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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191.

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 In A Major, Op. 141

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra

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1983

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8 charts

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192.

Now That's What I Call Music
Compilation

Various Artists

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1983

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7 charts

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193.

Feeding The Flame

Sad Lovers And Giants

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1983

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15 charts

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194.

Personal Note

Mark Nauseef

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1983

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4 charts

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Morgane De Toi

Renaud

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1983

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11 charts

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Proof Through The Night

T-Bone Burnett

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1983

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9 charts

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197.

Dirty Rotten LP

D.R.I.

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1983

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18 charts

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Heavy Metal Maniac

Exciter

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1983

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21 charts

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Eddie And The Cruisers
Soundtrack

John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band

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1983

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13 charts

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200.

The Mating Sounds Of South American Frogs

Peter And The Test Tube Babies

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1983

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11 charts

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Sonic Youth	2	0%
UB40	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	338	34%
	289	29%
	49	5%
	37	4%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	40	4%

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

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Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Prince
3. Pixies
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Iron Maiden
15. Tom Waits
16. Prince And The Revolution
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush