Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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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R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,079 charts

Rank Score:

10,940

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Overall Rank:

146

Average Rating:

83 (1,350 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

849 charts

Rank Score:

8,727

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Overall Rank:

198

Average Rating:

82 (955 votes)

Comments:

Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

749 charts

Rank Score:

7,232

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Overall Rank:

250

Average Rating:

81 (896 votes)

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War

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

719 charts

Rank Score:

5,605

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

748 charts

Rank Score:

5,466

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

568 charts

Rank Score:

5,254

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

589 charts

Rank Score:

4,965

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

480 charts

Rank Score:

3,246

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

501 charts

Rank Score:

2,729

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

102

Overall Rank:

676

Average Rating:

75 (762 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Final Cut

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

377 charts

Rank Score:

2,521

Rank in 1983:

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109

Overall Rank:

727

Average Rating:

71 (978 votes)

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
Angelic Upstarts	2	0%
U2	2	0%
José Afonso	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	339	34%
	297	30%
	45	5%
	39	4%
	27	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	938	94%
Yes	62	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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