Best Albums of 1983

Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 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 The Chameleons.
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1983
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63
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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27
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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Country Albums %


United States 336 34%
United Kingdom 290 29%
Germany 49 5%
Mixed Nationality 42 4%
Australia 29 3%
Canada 26 3%
Japan 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 57 6%
Live? Albums %
No 961 96%
Yes 39 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Artists of 1996
1. Belle And Sebastian
2. Weezer
3. DJ Shadow
4. Tool
5. Beck
6. フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
7. Swans
8. OutKast
9. Manic Street Preachers
10. 2Pac
11. Fugees
12. Jay-Z
13. Aphex Twin
14. Richard David James
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Nick Cave
17. R.E.M.
18. Sublime
19. Eels
20. Modest Mouse
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