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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Sixteen Tambourines

The Three O'Clock

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1983

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18 charts

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352.

Nie Sme Zlí

Elán

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1983

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2 charts

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353.

Star People

Miles Davis

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1983

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16 charts

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354.

Since The Accident

Severed Heads

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1983

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9 charts

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355.

Passion, Grace And Fire

Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco de Lucía

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1983

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17 charts

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356.

She Works Hard For The Money

Donna Summer

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1983

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14 charts

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357.

Sideroxylon

The Celibate Rifles

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1983

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11 charts

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358.

The Dub Factor

Black Uhuru

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1983

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15 charts

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Dealing With The Dead

Plan 9 (US)

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1983

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10 charts

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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

Bow Wow Wow

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1983

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14 charts

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	337	34%
	292	29%
	48	5%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	947	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	13	1%

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