Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Rush Moving Pictures	Jan 7, 1981	94.1	64	1
2	Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Madman	Nov 3, 1981	88.6	43	3
3	Black Sabbath Mob Rules	Nov 4, 1981	89.4	34	3
4	Journey Escape	Aug 1981	90.6	24	3
5	Iron Maiden Killers	Feb 1, 1981	86.2	48	3
6	송골매 (Songolmae) 2집	1981	92.8	9	0
7	Rush Exit...Stage Left [Live]	Oct 6, 1981	93.6	7	0
8	Foreigner 4	1981	91.1	10	1
9	Michael Schenker Group MSG	Sep 1981	90.9	10	0
10	Def Leppard High 'N' Dry	Jun 11, 1981	87.4	19	2
11	Mötley Crüe Too Fast for Love	Dec 15, 1981	84.2	30	2
12	AC/DC For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)	Nov 1981	85.9	18	0
13	Styx Paradise Theatre	Jan 10, 1981	91	5	0
14	Rainbow Difficult to Cure	1981	84.1	24	0
15	Van Halen Fair Warning	Apr 29, 1981	87.5	10	1
16	Blue Oyster Cult Fire of Unknown Origin	Jun 1981	89.2	6	0
17	Venom Welcome to Hell	Dec 1981	82.5	27	4
18	Y&T Earthshaker	1981	91.7	3	0
19	Accept Breaker	1981	85.2	11	0
20	Saxon Denim and Leather	Oct 5, 1981	86.4	8	1
21	Whitesnake Come an' Get It	Apr 11, 1981	86.6	7	2
22	Triumph Allied Forces	1981	88	5	0
23	Billy Squier Don't Say No	Apr 13, 1981	90	3	1
24	Anvil Hard 'N' Heavy	1981	85.4	7	1
25	Magma Magma	Oct 10, 1981	84.4	8	0
26	Demon Night of the Demon	1981	86	5	1
27	Judas Priest Point of Entry	Feb 17, 1981	77	35	4
28	ZZ Top El Loco	1981	86.3	3	0
29	Riot Fire Down Under	Feb 9, 1981	83.3	6	1
30	Praying Mantis Time Tells No Lies	1981	85	4	0
31	Girlschool Hit and Run	Apr 20, 1981	84	5	1
32	Tygers of Pan Tang Spellbound	Apr 1981	83.2	6	0
33	Thin Lizzy Renegade	Nov 1981	85	3	0
34	Raven Rock Until You Drop	1981	83.3	3	1
35	작은거인 (Little Big Man) 작은거인	Apr 10, 1981	81.3	4	0
36	UFO The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent	1981	81.7	3	0
37	The Exploited Punk's Not Dead	May 4, 1981	81.7	3	0
38	Loudness The Birthday Eve	Nov 21, 1981	78.3	6	1
39	Alice Cooper Special Forces	1981	80	4	0
40	Samson Shock Tactics	May 1981	80	3	0
41	Discharge Why [EP]	1981	80	3	0
42	Budgie Nightflight	1981	78.3	3	0
43	Tygers Of Pan Tang Crazy Nights	Nov 1981	75	3	0
44	Kiss Music from "The Elder"	Nov 10, 1981	65.2	5	0

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