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