Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Music From The Gold Diggers

Lindsay Cooper

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1983

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3 charts

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Out Of Our Hands

Pablo Cruise

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1983

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Saw A Ranch House Burning Last Night

The Deep Freeze Mice

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1983

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Thumela

Piliso

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1983

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City Kids

Spyro Gyra

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1983

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996.

Candy Girl

New Edition

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1983

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997.

These Cats Ain't Nothing But Trash
Compilation

Various Artists

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1983

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Maquis

Red Zebra

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1983

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998.

Luiz Carlos Da Vila

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1983

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Majestic Dub

King Tubby

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1983

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
SPK	2	0%
Vladimir Fedoseyev / USSR Radio & TV Grand Symphony Orchestra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	338	34%
	288	29%
	49	5%
	38	4%
	29	3%
	27	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	95%
Yes	55	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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