Best Albums of 1983
Explore the best albums of 1983, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts
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"I think the cover art is really more iconic than the album itself. While most of Daniel's work is brilliant I wouldn't call this his best. It's a little less mature than Yip/Jump and 1990, so I'm not really sure why it gets the most praise (maybe because Kurt Cobain constantly cited it as a favor..." Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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Rank Score:
791
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"Very classical songwriting, unusual treatment - what can't he do with just two tape recorders and a broken Bontempi ?" Reply
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Best Albums of 1983 composition
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| Various Artists | 23 | 2% | |
| Nocturnal Emissions | 4 | 0% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 3 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 3 | 0% | |
| Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 0% | |
| SPK | 2 | 0% | |
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334 | 33% | |
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291 | 29% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1983 chart changes
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Down 3 from 86th to 89th |
Down 1 from 30th to 31st |
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