Top Albums of 1983
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
Alan Vega Saturn Strip New Wave, Synth Punk
12
1070
 Aztec Camera High Land, Hard Rain Jangle Pop, New Wave
23
1870
 Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck Djam Leelii Mande Music, Mbalax
33
2534
 Bad Brains Rock for Light Hardcore Punk
31
2424
 Big Country The Crossing Celtic Rock, Pop Rock
25
1982
 Billy Bragg Life's a Riot with Spy vs. Spy Folk Punk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
20
1734
 Billy Idol Rebel Yell New Wave, Pop Rock
Bob Dylan Infidels Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Brian Eno Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks Soundtracks, Space Ambient
Charly García Clics Modernos New Wave, Pop Rock
Cocteau Twins Head Over Heels Dream Pop, Post-Punk
22
1864
 Culture Club Colour by Numbers New Romantic, Pop
7
651
 Cyndi Lauper She's So Unusual Pop Rock
13
1076
 David Bowie Let's Dance Dance-Pop, Pop Rock
10
991
 Def Leppard Pyromania Glam Metal
Depeche Mode Construction Time Again New Wave, Synthpop
24
1973
 Dio Holy Diver Heavy Metal
34
2791
 Echo and the Bunnymen Porcupine Post-Punk
29
2142
 Elvis Costello and The Attractions Punch the Clock New Wave, Pop Soul
14
1093
 Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This...) New Wave, Synthpop
19
1456
 Eurythmics Touch New Wave, Synthpop
Green on Red Gravity Talks Jangle Pop, Paisley Underground
Herbie Hancock Future Shock Electro
Huey Lewis and The News Sports Pop Rock
Jason & The Scorchers Fervor EP Cowpunk
John Cougar Mellencamp Uh-Huh Heartland Rock
Jonathan Richman Jonathan Sings! Indie Pop
King Sunny Adé Synchro System Jùjú
26
1989
 Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down Pop Soul
Lou Reed Legendary Hearts Rock
8
684
 Madonna Madonna Dance-Pop
35
2951
 Malcolm McLaren Duck Rock New Wave
Marillion Script for a Jester's Tear Neo-Prog
Mark Stewart + Maffia Learning to Cope with Cowardice Dub, Post-Punk
9
713
 Metallica Kill 'Em All Thrash Metal
Mink DeVille Where Angels Fear to Tread Pop Rock
17
1178
 Minor Threat Out of Step EP Hardcore Punk
30
2383
 Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
6
358
 New Order Power, Corruption & Lies New Wave, Post-Punk, Synthpop
Paul Simon Hearts and Bones Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Paul Young No Parlez Blue Eyed Soul
21
1851
 Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi Film Score, Minimalism
Rain Parade Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Neo-Psychedelia, Paisley Underground
Randy Newman Trouble in Paradise Singer/Songwriter
1
70
 R.E.M. Murmur Jangle Pop
Richard Thompson Hand of Kindness Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Social Distortion Mommy's Little Monster Punk Rock
11
1050
 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Texas Flood Blues Rock, Electric Texas Blues
Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies Hardcore Punk, Skate Punk
16
1136
 Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues Art Pop, New Wave
T-Bone Burnett Proof Through the Night Singer/Songwriter
Tears for Fears The Hurting Synthpop
The Chameleons Script of the Bridge Post-Punk
The Fall Perverted by Language Post-Punk
32
2460
 The Go-Betweens Before Hollywood Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk
3
279
 The Police Synchronicity New Wave, Pop Rock
The Replacements Hootenanny Punk Rock
The Robert Cray Band Bad Influence Blues Rock
18
1188
 The The Soul Mining Art Pop, New Wave
2
144
 Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones Experimental Rock, Singer/Songwriter
5
342
 U2 War Alternative Rock, Post-Punk
27
2093
 U2 Under a Blood Red Sky Pop Rock, Post-Punk
UB40 Labour of Love Pop Reggae
Van Morrison Inarticulate Speech of the Heart Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
4
310
 Violent Femmes Violent Femmes Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Punk, Post-Punk
Wipers Over the Edge Post-Punk, Punk Rock
28
2118
 Womack and Womack Love Wars Soul
X More Fun in the New World Punk Rock
Yello You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess Electropop, Synthpop
15
1108
 ZZ Top Eliminator Hard Rock, Southern Rock