Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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821.

Handel: Water Music

Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert

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1983

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2 charts

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822.

Les Chansons Bleues

Stephan Eicher

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1983

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2 charts

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823.

Ring Of Truth

Mark Gillespie

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1983

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1 chart

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823.

Musical Marriage

Scatterbrains

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1983

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1 chart

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825.

Take The Z Train

Microscopic Septet

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1983

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2 charts

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826.

Future

Velvet Monkeys

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1983

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7 charts

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827.

London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I

Frank Zappa

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1983

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5 charts

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Romantic

Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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1983

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6 charts

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827.

I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape

The Times

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1983

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1 chart

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Le Repos Des Enfants Heureux

Trisomie 21

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1983

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	24	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Steve Hackett	2	0%
The Residents	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	338	34%
	289	29%
	49	5%
	41	4%
	29	3%
	27	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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Best Artists of 1982
1. Michael Jackson
2. Kate Bush
3. Iron Maiden
4. The Cure
5. Bruce Springsteen
6. Prince
7. Roxy Music
8. Duran Duran
9. Dire Straits
10. Donald Fagen
11. Simple Minds
12. Elvis Costello
13. Elvis Costello And The Attractions
14. The Clash
15. Peter Gabriel
16. Laurie Anderson
17. XTC
18. The Fall
19. Judas Priest
20. Bad Brains