Best Albums of 1983
Explore the best albums of 1983, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"A fun and crisp sounding album. It does seem boring at first listen but it might click after a couple listens, and it is sophisticated while still seeming simple. That being said, I still feel like it’s influence, like nirvanas nevermind, outweighs its actual musical quality. The only song that r..." [+] Reply
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1983
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9,662
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"I cannot believe this album isn't rated higher." Reply
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1983
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7,820
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"The most ripped off album of the decade. Though the sound is dominated by synthesizers Bernard Sumner's melodic and decidedly subdued singing and guitar playing ensured that this record would be the most human synth pop album of the era. Sumner may not have been anywhere near as mesmerizing as th..." [+] Reply
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1983
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6,294
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"First the good: there are a lot of outstanding, timeless songs on this album. Now the bad: in typical Police fashion, there are a couple of tracks on here that are so awful I have to wonder what they were thinking." Reply
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1983
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5,518
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"War is my favorite U2 album. It's also my favorite 80's album. It is so raw, so intense, so powerful, it really moves me. Every song is good, with a few being close to perfection (Like A Song, Drowning Man, The Refugee, Surrender). The cover art is iconic and as powerful as the music and the lyri..." [+] Reply
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1983
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5,497
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"There are some really good singles of this album. My personal favorites are Girlfriend is Better, Pull Up the Roots, and This Must Be the Place. Overall a good album, but definitely not their best." Reply
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1983
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"Listening to this is like entering one of those weird antique shops that smells of incense and it's full of religious imagery and wooden statues and there's some creepy old hippy woman at the counter." Reply
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Onater | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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4,498
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"The musical equivalent of a kick in the nuts. Not as technically proficient as their later work, but fast, furious and in-your-face. Seek and Destroy is one of the greatest metal anthems of all time." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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"This is not on the level of his 1970s albums. First 3 songs are great, but then it goes downhill with a little highlight (Criminal World, Cat People)." Reply
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1983
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2,851
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"The songwriting and arrangements on here are honestly brilliant, a departure from the usual spaced out Floyd tone, but equally enjoyable. Of course Gilmour often turns the songs he plays solos on into the standout tracks, but the short acoustic ones like Southampton Dock are still great little bi..." [+] Reply
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1983
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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% | |
| U2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 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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