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301.

Cheap Trick - Next Position Please
August 15, 1983
Pop Rock, Power Pop
USER SCORE
71
19 ratings
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302.

Soft Cell - The Art of Falling Apart
January 5, 1983
Synthpop, New Wave
USER SCORE
71
58 ratings
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303.

Bill Laswell - Baselines
June 14, 1983
Jazz-Funk
USER SCORE
71
18 ratings
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305.

Sonic-Youth - Confusion Is Sex
April 1983
No Wave, Noise Rock
USER SCORE
71
944 ratings
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306.

The Durutti Column - Another Setting
August 1983
Art Rock
USER SCORE
71
37 ratings
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309.

Dire Straits - ExtendedancEPlay
January 10, 1983
Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
71
18 ratings
Amazon

310.

Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil
September 26, 1983
Heavy Metal, Glam Metal
USER SCORE
71
423 ratings
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313.

Yes - 90125
November 7, 1983
Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
USER SCORE
71
754 ratings
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314.

Carpenters - Voice of the Heart
October 18, 1983
USER SCORE
70
19 ratings
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315.

The Durutti Column - Amigos em Portugal
December 1983
Art Rock
USER SCORE
70
18 ratings
Amazon

316.

Killing Joke - Fire Dances
July 25, 1983
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
70
64 ratings
Amazon

317.

Wang Chung - Points on the Curve
July 1983
New Wave
USER SCORE
70
44 ratings
Amazon
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318.

The Gun Club - Death Party
April 13, 1983
USER SCORE
70
21 ratings
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319.

The Glove - Blue Sunshine
August 23, 1983
Post-Punk, Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
70
76 ratings
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321.

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Album
July 1, 1983
Hard Rock, Pop Rock
USER SCORE
69
29 ratings
Amazon

322.

Genesis - Genesis
October 3, 1983
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
69
493 ratings
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323.

Journey - Frontiers
February 1, 1983
AOR, Pop Rock
USER SCORE
69
240 ratings
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324.

Anvil - Forged In Fire
1983
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
69
17 ratings
Amazon

325.

George Benson - In Your Eyes
January 1, 1983
USER SCORE
69
18 ratings
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