Top 50 Music Albums of 1983
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- Chart updated: 06/05/2025 13:45
- (Created: 05/24/2017 01:16).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,955
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,509
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,948
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,149
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,193
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,272
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2025]
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Wynton Marsalis | 1 | 2% | |
| Cleaners From Venus | 1 | 2% | |
| Virginia Astley | 1 | 2% | |
| Aztec Camera | 1 | 2% | |
| U2 | 1 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 2% | |
| New Order | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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22 | 44% | |
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20 | 40% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 12th to 7thCome Away With ESG by ESG |
| Up 4 from 13th to 9thWar by U2 |
| Up 1 from 7th to 6thKill 'Em All by Metallica |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 5th to 8thThink Of One by Wynton Marsalis |
| Down 3 from 8th to 11thOver The Edge by Wipers |
| Down 2 from 10th to 12thMore Fun In The New World by X (US) |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 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. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
