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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"What is the point of changing the album on the turntable or the CD in the player if the next album is to be more of the same. Koyaanisqatsi, the soundtrack of the movie by Giorogio Moroder. Electronica, not the dance type, more the dreadfully intellectual type my dears. Musical pieces built aroun..." [+] Reply
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
839
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"Highlight of the album: Mick Ronson's guitar solo at the end of Moonage Daydream. It's amazing, and you can't find it anywhere else, not even the original Ziggy Stardust album." Reply
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AnonymousIX | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 14. Page 1 of 2
Best Albums of 1983 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 0% | |
| Bill Evans | 2 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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 70th to 67th |
Up 3 from 47th to 44th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 66th to 69th |
Down 3 from 67th to 70th |
Down 2 from 45th to 47th |
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