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Best Albums of 1983 by User Score
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Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe - Vigilante
Salsa
,
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
86
37 ratings
Amazon
2
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Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
January 1st, 1983
Space Ambient
USER SCORE
86
490 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
3
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Charly García - Clics Modernos
November 5th, 1983
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
86
210 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
4
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Anri - Timely!!
December 5th, 1983
City Pop
,
Disco
USER SCORE
86
409 ratings
Amazon
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5
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Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues
June 1st, 1983
New Wave
,
Synth Funk
USER SCORE
86
1,270 ratings
Amazon
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6
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Crass - Yes Sir, I Will
Post-Punk
,
Noise Rock
,
Hardcore Punk
,
Art Punk
USER SCORE
85
12 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
7
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Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
Minimalism
USER SCORE
85
100 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
8
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Dolly Mixture - Demonstration Tapes
Twee Pop
,
Indie Pop
USER SCORE
85
26 ratings
Amazon
9
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John Williams - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
May 25th, 1983
Modern Classical
,
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
85
21 ratings
Amazon
10
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New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
May 2nd, 1983
New Wave
,
Synthpop
,
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
85
1,518 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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11
.
António Variações - Anjo da Guarda
September 1st, 1983
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
85
42 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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12
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The Cleaners From Venus - In the Golden Autumn
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
85
14 ratings
Amazon
13
.
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
April 13th, 1983
Alternative Rock
,
Folk Punk
,
Acoustic Rock
USER SCORE
84
804 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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14
.
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
September 1st, 1983
Singer-Songwriter
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
84
446 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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15
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The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
August 1st, 1983
Post-Punk
,
Gothic Rock
USER SCORE
84
283 ratings
Amazon
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16
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R.E.M. - Murmur
April 12th, 1983
Alternative Rock
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
84
724 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
17
.
Ben Watt - North Marine Drive
February 0th, 1983
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
83
13 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Lewis - L'amour
January 1st, 1983
Ambient Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
83
21 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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Daniel Johnston - Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album
September 1st, 1983
Singer-Songwriter
,
Lo-Fi
USER SCORE
83
776 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
20
.
Glenn Branca - Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus)
Noise Rock
,
Totalism
,
Experimental Rock
,
No Wave
,
Drone
USER SCORE
83
42 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
May 1st, 1983
Electronic
USER SCORE
83
41 ratings
Amazon
22
.
Tears For Fears - The Hurting
March 7th, 1983
Synthpop
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
83
242 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Steve Hiett - Down on the Road by the Beach
Ambient Pop
,
Surf Pop
USER SCORE
82
57 ratings
Amazon
24
.
The The - Soul Mining
October 21st, 1983
New Wave
,
Art Pop
,
Post-Punk
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
82
232 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Zazou / Bikaye / Cy 1 - Noir Et Blanc
Minimal Synth
USER SCORE
82
11 ratings
Amazon
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