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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Murmur

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,102 charts

Rank Score:

10,649

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Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

83 (1,382 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

875 charts

Rank Score:

8,199

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

592 charts

Rank Score:

5,186

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

606 charts

Rank Score:

4,849

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,329

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Overall Rank:

544

Average Rating:

79 (919 votes)

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17.

Holy Diver

Dio

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,726

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,031

Average Rating:

77 (336 votes)

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19.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

1,610

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Rank in 1980s:

172

Overall Rank:

1,094

Average Rating:

76 (358 votes)

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Texas Flood

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,599

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

175

Overall Rank:

1,103

Average Rating:

79 (340 votes)

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Madonna

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,373

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203

Overall Rank:

1,279

Average Rating:

71 (337 votes)

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22.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,343

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

207

Overall Rank:

1,302

Average Rating:

75 (293 votes)

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	340	34%
	291	29%
	47	5%
	39	4%
	28	3%
	25	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

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

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Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. Pixies
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Tom Waits
15. Iron Maiden
16. Prince And The Revolution
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush