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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R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

1,123 charts

Rank Score:

10,629

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Overall Rank:

138

Average Rating:

83 (1,401 votes)

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Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

894 charts

Rank Score:

8,026

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Overall Rank:

204

Average Rating:

81 (983 votes)

Comments:

Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

785 charts

Rank Score:

6,760

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Overall Rank:

252

Average Rating:

81 (917 votes)

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War

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

761 charts

Rank Score:

5,548

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

800 charts

Rank Score:

5,533

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

613 charts

Rank Score:

5,298

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

614 charts

Rank Score:

4,792

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

501 charts

Rank Score:

3,359

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

514 charts

Rank Score:

2,659

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103

Overall Rank:

668

Average Rating:

75 (804 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Final Cut

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,397

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113

Overall Rank:

749

Average Rating:

71 (1,005 votes)

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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%
Glenn Branca	2	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	338	34%
	289	29%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	13	1%

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