Sales: 5,000,000
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9
Sales: 4,922,460
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11
Sales: 4,100,000
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12
Sales: 4,100,000
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13
Sales: 4,100,000
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14
Sales: 3,820,316
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15
Sales: 3,600,000
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16
Sales: 3,286,290
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17
Sales: 3,160,000
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18
Sales: 3,100,000
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19
Sales: 2,913,310
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21
Sales: 2,695,299
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22
Sales: 2,565,640
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23
Sales: 2,500,000
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24
Sales: 2,500,000
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25
Sales: 2,337,860
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26
Sales: 2,300,000
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27
Sales: 2,263,752
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28
Sales: 2,207,500
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29
Sales: 2,199,327
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30
Sales: 2,108,000
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31
Sales: 2,100,000
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33
Sales: 2,100,000
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34
Sales: 2,050,000
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35
Sales: 2,030,000
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37
Sales: 2,000,000
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38
Sales: 2,000,000
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39
Sales: 1,886,546
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40
Sales: 1,850,000
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41
Sales: 1,646,340
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42
Sales: 1,604,780
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43
Sales: 1,600,000
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45
Sales: 1,558,060
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46
Sales: 1,516,610
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47
Sales: 1,483,900
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48
Sales: 1,450,000
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50
Sales: 1,439,010
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