Top 35 Music Albums of 1983 by 
Romanelli 
- Chart updated: 04/16/2025 21:15
- (Created: 04/12/2012 16:57).
- Chart size: 35 albums.
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Produced by Mark Van Hecke. The Violent Femmes were discovered playing outside of a venue by Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott in 1981. They've gone on to record many albums and have levels of success, but nothing has ever matched the magic of their debut album. When they were on, they made acoustic punk a reality, and never better than on "Blister In The Sun", "Gone Daddy Gone" and "Add It Up". Their legacy rests mostly on this exceptional classic album that made the music of the 80's much more bearable.
[First added to this chart: 02/19/2015]
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1983
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8,117
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1983-IRS
Produced By MITCH EASTER & DON DIXON
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk About The Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West Of The Fields
In a way that was not as loud, shocking, or outwardly visible, Murmer, the first album from R.E.M., did to classic rock what Nirvana's Nevermind did to 80's metal. This is the birth of what would become a whole branch of alternative rock. Leading the way was "Radio Free Europe", which had been released as a single two years earlier. Murmer is full of songs and sounds that were unheard of in 1983. Peter Buck's guitar work (no solos allowed) was fresh and new, and Michael Stipe's lyrics were strange and cryptic...when they could be understood. All together, Murmer was a unique album, and although it sold almost nothing, it would go on to become a classic. And for good reason. This is a great album.
R.E.M. would have to wait until 1986 to have any kind of mainstream success, but by that time, their sound was starting to take hold. They broke up in 2011, but what they were in the beginning shouldn't be forgotten. Murmer is simply a fantastic album. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
Produced By MITCH EASTER & DON DIXON
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk About The Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West Of The Fields
In a way that was not as loud, shocking, or outwardly visible, Murmer, the first album from R.E.M., did to classic rock what Nirvana's Nevermind did to 80's metal. This is the birth of what would become a whole branch of alternative rock. Leading the way was "Radio Free Europe", which had been released as a single two years earlier. Murmer is full of songs and sounds that were unheard of in 1983. Peter Buck's guitar work (no solos allowed) was fresh and new, and Michael Stipe's lyrics were strange and cryptic...when they could be understood. All together, Murmer was a unique album, and although it sold almost nothing, it would go on to become a classic. And for good reason. This is a great album.
R.E.M. would have to wait until 1986 to have any kind of mainstream success, but by that time, their sound was starting to take hold. They broke up in 2011, but what they were in the beginning shouldn't be forgotten. Murmer is simply a fantastic album. [First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
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1983
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,567
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[First added to this chart: 02/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,492
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1983
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938
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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1983
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Top 35 Music Albums of 1983 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Madness | 1 | 3% | |
| Aztec Camera | 1 | 3% | |
| Cyndi Lauper | 1 | 3% | |
| Eurythmics | 1 | 3% | |
| X (US) | 1 | 3% | |
| Wall Of Voodoo | 1 | 3% | |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 35 Music Albums of 1983 chart changes
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Synchronicity by The Police |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5th Frontiers by Journey |
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| 90/100 | 02/23/2014 23:32 | PauloPaz | | 89/100 |
| 90/100 | 01/05/2013 22:57 | guigs13 | | 88/100 |
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From guigs13 01/05/2013 22:57
Really nice chart!
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