Best Albums of 1983

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Listed below are the best albums of 1983 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,139 charts

Rank Score:

10,582

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Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

83 (1,410 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

903 charts

Rank Score:

8,029

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Overall Rank:

199

Average Rating:

81 (991 votes)

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Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

794 charts

Rank Score:

6,662

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

811 charts

Rank Score:

5,516

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Overall Rank:

320

Average Rating:

79 (1,038 votes)

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War

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

771 charts

Rank Score:

5,496

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

625 charts

Rank Score:

5,275

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

618 charts

Rank Score:

4,735

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,344

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

525 charts

Rank Score:

2,608

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102

Overall Rank:

678

Average Rating:

76 (814 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Final Cut

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,324

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114

Overall Rank:

768

Average Rating:

71 (1,014 votes)

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Best Albums of 1983 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	24	2%
Nocturnal Emissions	4	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Trio	2	0%
Joan Armatrading	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	338	34%
	288	29%
	49	5%
	41	4%
	29	3%
	27	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	57	6%

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

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

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