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The Best Music of 1983

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1983. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1983, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Bad BrainsRock for Light
BauhausBurning from the Inside
Big CountryThe Crossing
Billy IdolRebel Yell
Billy JoelAn Innocent Man
Brian EnoApollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks
Bryan AdamsCuts Like a Knife
Circle JerksGolden Shower of Hits
Cocteau TwinsHead Over Heels
Culture ClubColour by Numbers
Cyndi LauperShe's So Unusual
David BowieLet's Dance
Def LeppardPyromania
DioHoly Diver
Donna SummerShe Works Hard for the Money
Duran DuranSeven And The Ragged Tiger
Echo & The BunnymenPorcupine
Eddie MurphyComedian
Einstürzende NeubautenZeichnungen des Patienten O.T.
Electric Light OrchestraSecret Messages
Elton JohnToo Low For Zero
EurythmicsTouch
EurythmicsSweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
GenesisGenesis
Herbie HancockFuture Shock
Huey Lewis and the NewsSports
Husker DuEverything Falls Apart
Iron MaidenPiece of Mind
Jimmy CliffThe Power and the Glory
John MellencampUh Huh
JourneyFrontiers
Lionel RichieCan't Slow Down
Mötley CrüeShout at the Devil
MadonnaMadonna
Mercyful FateMelissa
MetallicaKill 'Em All
Minor ThreatOut Of Step
New OrderPower, Corruption & Lies
Oingo BoingoGood for Your Soul
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkDazzle Ships
Original Broadway CastCats
Ozzy OsbourneBark at the Moon
PiperSummer Breeze
Quiet RiotMetal Health
R.E.M.Murmur
SlayerShow No Mercy
Spandau BalletTRUE
Stevie NicksThe Wild Heart
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleTexas Flood
Talking HeadsSpeaking in Tongues
Tears For FearsThe Hurting
The B-52'sWhammy!
The FixxReach the Beach
The Isley BrothersBetween the Sheets
The MisfitsEarth A.D./Wolfs Blood
The Pointer SistersBreak Out
The PoliceSynchronicity
The RomanticsIn Heat
Tom WaitsSwordfishtrombones
U2War
U2Under a Blood Red Sky
Various ArtistsFlashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Violent FemmesViolent Femmes
XMore Fun in the New World
Yes90125
ZZ TopEliminator

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Air SupplyMaking Love Out of Nothing At All
BananaramaCruel Summer
BauhausShe's In Parties
Big CountryIn a Big Country
Billy BraggA New England
Billy IdolRebel Yell
Billy IdolEyes Without a Face
Billy JoelUptown Girl
Billy JoelThe Longest Time
Billy JoelTell Her About It
Billy JoelAn Innocent Man
Billy JoelKeeping the Faith
Bob Marley & The WailersBuffalo Soldier
Brian EnoDeep Blue Day
Brian EnoAn Ending (Ascent)
Bryan AdamsCuts Like a Knife
Carlos Santana & Willie NelsonThey All Went to Mexico
Cocteau TwinsSugar Hiccup
Corey HartSunglasses at Night
Culture ClubKarma Chameleon
Culture ClubChurch of the Poison Mind
Cyndi LauperTime After Time
Cyndi LauperGirls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi LauperAll Through the Night
David BowieModern Love
David BowieChina Girl
David BowieLet's Dance
Def LeppardPhotograph
Def LeppardRock Of Ages
Def LeppardFoolin'
Depeche ModeEverything Counts
DioRainbow in the Dark
DioHoly Diver
Donna SummerShe Works Hard for the Money
Duran DuranThe Reflex
Duran DuranIs There Something I Should Know?
Echo & The BunnymenThe Cutter
Elton JohnI Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Elton JohnI'm Still Standing
Elvis Costello & the AttractionsEveryday I Write the Book
EurythmicsSweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
EurythmicsHere Comes The Rain Again
Gary PortnoyWhere Everybody Knows Your Name
GenesisThat's All
GenesisMama
Golden EarringTwilight Zone
Grandmaster Melle MelWhite Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
Herbie HancockRockit
Huey Lewis & the NewsI Want A New Drug
Huey Lewis & The NewsThe Heart of Rock & Roll
Huey Lewis & The NewsIf This Is It
Huey Lewis & The NewsHeart and Soul
Husker DuDiane
Irene CaraFlashdance... What a Feeling
Iron MaidenThe Trooper
Iron MaidenFlight of Icarus
Jackson BrowneTender Is the Night
James Ingram & Michael McDonaldYah Mo B There
Jimmy CliffReggae Night
Joan ArmatradingDrop the Pilot
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown BandOn the Dark Side
John MellencampPink Houses
John MellencampAuthority Song
John MellencampCrumblin' Down
JourneySeparate Ways (Worlds Apart)
JourneyFaithfully
JourneySend Her My Love
KajagoogooToo Shy
Kenny Rogers (featuring Dolly Parton)Islands in the Stream
KissLick It Up
Lindsey BuckinghamHoliday Road
Lionel RichieAll Night Long (All Night)
Lionel RichieHello
Mötley CrüeShout At the Devil
MadonnaLucky Star
MadonnaBorderline
MadonnaHoliday
Matthew WilderBreak My Stride
Men at WorkOverkill
Merle Haggard and Willie NelsonPancho and Lefty
MetallicaSeek and Destroy
MetallicaThe Four Horsemen
Michael SembelloManiac
Mike PostTheme from the A-Team
Naked Eyes(There's Always Something There to Remind Me
Naked EyesPromises, Promises
Nena99 Luftballons
New EditionCandy Girl
New OrderBlue Monday
New OrderAge of Consent
Night RangerSister Christian
Ozzy OsbourneBark at the Moon
Pat BenatarLove Is A Battlefield
Paul McCartney and Michael JacksonSay Say Say
Peter SchillingMajor Tom
Quiet RiotCome On Feel The Noize
Quiet RiotMetal Health (Bang Your Head)
Randy NewmanI Love L.A.
Real LifeSend Me an Angel
Rita CoolidgeAll Time High
Rufus and Chaka KhanAin't Nobody
Run DMCIt's Like That
ShannonLet the Music Play
Siouxsie and the BansheesDear Prudence
Spandau BalletTrue
Spandau BalletGold
SparksCool Places
Stevie NicksStand Back
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleTexas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroublePride And Joy
StyxMr. Roboto
Suicidal TendenciesInstitutional-ized
Talking HeadsBurning Down the House
Talking HeadsThis Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking HeadsGirlfriend Is Better
Tears For FearsMad World
The Alan Parsons ProjectDon't Answer Me
The CureThe Love Cats
The FixxOne Thing Leads to Another
The FixxSaved by Zero
The Greg Kihn BandJeopardy
The Human League(Keep Feeling) Fascination
The Isley BrothersBetween the Sheets
The MotelsSuddenly Last Summer
The Pointer SistersJump (For My Love)
The Pointer SistersAutomatic
The Pointer SistersNeutron Dance
The PoliceEvery Breathe You Take
The PoliceWrapped Around Your Finger
The PoliceKing of Pain
The PoliceSynchronicity II
The PretendersMiddle of the Road
The RomanticsTalking In Your Sleep
The SmithsThis Charming Man
The Style CouncilLong Hot Summer
The TubesShe's a Beauty
Thompson TwinsHold Me Now
Todd RundgrenBang the Drum All Day
U2New Year's Day
U2Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2Two Hearts Beat As One
UB40Red Red Wine
Violent FemmesBlister In The Sun
Violent FemmesGone Daddy Gone
Weird Al YankovicAnother One Rides the Bus
YesOwner of a Lonely Heart
YesLeave It
YesChanges
ZZ TopSharp Dressed Man
ZZ TopLegs
ZZ TopGimme All Your Lovin'
ZZ TopGot Me Under Pressure

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