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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Murmur

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,102 charts

Rank Score:

10,550

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Overall Rank:

143

Average Rating:

83 (1,387 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

881 charts

Rank Score:

8,278

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Overall Rank:

200

Average Rating:

81 (975 votes)

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Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

773 charts

Rank Score:

6,957

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

782 charts

Rank Score:

5,529

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Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

79 (1,013 votes)

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War

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

741 charts

Rank Score:

5,492

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

597 charts

Rank Score:

5,250

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

609 charts

Rank Score:

4,839

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

495 charts

Rank Score:

3,298

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

2,666

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103

Overall Rank:

674

Average Rating:

75 (791 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Final Cut

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,436

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110

Overall Rank:

732

Average Rating:

71 (999 votes)

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Cramps	2	0%
The Undertones	2	0%
Nocturnal Emissions	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	333	33%
	292	29%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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