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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221.

Everything Falls Apart

Hüsker Dü

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1983

Appears in:

29 charts

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The Pleasure Of Your Company

Models

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1983

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17 charts

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Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi
Soundtrack

John Williams (US)

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1983

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30 charts

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224.

Turtle Dreams

Meredith Monk

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1983

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13 charts

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225.

Waiting

Fun Boy Three

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1983

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30 charts

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226.

The Trouble With Normal

Bruce Cockburn

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1983

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9 charts

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227.

Headhunter

Krokus

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1983

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24 charts

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228.

Safe Mode: On

Smell Of Female
Live

The Cramps

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1983

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18 charts

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229.

Caught In The Act

Redgum

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1983

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2 charts

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A Big 10-8 Place

Negativland

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1983

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8 charts

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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%
The Residents	2	0%
Minutemen	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	339	34%
	288	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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