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Albums in the Year 1983

This page lists the top albums of 1983 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1983 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	The Police	Synchronicity	1983	UK 1 - Jun 1983, US CashBox 3 of 1983, US 3 of 1983, Norway 3 - Jun 1983, Sweden 4 - Jun 1983, Italy 6 of 1983, Melody Maker 8 of 1983, Austria 11 - Aug 1983, Switzerland 15 - Nov 1983, RYM 35 of 1983, Fox101 52, Channel4 65, Global 68 - 14 M claimed, WXPN 75, Virgin 91, Defin200 119, RIAA 123 - 8 M claimed, Acclaimed 217, Rolling Stone 455
2	Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	1983	UK 1 - Oct 1983, US CashBox 1 of 1984, Grammy in 1984, Sweden 2 - Nov 1983, US 3 of 1984, Switzerland 3 - Dec 1983, Norway 3 - Dec 1983, Austria 19 - Jan 1984, Internet 38 - 22 M claimed 1983, Italy 40 of 1984, Global 41 - 19 M claimed, Guiness 60, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, Defin200 135, Acclaimed 1811
3	David Bowie	Let's Dance	1983	UK 1 - Apr 1983, Norway 1 - Apr 1983, Sweden 1 - May 1983, Austria 2 - May 1983, US CashBox 9 of 1983, Switzerland 17 - Nov 1983, Italy 36 of 1983, UK Radio2 56, RYM 158 of 1983, Acclaimed 1029
4	Original Soundtrack	Flashdance	1983	Austria 1 - Oct 1983, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1983, Norway 1 - Jul 1983, Sweden 1 - Jun 1983, US CashBox 4 of 1983, Italy 4 of 1983, UK 9 - Jul 1983, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
5	Culture Club	Colour By Numbers	1983	UK 1 - Oct 1983, Norway 2 - Oct 1983, Sweden 3 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 4 - Nov 1983, US 5 of 1984, US CashBox 8 of 1984, Melody Maker 14 of 1983, Austria 17 - Dec 1983, Italy 31 of 1983, RYM 168 of 1983, Acclaimed 1227
6	Paul Young	No Parlez	1983	UK 1 - Jul 1983, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1983, Sweden 1 - Sep 1983, Norway 3 - Oct 1983, Austria 4 - Feb 1984, Italy 6 of 1984, Melody Maker 14 of 1983, Acclaimed 2475
7	Pink Floyd	The Final Cut	1983	UK 1 - Apr 1983, Norway 1 - Apr 1983, Sweden 1 - Apr 1983, Austria 3 - Apr 1983, Italy 11 of 1983, US CashBox 24 of 1983, RYM 111 of 1983, WXPN 614
8	The Eurythmics	Touch	1983	UK 1 - Nov 1983, Melody Maker 1 of 1983, Norway 8 - Jan 1984, Sweden 9 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 14 - Mar 1984, US CashBox 22 of 1984, RYM 69 of 1983, Rolling Stone 500, Acclaimed 1903
9	Genesis	Genesis	1983	UK 1 - Oct 1983, Switzerland 2 - Nov 1983, Norway 2 - Oct 1983, Austria 7 - Jan 1984, Sweden 12 - Oct 1983, US CashBox 23 of 1984, Italy 32 of 1983, Global 82 - 12 M claimed, RYM 144 of 1983
10	Men At Work	Business As Usual	1983	UK 1 - Jan 1983, Norway 1 - Feb 1983, US 2 of 1983, US CashBox 5 of 1983, Sweden 15 - Feb 1983, Italy 35 of 1983, RYM 195 of 1981, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
11	Mike Oldfield	Crises	1983	Norway 1 - Jun 1983, Sweden 1 - Jun 1983, Austria 2 - Jul 1983, Switzerland 5 - Nov 1983, UK 6 - Jun 1983, Italy 9 of 1983, RYM 113 of 1983
12	Def Leppard	Pyromania	1983	US CashBox 2 of 1983, UK 18 - Mar 1983, Sweden 23 - Feb 1983, Fox101 27, RYM 29 of 1983, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, Global 75 - 13 M claimed, NARM 86, Defin200 86, Rolling Stone 384, Acclaimed 632
13	ZZ Top	Eliminator	1983	UK 3 - Jul 1984, Switzerland 11 - Nov 1983, Norway 13 - Apr 1983, Sweden 13 - Apr 1983, US CashBox 17 of 1984, Fox101 33, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, RYM 71 of 1983, Defin200 142, Rolling Stone 396, Acclaimed 735
14	U2	War	1983	UK 1 - Mar 1983, Sweden 2 - Mar 1983, Norway 15 - Apr 1983, RYM 27 of 1983, US CashBox 32 of 1983, UK Radio2 68, WXPN 129, Rolling Stone 221, Acclaimed 278
15	Bob Dylan	Infidels	1983	Norway 1 - Nov 1983, Sweden 3 - Nov 1983, UK 9 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 9 - Nov 1983, US CashBox 74 of 1983, Italy 78 of 1983, RYM 93 of 1983, WXPN 861, Acclaimed 2691
16	The Rolling Stones	Undercover	1983	Sweden 1 - Nov 1983, UK 3 - Nov 1983, Norway 3 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 5 - Nov 1983, Austria 9 - Jan 1984, US CashBox 45 of 1984, Italy 58 of 1983
17	Prince	1999	1983	US 5 of 1983, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, US CashBox 18 of 1983, RYM 23 of 1982, UK 30 - Sep 1984, NARM 85, Defin200 85, Rolling Stone 163, Acclaimed 183, WXPN 438
18	Paul McCartney	Pipes Of Peace	1983	Norway 1 - Nov 1983, UK 4 - Nov 1983, Sweden 4 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 12 - Nov 1983, Austria 18 - Dec 1983, Italy 33 of 1983, US CashBox 63 of 1984
19	Billy Joel	An Innocent Man	1983	UK 2 - Sep 1983, US 4 of 1984, Norway 9 - Aug 1983, US CashBox 12 of 1984, Sweden 39 - Aug 1983, RYM 74 of 1983, Global 82 - 12 M claimed, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
20	Bonnie Tyler	Faster Than The Speed Of Night	1983	UK 1 - Apr 1983, Norway 1 - Apr 1983, Sweden 3 - May 1983, Switzerland 19 - Nov 1983, US CashBox 23 of 1983
21	Yes	90125	1983	Switzerland 3 - Dec 1983, Sweden 7 - Nov 1983, Norway 8 - Dec 1983, Austria 14 - Feb 1984, US CashBox 15 of 1984, UK 16 - Nov 1983, Italy 42 of 1984, RYM 84 of 1983
22	Culture Club	Kissing To Be Clever	1983	Norway 3 - Jan 1983, Sweden 3 - Dec 1982, UK 5 - Oct 1982, Austria 6 - Feb 1983, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, US CashBox 26 of 1983, Italy 98 of 1983
23	Iron Maiden	Piece Of Mind	1983	UK 3 - May 1983, Sweden 6 - May 1983, RYM 6 of 1983, Norway 9 - Jun 1983, Austria 10 - Jun 1983, Italy 89 of 1983, US CashBox 92 of 1983
24	Asia	Alpha	1983	UK 5 - Aug 1983, Norway 8 - Aug 1983, Sweden 9 - Sep 1983, Switzerland 18 - Nov 1983, US CashBox 39 of 1983, Italy 74 of 1983, RYM 159 of 1983
25	Big Country	The Crossing	1983	Melody Maker 2 of 1983, UK 3 - Aug 1983, Sweden 17 - Aug 1983, US CashBox 65 of 1983, RYM 72 of 1983, Acclaimed 1779
26	Kiss	Lick It Up	1983	Sweden 3 - Oct 1983, UK 7 - Oct 1983, Norway 7 - Oct 1983, Switzerland 10 - Nov 1983, Austria 13 - Dec 1983, US CashBox 94 of 1983
27	Wham!	Fantastic	1983	UK 1 - Jul 1983, Norway 8 - Jul 1983, Melody Maker 14 of 1983, Sweden 15 - Aug 1983, Switzerland 25 - Nov 1983
28	AC/DC	Flick Of The Switch	1983	UK 4 - Sep 1983, Norway 4 - Sep 1983, Sweden 8 - Sep 1983, Austria 9 - Oct 1983, Switzerland 28 - Nov 1983, US CashBox 57 of 1983
29	Original Soundtrack	Staying Alive	1983	Switzerland 1 - Nov 1983, Austria 12 - Feb 1984, UK 14 - Oct 1983, Italy 15 of 1983, Sweden 16 - Aug 1983
30	Talking Heads	Speaking In Tongues	1983	Norway 11 - Jun 1983, Sweden 12 - Jun 1983, UK 21 - Jun 1983, US CashBox 37 of 1983, RYM 39 of 1983, WXPN 393, Acclaimed 1253
31	Eric Clapton	Money & Cigarettes	1983	Norway 3 - Feb 1983, Sweden 5 - Feb 1983, UK 13 - Feb 1983, US CashBox 69 of 1983, Italy 97 of 1983, RYM 195 of 1983
32	The Eurythmics	Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)	1983	UK 3 - Feb 1983, Melody Maker 5 of 1983, Sweden 14 - Feb 1983, RYM 56 of 1983, US CashBox 62 of 1983, Acclaimed 1359
33	U2	U2 Live 'Under A Blood Red Sky'	1983	UK 2 - Dec 1983, Sweden 22 - Jan 1984, RYM 61 of 1983, US CashBox 87 of 1984, WXPN 623, Acclaimed 1853
34	Agnetha Faltskog	Wrap Your Arms Around Me	1983	Norway 1 - Jun 1983, Sweden 1 - Jun 1983, UK 18 - Jun 1983
35	Kenny Rogers	Eyes That See In The Dark	1983	Norway 2 - Sep 1983, Sweden 4 - Nov 1983, Austria 9 - Feb 1984, Switzerland 14 - Dec 1983, US CashBox 30 of 1983
36	Journey	Frontiers	1983	UK 6 - Feb 1983, US CashBox 7 of 1983, Norway 12 - Feb 1983, Sweden 21 - Feb 1983, RYM 83 of 1983, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
37	Rod Stewart	Body Wishes	1983	Sweden 3 - Jun 1983, UK 5 - Jun 1983, Austria 7 - Aug 1983, Switzerland 7 - Nov 1983, Norway 10 - Jun 1983
38	Earth, Wind & Fire	Powerlight	1983	Sweden 2 - Feb 1983, Norway 7 - Feb 1983, UK 22 - Nov 1983, US CashBox 53 of 1983, Italy 65 of 1983
39	REM	Murmur	1983	RYM 2 of 1983, Melody Maker 7 of 1983, Acclaimed 58, WXPN 89, Rolling Stone 197
40	Echo & The Bunnymen	Porcupine	1983	UK 2 - Feb 1983, Melody Maker 9 of 1983, Sweden 24 - Feb 1983, RYM 53 of 1983, Acclaimed 2024
41	Tom Waits	Swordfishtrombones	1983	RYM 1 of 1983, Melody Maker 14 of 1983, Norway 18 - Jan 1984, Acclaimed 104
42	Men At Work	Cargo	1983	Norway 4 - Apr 1983, UK 8 - Apr 1983, Sweden 8 - May 1983, US CashBox 10 of 1983, Italy 53 of 1983
43	Tears For Fears	The Hurting	1983	UK 1 - Mar 1983, Melody Maker 14 of 1983, RYM 47 of 1983, WXPN 748
44	Christopher Cross	Another Page	1983	UK 4 - Feb 1983, Norway 7 - Jan 1982, Sweden 12 - Feb 1983, Italy 24 of 1983, US CashBox 50 of 1983
45	Paul Simon	Hearts & Bones	1983	Norway 3 - Nov 1983, Sweden 11 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 25 - Nov 1983, UK 34 - Nov 1983, RYM 41 of 1983
46	Jackson Browne	Lawyers In Love	1983	Sweden 3 - Aug 1983, Norway 10 - Aug 1983, UK 37 - Aug 1983, US CashBox 49 of 1983, Italy 96 of 1983
47	New Order	Power, Corruption & Lies	1983	UK 4 - May 1983, Melody Maker 14 of 1983, RYM 15 of 1983, Sweden 16 - May 1983, Acclaimed 472
48	Bob Marley	Confrontation	1983	UK 5 - May 1983, Norway 12 - Jun 1983, Sweden 16 - May 1983, Austria 19 - Sep 1983, RYM 194 of 1983
49	Donna Summer	She Works Hard For The Money	1983	Sweden 8 - Aug 1983, Norway 12 - Jul 1983, Switzerland 23 - Nov 1983, UK 28 - Jul 1983, US CashBox 41 of 1983
50	Yazoo	You & Me Both	1983	UK 1 - Jul 1983, Sweden 4 - Aug 1983, RYM 114 of 1983
51	Al Jarreau	Jarreau	1983	Norway 8 - Apr 1983, Sweden 30 - May 1983, US CashBox 35 of 1983, UK 39 - Apr 1983, RYM 177 of 1983
52	Randy Newman	Trouble in Paradise	1983	Norway 12 - Feb 1983, Austria 16 - Feb 1983, Sweden 23 - Feb 1983, RYM 143 of 1983, Acclaimed 2736
53	John Cougar Mellencamp	Uh-huh	1983	US CashBox 20 of 1984, Sweden 24 - Feb 1984, Fox101 82, RYM 133 of 1983, Acclaimed 2895
54	Electric Light Orchestra	Secret Messages	1983	UK 4 - Jul 1983, Norway 5 - Jul 1983, Sweden 11 - Aug 1983, Austria 16 - Jul 1983
55	Spandau Ballet	True	1983	UK 1 - Mar 1983, Sweden 13 - Apr 1983, US CashBox 98 of 1983
56	Madonna	Madonna	1983	UK 37 - Feb 1984, US CashBox 41 of 1984, RYM 67 of 1983, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 1594
57	Tracey Ullman	You Broke My Heart In 17 Places	1983	Norway 3 - Dec 1983, Sweden 9 - Jan 1984, UK 14 - Dec 1983, RYM 163 of 1983
58	UB40	Labour Of Love	1983	UK 1 - Sep 1983, US CashBox 49 of 1988, Acclaimed 2333
59	Carola	Framling	1983	Sweden 1 - Apr 1983, Norway 2 - Apr 1983
60	Black Sabbath	Born Again	1983	UK 4 - Sep 1983, Sweden 7 - Oct 1983, Norway 14 - Oct 1983, RYM 165 of 1983
61	Thin Lizzy	Thunder & Lightning	1983	UK 4 - Mar 1983, Norway 10 - Mar 1983, Sweden 12 - Mar 1983, RYM 40 of 1983
62	Rainbow	Bent Out Of Shape	1983	Norway 6 - Oct 1983, Sweden 6 - Oct 1983, UK 11 - Sep 1983, RYM 104 of 1983
63	The The	Soul Mining	1983	Melody Maker 3 of 1983, RYM 22 of 1983, UK 27 - Oct 1983, Acclaimed 952
64	Elton John	Too Low for Zero	1983	Switzerland 6 - Nov 1983, Norway 6 - May 1983, Sweden 30 - Jun 1983, RYM 95 of 1983
65	Herbie Hancock	Future Shock	1983	Austria 9 - Nov 1983, Switzerland 9 - Nov 1983, Sweden 19 - Sep 1983, UK 27 - Aug 1983
66	Depeche Mode	Construction Time Again	1983	UK 6 - Sep 1983, Sweden 12 - Sep 1983, Switzerland 21 - Nov 1983, RYM 120 of 1983
67	Neil Young	Trans	1983	Sweden 6 - Jan 1983, Norway 13 - Jan 1983, UK 29 - Feb 1983, US CashBox 79 of 1983
68	Stevie Ray Vaughan	Texas Flood	1983	RYM 4 of 1983, Defin200 166, WXPN 326, Acclaimed 1140
69	Dio	Holy Diver	1983	RYM 8 of 1983, UK 13 - Jun 1983, Sweden 18 - Jun 1983, Acclaimed 2132
70	Saga	Heads Or Tales	1983	Switzerland 4 - Nov 1983, Norway 4 - Oct 1983, Sweden 4 - Oct 1983
71	Malcolm McLaren	Duck Rock	1983	Melody Maker 6 of 1983, UK 18 - Jun 1983, RYM 126 of 1983, Acclaimed 2462
72	Stevie Nicks	The Wild Heart	1983	US CashBox 12 of 1983, Sweden 19 - Aug 1983, UK 28 - Jul 1983, RYM 100 of 1983
73	Ozzy Osbourne	Bark At The Moon	1983	Sweden 9 - Jan 1984, UK 24 - Dec 1983, US CashBox 69 of 1984, RYM 98 of 1983
74	The Moody Blues	The Present	1983	Norway 14 - Sep 1983, UK 15 - Sep 1983, Sweden 35 - Oct 1983, US CashBox 96 of 1983
75	Otto	Hilfe Otto kommt!	1983	Austria 1 - Dec 1983, Switzerland 8 - Dec 1983
76	Styx	Kilroy Was Here	1983	Norway 3 - Mar 1983, Sweden 6 - Mar 1983, US CashBox 13 of 1983
77	Irene Cara	What A Feelin'	1983	Sweden 3 - Dec 1983, Switzerland 8 - Dec 1983, Norway 12 - Dec 1983
78	Rondo Veneziano	Venezia 2000	1983	Switzerland 1 - Dec 1983, Italy 27 of 1983
79	Nena	Nena	1983	Austria 1 - Feb 1983, UK 31 - Mar 1984
80	The Beach Boys	The Very Best Of The Beach Boys	1983	UK 1 - Jul 1983, Norway 36 - Jan 2005
81	Randy Crawford	Nightline	1983	Norway 4 - Oct 1983, Sweden 5 - Nov 1983, UK 37 - Oct 1983
82	Joan Armatrading	The Key	1983	Norway 4 - Mar 1983, UK 10 - Mar 1983, Sweden 14 - Mar 1983
83	Kajagoogoo	White Feathers	1983	UK 5 - Apr 1983, Sweden 7 - May 1983, Austria 15 - Jul 1983
84	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	The Distance	1983	Norway 4 - Jan 1983, US CashBox 11 of 1983, Sweden 19 - Jan 1983
85	Santana	Havana Moon	1983	Norway 6 - Apr 1983, Sweden 6 - Apr 1983, Austria 18 - May 1983
86	George Benson	In Your Eyes	1983	UK 3 - Jun 1983, Sweden 28 - Jun 1983, US CashBox 71 of 1983
87	Original Soundtrack	An Officer & A Gentleman	1983	Sweden 4 - Dec 1982, Norway 11 - Apr 1983, UK 40 - Feb 1983
88	Taco	After Eight	1983	Norway 4 - Dec 1982, Austria 11 - Feb 1983, US CashBox 100 of 1983
89	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Punch The Clock	1983	UK 3 - Aug 1983, US CashBox 90 of 1983, Acclaimed 1756
90	Meatloaf	Midnight At The Lost & Found	1983	UK 7 - May 1983, Norway 7 - May 1983, Sweden 21 - May 1983
91	David Bowie	Rare	1983	Sweden 5 - Jan 1983, Norway 11 - Feb 1983, UK 34 - Jan 1983
92	The Stranglers	Feline	1983	UK 4 - Jan 1983, Norway 16 - Feb 1983, RYM 173 of 1983
93	Heaven 17	The Luxury Gap	1983	UK 4 - May 1983, Sweden 17 - May 1983, RYM 125 of 1983
94	Shakin' Stevens	The Bop Won't Stop	1983	Norway 6 - Jan 1984, Switzerland 12 - Dec 1983, UK 21 - Nov 1983
95	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Dazzle Ships	1983	UK 5 - Mar 1983, Sweden 38 - Mar 1983, RYM 62 of 1983
96	Eddy Grant	Killer On The Rampage	1983	UK 7 - Nov 1982, Sweden 30 - Mar 1983, US CashBox 38 of 1983
97	Robert Plant	The Principle Of Moments	1983	UK 7 - Jul 1983, US CashBox 20 of 1983, RYM 109 of 1983
98	Marillion	Script For a Jester's Tear	1983	UK 7 - Mar 1983, RYM 17 of 1983, Acclaimed 2992
99	Status Quo	Back To Back	1983	UK 9 - Dec 1983, Switzerland 20 - Dec 1983, Sweden 38 - Dec 1983
100	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel Plays Live	1983	UK 8 - Jun 1983, Sweden 31 - Jun 1983, RYM 50 of 1983