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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37.

Live "Under A Blood Red Sky"
Live

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

570

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Rank in 1980s:

418

Overall Rank:

2,701

Average Rating:

77 (310 votes)

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88.

Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture
Live soundtrack

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

214

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908

Overall Rank:

6,117

Average Rating:

77 (132 votes)

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111.

Plays Live
Live

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

151

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113.

Nocturne
Live

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

150

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165.

Travels
Live

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

23 charts

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167.

Oil On Canvas
Live

Japan

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

31 charts

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183.

Baby Snakes
Live soundtrack

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

23 charts

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228.

Safe Mode: On

Smell Of Female
Live

The Cramps

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

18 charts

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257.

Alive, She Cried
Live

The Doors

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

13 charts

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324.

Live And Direct
Live

Aswad

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

10 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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