Best Albums of 1983

Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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61.

うたかたの日々 [Utakata No Hibi] 

 Mariah

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

319

Rank in 1983:

61

Rank in 1980s:

641

Overall Rank:

4,428

Average Rating:

 77 (47 votes)

Comments:

1

62.

Mummer 

 XTC

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

319

Rank in 1983:

62

Rank in 1980s:

642

Overall Rank:

4,429

Average Rating:

 74 (123 votes)

Comments:

1

63.

Thunder And Lightning 

 Thin Lizzy

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

312

Rank in 1983:

63

Rank in 1980s:

651

Overall Rank:

4,514

Average Rating:

 75 (76 votes)

Comments:

4

64.

Hootenanny 

 The Replacements

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1983:

64

Rank in 1980s:

656

Overall Rank:

4,537

Average Rating:

 74 (140 votes)

Comments:

5

65.

Seven And The Ragged Tiger 

 Duran Duran

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1983:

65

Rank in 1980s:

661

Overall Rank:

4,597

Average Rating:

 70 (150 votes)

Comments:

9

66.

Uh-Huh 

 John Cougar Mellencamp

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1983:

66

Rank in 1980s:

662

Overall Rank:

4,599

Average Rating:

 71 (127 votes)

Comments:

12

67.

Can't Slow Down 

 Lionel Richie

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

113 charts

Rank Score:

303

Rank in 1983:

67

Rank in 1980s:

666

Overall Rank:

4,623

Average Rating:

 71 (127 votes)

Comments:

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68.

Djeli Moussa Diawara 

 Djeli Moussa Diawara

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1983:

68

Rank in 1980s:

671

Overall Rank:

4,645

Average Rating:

 76 (41 votes)

Comments:

3

69.

Before Hollywood 

 The Go-Betweens

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1983:

69

Rank in 1980s:

673

Overall Rank:

4,648

Average Rating:

 76 (81 votes)

Comments:

4

70.

Through The Looking Glass 

 Midori Takada

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1983:

70

Rank in 1980s:

675

Overall Rank:

4,652

Average Rating:

 79 (32 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	24	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	2	0%
Eurythmics	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	338	34%
	291	29%
	49	5%
	42	4%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	14	1%