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2023
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1983 Rock Album Releases
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May 27
Swans
Filth
68
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(2,054)
May 2
New Order
Power, Corruption & Lies
85
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(1,841)
Jun 1
Talking Heads
Speaking in Tongues
85
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(1,717)
Apr 14
David Bowie
Let's Dance
75
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(1,205)
Mar 21
Pink Floyd
The Final Cut
62
critic score
(6)
64
user score
(1,114)
Apr 13
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
90
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(973)
Apr 12
R.E.M.
Murmur
94
critic score
(6)
83
user score
(863)
Jun 1
The Police
Synchronicity
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(566)
Sep 1
Tom Waits
Swordfishtrombones
95
critic score
(5)
85
user score
(537)
Feb 28
U2
War
88
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(535)
Oct 31
Cocteau Twins
Head Over Heels
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(496)
Feb 1
Sonic Youth
Confusion Is Sex
66
critic score
(5)
70
user score
(400)
Oct 14
Cyndi Lauper
She's So Unusual
77
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(361)
Aug 1
The Chameleons
Script of the Bridge
80
critic score
(1)
84
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 7
Yes
90125
76
critic score
(3)
68
user score
(265)
Jan 20
Def Leppard
Pyromania
90
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(230)
Oct 27
Bob Dylan
Infidels
87
critic score
(3)
70
user score
(205)
Nov 10
Billy Idol
Rebel Yell
80
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(197)
Oct 3
Genesis
Genesis
55
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(193)
Sep 26
Mötley Crüe
Shout at the Devil
65
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(175)
Aug 8
Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
80
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(166)
Mar 23
ZZ Top
Eliminator
75
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(149)
Feb 18
Michael Jackson
Beat It
93
user score
(146)
Oct 31
Paul McCartney
Pipes of Peace
55
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(138)
Jun 13
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Texas Flood
100
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(125)
Jan 21
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
77
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(125)
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Nov 7
The Rolling Stones
Undercover
80
critic score
(2)
58
user score
(120)
Aug 15
AC/DC
Flick of the Switch
50
critic score
(2)
58
user score
(113)
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 1
Bauhaus
Burning from the Inside
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(108)
Nov 18
Ozzy Osbourne
Bark at the Moon
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(107)
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)
May 30
Elton John
Too Low for Zero
75
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(85)
May 16
Rudimentary Peni
Death Church
60
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(85)
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)
Feb 1
Journey
Frontiers
60
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(78)
Sep 15
Huey Lewis & The News
Sports
65
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(77)
Mar 11
Quiet Riot
Metal Health
75
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(75)
Feb 22
Styx
Kilroy Was Here
53
critic score
(3)
49
user score
(70)
Mar 14
David Bowie
Let's Dance
83
user score
(69)
May 1
Billy Bragg
Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy
90
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(68)
Jul 3
Michael Jackson
Human Nature
100
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(67)
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)
66
user score
(67)
Aug 30
XTC
Mummer
75
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(64)
Sep 18
Kiss
Lick It Up
45
critic score
(2)
52
user score
(64)
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)
Nov 4
Paul Simon
Hearts and Bones
82
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(61)
Jul
Talking Heads
Burning Down the House
89
user score
(61)
Jun 4
Motörhead
Another Perfect Day
70
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(60)
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