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:

10,660

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Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

83 (1,381 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

875 charts

Rank Score:

8,191

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

5,164

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

606 charts

Rank Score:

4,853

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,332

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Overall Rank:

542

Average Rating:

79 (919 votes)

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17.

Holy Diver

Dio

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,728

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,031

Average Rating:

77 (336 votes)

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19.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

1,611

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

172

Overall Rank:

1,094

Average Rating:

76 (358 votes)

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20.

Texas Flood

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

1,600

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

175

Overall Rank:

1,102

Average Rating:

79 (340 votes)

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Madonna

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,374

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,276

Average Rating:

71 (336 votes)

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22.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,344

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

206

Overall Rank:

1,299

Average Rating:

75 (292 votes)

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Philip Glass	2	0%
Glenn Branca	2	0%
Joan Armatrading	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	340	34%
	291	29%
	47	5%
	39	4%
	28	3%
	25	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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