Best Albums of 1983

Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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1983
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55
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1983
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1983
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Buy album United States
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1983
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54
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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53
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
53
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
52
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1983
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52
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 26 of 100

Best Albums of 1983 composition

Country Albums %


United States 342 34%
United Kingdom 292 29%
Germany 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 39 4%
Australia 28 3%
Canada 25 2%
Japan 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 59 6%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 35 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Albums of 1956
1. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
2. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
3. Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus
4. Ella & Louis by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
5. Ellington At Newport by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
6. Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday
7. Elvis by Elvis Presley
8. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book by Ella Fitzgerald
9. J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould
10. The Wildest! by Louis Prima
11. This Is Fats Domino! by Fats Domino
12. Music Of India - Three Classical Ragas On Sitar by Ravi Shankar
13. Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio by Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio
14. Jazz At Massey Hall by The Quintet
15. Bluejean Bop by Gene Vincent
16. Calypso by Harry Belafonte
17. Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino by Fats Domino
18. Moondog by Moondog
19. Tragic Songs Of Life by The Louvin Brothers
20. Tenor Madness by Sonny Rollins
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