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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Murmur

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,117 charts

Rank Score:

10,478

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Overall Rank:

140

Average Rating:

83 (1,396 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

892 charts

Rank Score:

8,060

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Overall Rank:

202

Average Rating:

81 (981 votes)

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Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

782 charts

Rank Score:

6,783

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

798 charts

Rank Score:

5,528

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Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

79 (1,024 votes)

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War

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

757 charts

Rank Score:

5,509

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

607 charts

Rank Score:

5,255

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

612 charts

Rank Score:

4,806

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

501 charts

Rank Score:

3,376

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

513 charts

Rank Score:

2,667

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104

Overall Rank:

671

Average Rating:

75 (803 votes)

Comments:

10.

Script Of The Bridge

The Chameleons

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

2,366

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113

Overall Rank:

761

Average Rating:

80 (322 votes)

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
Bauhaus	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	336	34%
	289	29%
	47	5%
	38	4%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	38	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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