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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"Simply put, Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T. sounds like it was recorded by psychotics in a derelict asylum — expect a lot of screaming, scraping, metallic sounds, rhythms that sound more primal and scary than anything, lyrics which are like nightmares (one of them literally is the recollection of ..." [+] Reply
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"The voice of Anja Huwe nearly sounds exactly like Siouxsie's and the music is also dark and rhythmic but maybe stylishly it sounds a bit more like ex bauhaus. I must admit I liked it a lot." Reply
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Best Albums of 1983 composition
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| Various Artists | 23 | 2% | |
| Nocturnal Emissions | 4 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 3 | 0% | |
| Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 3 | 0% | |
| The Times | 2 | 0% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 0% | |
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334 | 33% | |
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290 | 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
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 7 from 73rd to 66th |
Up 3 from 47th to 44th |
Up 1 from 87th to 86th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 66th to 69th |
Down 2 from 45th to 47th |
Down 2 from 68th to 70th |
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