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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201.

Dirty Rotten LP

D.R.I.

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1983

Appears in:

18 charts

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202.

Secretos

José José

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1983

Appears in:

9 charts

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203.

The Man From Utopia

Frank Zappa

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1983

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22 charts

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204.

Variations On A Theme

David Thomas And The Pedestrians

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1983

Appears in:

8 charts

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205.

Changing Places

Anne Clark

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1983

Appears in:

21 charts

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Eddie And The Cruisers
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John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band

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1983

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13 charts

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Girl At Her Volcano

Rickie Lee Jones

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1983

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17 charts

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208.

Chimera

Bill Nelson

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1983

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7 charts

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The Southern Death Cult

Southern Death Cult

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1983

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16 charts

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210.

Naked

Kissing The Pink

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1983

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11 charts

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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%
Bauhaus	2	0%
Trio	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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