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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Dig That Groove Baby

Toy Dolls

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1983

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14 charts

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232.

Robbery

Teena Marie

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1983

Appears in:

8 charts

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Flashdance
Soundtrack

Various Artists

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1983

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34 charts

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234.

Between The Sheets

The Isley Brothers

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1983

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10 charts

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Aka/Darbari/Java: Magic Realism

Jon Hassell

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1983

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18 charts

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236.

You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess

Yello

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1983

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25 charts

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237.

Headline News

Atomic Rooster

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1983

Appears in:

2 charts

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Toxoplasma

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1983

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4 charts

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239.

Jonathan Sings!

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

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1983

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33 charts

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DaDa

Alice Cooper

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1983

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24 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%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Daniel Johnston	3	0%
Lombard	2	0%
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	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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