Best Albums of 1983

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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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
39
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Country Albums %


United States 342 34%
United Kingdom 292 29%
Germany 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 39 4%
Australia 28 3%
Canada 25 2%
Japan 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 59 6%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 35 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Muse
9. Animal Collective
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips
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