Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1983 year summaryThe best artists of 1983 were R.E.M., Violent Femmes, New Order, U2, The Police, Talking Heads, Tom Waits, Metallica, David Bowie and Pink Floyd.

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141.

Tango

Matia Bazar

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

109

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142.

Barbed Wire Maggots

Borbetomagus

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

109

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143.

The Luxury Gap

Heaven 17

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

109

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144.

Working With Fire And Steel - Possible Pop Songs Volume Two

China Crisis

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

108

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145.

Fetisch

Xmal Deutschland

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

107

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146.

Field Day

Marshall Crenshaw

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

18 charts

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107

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147.

Tales From The Lush Attic

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

12 charts

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106

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148.

The Politics Of Dancing

Re-Flex

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

8 charts

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105

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149.

Money And Cigarettes

Eric Clapton

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

30 charts

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105

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150.

Timely!!

杏里 [Anri]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

12 charts

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105

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Vladimir Fedoseyev / USSR Radio & TV Grand Symphony Orchestra	2	0%
U2	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	337	34%
	293	29%
	48	5%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	96%
Yes	36	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	12	1%

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