Best Albums of 1983
Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
"Awesome! The right mix of hardcore, excellent riffage, and some avant-garde tendencies. Avant-Punk done right 85/100 (Very Good)" Reply
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"I Saw Robert Plant on tour in the eighties at the Cornwall Coliseum. Brings back lots of happy memories, love the synth work on 'Big Log' and 'In the Mood' I Think Phil Collins was sat behind the drums when I saw them which was an added bonus. Superb concert and great album." Reply
"The better and more musical of the two FB3 albums with the superb Our Lips Are Sealed the best of a number of decent tracks." Reply
"Fantastic Album, full of wonderful West African Beats" Reply
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"This album has a much less direct sound than was present on the albums with "Fast" Eddie Clark. This time around, former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson took up the reigns and, with Lemmy and Phil Taylor, delivered a more melodic sounding album with a very resonant production. Is this a bad ..." [+] Reply
"Have to say I've always enjoyed this album a great deal, and find it better and more unique than his debut. Even like the dorky cover. Thanks Christgau, you weirdo!" Reply
"I owned this before Business As Usual and although the strongest tracks are maybe not quite as strong as the ones on BAU, overall IMO, it is more consistent. BAU had two tracks I thought weakened it, this doesn't have any, therfore this just shades it for me (although they both get 8.5/10)." Reply
"An inferior, Belladonna. The songs just aren't as good. It's okay." Reply
"Pretty good/Great album!" Reply
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Best Albums of 1983 composition
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| Various Artists | 24 | 2% | |
| Nocturnal Emissions | 4 | 0% | |
| Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 3 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 3 | 0% | |
| Philip Glass | 2 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 0% | |
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336 | 34% | |
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291 | 29% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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