Top 100 Music Albums of 1983
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 12/02/2025 13:15
- (Created: 05/08/2012 19:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,043
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
559
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Year of Release:
1983
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818
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Year of Release:
1983
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 2 | 2% | |
| The Durutti Column | 2 | 2% | |
| G.B.H. | 1 | 1% | |
| Isabel Parra | 1 | 1% | |
| The Plimsouls | 1 | 1% | |
| Green On Red | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 28 from 81st to 53rd The Naked Shakespeare by Peter Blegvad |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 53rd to 54th Check This Action! by The LeRoi Brothers |
| Down 1 from 54th to 55th Music From The Gold Diggers by Lindsay Cooper |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56th Omsk by The Nits |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/12/2021 20:08 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2017 02:57 | PaperVinnie | 452 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2012 12:08 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2012 01:01 | strawberryfields | 273 | 95/100 |
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From Johnnyo 11/27/2012 12:09 | #56032
Some great albums here.
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From Error Finn 05/20/2012 09:51 | #42762
Cool, Sakamoto and Lawrence !
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 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 |
