(or, more accurately, my favorite albums released in 1983)
Title
|
Artist
|
Billboard
|
CashBox
|
Rolling Stone
|
|
83
|
Storm
|
Maynard Ferguson
|
|||
82
|
Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove
|
Nile Rodgers
|
202
| ||
81
|
OXO
|
OXO
|
117
|
140
| |
80
|
Koyaanisqatsi Soundtrack
|
Philip Glass
|
|||
79
|
High Land Hard Rain
|
Aztec Camera
|
129
|
179
| |
78
|
Deep Sea Skiving
|
Bananarama
|
63
|
62
|
43
|
77
|
Future Shock
|
Herbie Hancock
|
43
|
41
|
32
|
76
|
The Waiting
|
Fun Boy Three
|
104
|
92
| |
75
|
Modern Romans
|
The Call
|
84
|
121
| |
74
|
Rumble Fish Soundtrack
|
Stewart Copeland
|
157
|
122
| |
73
|
Dekadance (EP)
|
INXS
|
148
|
Title
|
Artist
|
Billboard
|
CashBox
|
Rolling Stone
|
|
72
|
Powerlight
|
Earth, Wind & Fire
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
71
|
Keep It Up
|
Loverboy
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
70
|
Strip
|
Adam Ant
|
65
|
48
|
24
|
69
|
Show Stopper
|
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
|
|||
68
|
Seven and the Ragged Tiger
|
Duran Duran
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
67
|
In a Special Way
|
DeBarge
|
36
|
39
| |
66
|
Beauty Stab
|
ABC
|
69
|
49
|
20
|
65
|
Midnight Madness
|
Night Ranger
|
15
|
14
|
29
|
64
|
Side Kicks
|
Thompson Twins
|
34
|
43
|
29
|
63
|
Eliminator
|
Z.Z. Top
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
62
|
Think of One
|
Wynton Marsalis
|
102
|
130
|
Title
|
Artist
|
Billboard
|
CashBox
|
Rolling Stone
|
|
61
|
Naked Eyes
|
Naked Eyes
|
32
|
53
|
31
|
60
|
The Hunter
|
Joe Sample
|
125
|
76
| |
59
|
The Hurting
|
Tears for Fears
|
73
|
59
|
41
|
58
|
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
|
Eurythmics
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
57
|
Duck Rock
|
Malcolm McLaren
|
|||
56
|
Low Ride
|
Earl Klugh
|
38
|
40
|
27
|
55
| Journey to a Rainbow
|
Chuck Mangione
|
154
| ||
54
|
Steps Ahead
|
Steps Ahead
|
|||
53
|
The Crossing
|
Big Country
|
18
|
12
|
8
|
52
|
Target
|
Tom Scott
|
|||
51
|
Without Warning
|
Marilyn Scott
|
Title
|
Artist
|
Billboard
|
CashBox
|
Rolling Stone
|
|
50
|
Cuts Like a Knife
|
Bryan Adams
|
8
|
12
|
19
|
49
|
Bossa Nova Hotel
|
Michael Sembello
|
80
|
124
| |
48
|
Madonna
|
Madonna
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
47
|
In Your Eyes
|
George Benson
|
27
|
14
|
14
|
46
|
Power, Corruption & Lies
|
New Order
|
|||
45
|
Whammy!
|
The B-52's
|
29
|
38
|
14
|
44
|
Escapade
|
Tim Finn
|
161
| ||
43
|
Break Out
|
Pointer Sisters
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
42
|
White Feathers
|
Kajagoogoo
|
38
|
40
|
48
|
41
|
Reach the Beach
|
The Fixx
|
8
|
11
|
9
|
These are my personal top 83 albums released in 1983. The following criteria was used on a very slippery sliding scale:
- How often I enjoyed the album at the time of release
- How often I've enjoyed the album over the years since
- Overall quality of the album
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