Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1983 year summaryThe best artists of 1983 were R.E.M., Violent Femmes, New Order, U2, The Police, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, Metallica, David Bowie and Pink Floyd.

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51.

Out Of Step

Minor Threat

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

435

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

523

Overall Rank:

3,383

Average Rating:

75 (132 votes)

Comments:

52.

Punch The Clock

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

425

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

533

Overall Rank:

3,451

Average Rating:

72 (159 votes)

Comments:

53.

Melissa

Mercyful Fate

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

392

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

573

Overall Rank:

3,718

Average Rating:

75 (102 votes)

Comments:

54.

Construction Time Again

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

366

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

590

Overall Rank:

3,929

Average Rating:

71 (179 votes)

Comments:

55.

Japanese Whispers
Compilation

The Cure

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

359

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

598

Overall Rank:

3,992

Average Rating:

74 (142 votes)

Comments:

56.

Through The Looking Glass

高田みどり [Midori Takada]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

354

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

604

Overall Rank:

4,047

Average Rating:

79 (31 votes)

Comments:

57.

Come Away With ESG

ESG

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

350

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

607

Overall Rank:

4,082

Average Rating:

77 (69 votes)

Comments:

58.

Zeichnungen Des Patienten O. T. / Drawings Of O.T.

Einstürzende Neubauten

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

343

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

615

Overall Rank:

4,149

Average Rating:

73 (74 votes)

Comments:

59.

Rock For Light

Bad Brains

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

341

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

617

Overall Rank:

4,166

Average Rating:

75 (80 votes)

Comments:

60.

Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy

Billy Bragg

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

341

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

618

Overall Rank:

4,173

Average Rating:

74 (98 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Trio	2	0%
Nocturnal Emissions	2	0%
Loudness	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	333	33%
	292	29%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	964	96%
Yes	36	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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Best Albums of 1985
1. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
2. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
3. Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
4. Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
5. Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain
6. Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
7. The Head On The Door by The Cure
8. Tim by The Replacements
9. Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
10. Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues
11. Misplaced Childhood by Marillion
12. Low-Life by New Order
13. This Is The Sea by The Waterboys
14. New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü
15. This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall
16. Fables Of The Reconstruction by R.E.M.
17. Little Creatures by Talking Heads
18. Around The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution
19. Love by The Cult
20. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles by Sting