Best Albums of 1983

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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Year of Release:
1983
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178
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1983
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103.
...Off The Bone 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1983
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176
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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176
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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173
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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171
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Year of Release:
1983
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165
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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164
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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161
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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159
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 11 of 100

Best Albums of 1983 composition

Country Albums %


United States 342 34%
United Kingdom 291 29%
Germany 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 39 4%
Australia 28 3%
Canada 25 3%
Japan 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 59 6%
Live? Albums %
No 965 97%
Yes 35 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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