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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Koyaanisqatsi
Soundtrack

Philip Glass

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

862

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299

Overall Rank:

1,942

Average Rating:

79 (124 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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Baby Snakes
Live soundtrack

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

23 charts

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Soundtrack

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

30 charts

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Eddie And The Cruisers
Soundtrack

John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

13 charts

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Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi
Soundtrack

John Williams (US)

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

29 charts

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Vigilante
Soundtrack

Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe

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1983

Appears in:

8 charts

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Flashdance
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

34 charts

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Wild Style
Soundtrack

Various Artists

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1983

Appears in:

10 charts

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Mike's Murder (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Joe Jackson

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1983

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8 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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