Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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58.

Through The Looking Glass

高田みどり [Midori Takada]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

340

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Rank in 1980s:

624

Overall Rank:

4,190

Average Rating:

79 (31 votes)

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59.

Utakata No Hibi

Mariah

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

340

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625

Overall Rank:

4,195

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

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134.

Timely!!

杏里 [Anri]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

117

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Danzindan-Pojidon

Inoyama Land

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

104

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Soundtrack

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

30 charts

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Naughty Boys

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

11 charts

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279.

Burning Farm

Shonen Knife

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

18 charts

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Painted Woman

Masaki Matsubara

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

2 charts

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298.

Rosé

Mari Iijima

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1983

Appears in:

2 charts

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339.

Melodies

山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita]

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1983

Appears in:

4 charts

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Undertones	2	0%
Minutemen	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	338	34%
	289	29%
	47	5%
	38	4%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	13	1%

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