Editing 1981 in music (section)

==Chronological table of US and UK Number One hit albums==
'''US Number One album and artist''' <br> (Weeks at Number One)
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* ''[[Double Fantasy]]'' – [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] (7)
* ''[[Hi Infidelity]]''  – [[REO Speedwagon]] (15)
*  ''[[Paradise Theatre (album)|Paradise Theatre]]'' – [[Styx (band)|Styx]]  (3)
* ''[[Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)|Mistaken Identity]]'' – [[Kim Carnes]] (4)
* ''[[Long Distance Voyager]]'' – [[The Moody Blues]] (3)
* ''[[Precious Time (album)|Precious Time]]'' – [[Pat Benatar]] (1)
* ''[[4 (Foreigner album)|4]]'' – [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] (7)
* ''[[Bella Donna (album)|Bella Donna]]'' – [[Stevie Nicks]] (1)
* ''[[Escape (Journey album)|Escape]]'' – [[Journey (band)|Journey]] (1)
* ''[[Tattoo You]]'' – [[The Rolling Stones]] (9)
* ''[[For Those About to Rock We Salute You]]'' – [[AC/DC]] (1)
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'''UK Number One album and artist'''<br> (Weeks at Number One)
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*''[[Super Trouper (album)|Super Trouper]]'' – [[ABBA]] (3)
*''[[Kings of the Wild Frontier]]'' – [[Adam and the Ants]] (12)
*''[[Double Fantasy]]''  – [[John Lennon]] & [[Yoko Ono]] (2)
* ''[[Face Value (album)|Face Value]]'' – [[Phil Collins]] (3)
* ''[[Stars on 45]]''- [[Stars on 45 / Starsound]] (5)
* ''[[No Sleep 'til Hammersmith]]'' – [[Motörhead]] (1)
* ''Disco Daze and Disco Nites''  – Various Artists (1)
* ''[[Love Songs (Cliff Richard album)|Love Songs]]'' – [[Cliff Richard]] (5)
* ''The Official BBC Album of the Royal Wedding'' – Various Artists (2)
* ''[[Time (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Time]]'' – [[Electric Light Orchestra]] (2)
* ''[[Dead Ringer (album)|Dead Ringer]]'' – [[Meat Loaf]] (2)
* ''[[Abacab]]'' – [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] (2)
* ''[[Ghost in the Machine (The Police album)|Ghost in the Machine]]'' – [[The Police]] (3)
* ''[[Dare (album)|Dare]]'' – [[The Human League]] (1)
* ''[[Shaky (album)|Shaky]]'' – [[Shakin' Stevens]] (1)
* ''[[Greatest Hits (Queen album)|Greatest Hits]]'' – [[Queen (band)|Queen]] (4)
*''Chart Hits '81'' – Various Artists (1)
*''[[The Visitors (ABBA album)|The Visitors]]'' – [[ABBA]] (3)
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