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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1.

Murmur 

 R.E.M.

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,148 charts

Rank Score:

10,031

Rank in 1983:

1

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 83 (1,420 votes)

Comments:

99

2.

Violent Femmes 

 Violent Femmes

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

920 charts

Rank Score:

8,051

Rank in 1983:

2

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

186

Average Rating:

 81 (1,004 votes)

Comments:

76

3.

Power, Corruption & Lies 

 New Order

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

801 charts

Rank Score:

6,416

Rank in 1983:

3

Rank in 1980s:

31

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

 81 (937 votes)

Comments:

51

4.

Synchronicity 

 The Police

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

818 charts

Rank Score:

5,528

Rank in 1983:

4

Rank in 1980s:

42

Overall Rank:

308

Average Rating:

 79 (1,049 votes)

Comments:

80

5.

War 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

778 charts

Rank Score:

5,291

Rank in 1983:

5

Rank in 1980s:

43

Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

 79 (1,205 votes)

Comments:

82

6.

Speaking In Tongues 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

627 charts

Rank Score:

4,990

Rank in 1983:

6

Rank in 1980s:

46

Overall Rank:

345

Average Rating:

 81 (802 votes)

Comments:

32

7.

Swordfishtrombones 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

626 charts

Rank Score:

4,541

Rank in 1983:

7

Rank in 1980s:

50

Overall Rank:

370

Average Rating:

 81 (755 votes)

Comments:

37

8.

Kill 'Em All 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

516 charts

Rank Score:

3,207

Rank in 1983:

8

Rank in 1980s:

85

Overall Rank:

543

Average Rating:

 78 (951 votes)

Comments:

43

9.

Let's Dance 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

2,742

Rank in 1983:

9

Rank in 1980s:

98

Overall Rank:

628

Average Rating:

 75 (830 votes)

Comments:

50

10.

Script Of The Bridge 

 The Chameleons

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

302 charts

Rank Score:

2,256

Rank in 1983:

10

Rank in 1980s:

113

Overall Rank:

768

Average Rating:

 80 (337 votes)

Comments:

20

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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%