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2023
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1983 New Wave Album Releases
1982
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1983
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May 2
New Order
Power, Corruption & Lies
85
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(1,838)
Jun 1
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
85
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(1,714)
Apr 14
David Bowie
Let's Dance
75
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(1,203)
Jun 1
The Police
Synchronicity
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(566)
Oct 14
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
77
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(361)
Nov 5
Charly García
Clics Modernos
86
user score
(331)
Mar 7
Tears For Fears
The Hurting
75
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(311)
Oct 21
The The
Soul Mining
65
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(285)
Aug 22
Depeche Mode
Construction Time Again
50
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(283)
Nov 10
Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
80
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(196)
Jan 21
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
77
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(125)
May 20
The Police
Every Breath You Take
91
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(111)
Nov 11
Talking Heads
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) / Moon Rocks
96
user score
(109)
Jul 26
Oingo Boingo
Good for Your Soul
40
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(103)
Apr 1
Aztec Camera
High Land, Hard Rain
90
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(99)
Dec 6
The Cure
Japanese Whispers
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(97)
Jan 10
Neil Young
Trans
66
critic score
(3)
67
user score
(87)
Nov 21
Duran Duran
Seven and the Ragged Tiger
70
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(80)
Nov 26
Eurythmics
Touch
85
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(79)
Mar 14
David Bowie
Let's Dance
83
user score
(69)
Jan 21
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
100
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(67)
Oct 10
Culture Club
Colour by Numbers
83
critic score
(3)
67
user score
(66)
May 10
Ministry
With Sympathy
55
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(63)
Apr 29
Men At Work
Cargo
85
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(62)
Jul
Talking Heads
Burning Down the House
89
user score
(61)
Feb
Mariah
うたかたの日々 (Utakata no Hibi)
83
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(53)
Sep 12
David Bowie
Modern Love
89
user score
(52)
Jan 1
Malcolm McLaren
Duck Rock
90
critic score
(1)
63
user score
(43)
Jan 1
Pylon
Chomp
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(42)
Mar
Nena
99 Luftballons
63
critic score
(2)
89
user score
(41)
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Apr 27
The B-52's
Whammy!
70
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(40)
May 15
The Fixx
Reach The Beach
90
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(34)
Aug 5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Punch the Clock
80
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(33)
Apr 1
Sparks
In Outer Space
80
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(32)
1983
Аквариум [Aquarium]
Радио Африка
76
user score
(32)
Nov 30
Bad Religion
Into the Unknown
55
critic score
(2)
56
user score
(32)
Sep 28
Alice Cooper
DaDa
70
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(30)
Jan 5
Soft Cell
The Art of Falling Apart
50
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(29)
1983
Marc and the Mambas
Torment and Toreros
72
user score
(28)
May 31
David Bowie
China Girl
76
user score
(28)
May 1
A Flock of Seagulls
Listen
50
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(25)
Oct 15
The Cure
The Lovecats
82
user score
(25)
Jul 4
Yazoo
You and Me Both
80
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(25)
Oct 24
Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
86
user score
(22)
Jun 20
Lady Pank
Lady Pank
83
user score
(22)
Sep
Gang of Four
Hard
50
critic score
(2)
59
user score
(21)
1983
Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho
Bombom
73
user score
(20)
May 2
Os Paralamas Do Sucesso
Cinema Mudo
80
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(18)
Jul 1
Matthew Wilder
I Don't Speak the Language
80
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(16)
1983
Taco
After Eight
80
critic score
(1)
49
user score
(14)
Mar 16
Naked Eyes
Burning Bridges
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(14)
Apr 8
Heaven 17
The Luxury Gap
85
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(14)
Apr 18
Kajagoogoo
White Feathers
80
critic score
(1)
62
user score
(13)
Jan 1
The Stranglers
Feline
50
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(13)
Sep
The Romantics
In Heat
70
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(12)
Nov
Real Life
Heartland
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(9)
May 30
Mecano
¿Dónde está el país de las hadas?
72
user score
(9)
Sep
The Romantics
Talking in Your Sleep
85
user score
(8)
1983
ZELDA
Carnaval
75
user score
(7)
Oct 15
Pat Benatar
Live from Earth
50
critic score
(2)
64
user score
(5)
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