Best Albums of 1983

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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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121.

The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome

Slade

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

136

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122.

Desperate

Divinyls

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

136

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123.

Padlock: Special Mixes By Larry Levan

Gwen Guthrie

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

131

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124.

You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

Twisted Sister

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

130

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125.

Omsk

The Nits

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

128

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126.

Future Shock

Herbie Hancock

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

52 charts

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126

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127.

Радио Африка [Radio Africa]

Аквариум [Aquarium]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

20 charts

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125

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128.

Back To Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

37 charts

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124

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129.

Synchro System

King Sunny Adé & His African Beats

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

20 charts

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124

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130.

Scherben

Ton Steine Scherben

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

10 charts

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122

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	2	0%
Bauhaus	2	0%
Glenn Branca	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	333	33%
	292	29%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	964	96%
Yes	36	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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