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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Neruda

Red Rider

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1983

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4 charts

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Another Breath

Ellen Foley

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1983

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5 charts

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The Bible Belt

Nikki Sudden

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1983

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6 charts

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Figure Imposée

Alain Bashung

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1983

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1 chart

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Mama Africa

Peter Tosh

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1983

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8 charts

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Procession Of The Great Ancestry

Wadada Leo Smith

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1983

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4 charts

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Against The Grain
Compilation

Snakefinger

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1983

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1 chart

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1982-1983
Compilation

Victrola

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1983

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2 charts

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Blues 'N' Jazz

B.B. King

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1983

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8 charts

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Double Happiness

Deux Filles

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1983

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5 charts

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	24	2%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
José Afonso	2	0%
Bauhaus	2	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	337	34%
	293	29%
	48	5%
	40	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	966	97%
Yes	35	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	12	1%

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