Top 15 Music Albums of 1983
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- Chart updated: 04/26/2025 17:15
- (Created: 11/18/2017 20:00).
- Chart size: 15 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
849
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 02/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
662
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[First added to this chart: 02/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,226
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
8,059
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[First added to this chart: 06/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,045
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
422
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,550
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
3,225
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Total albums: 15. Page 1 of 2
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Top 15 Music Albums of 1983 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Butthole Surfers | 1 | 7% | |
| Djeli Moussa Diawara | 1 | 7% | |
| Billy Bragg | 1 | 7% | |
| Swans | 1 | 7% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 7% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 1 | 7% | |
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Top 15 Music Albums of 1983 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 11th to 9th Kill 'Em All by Metallica |
| Up 2 from 7th to 5th Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Up 1 from 4th to 3rd Filth by Swans |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 8th to 13th Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy by Billy Bragg |
| Down 5 from 10th to 15th Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album by Daniel Johnston |
| Down 2 from 2nd to 4th The Final Cut by Pink Floyd |
| New entries |
|---|
| Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits |
| From Gardens Where We Feel Secure by Virginia Astley |
| Butthole Surfers by Butthole Surfers |
| Confusion Is Sex by Sonic Youth |
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