Some landmark albums of 1983:

There were great albums, my favorite being Synchronicity. Of course, Thriller and 1999 still loomed over the year.

But IMO, it was a much better year for great songs from top to bottom. Unlike 1984, which was seemingly dominated by 4 acts, there was a lot of variety in the sounds, from new wave to hip-hop to funk to alternative to throwback songs.

"Mornin" -- Al Jarreau

"Beat Box" and "Moments In Love" -- Art of Noise

"In A Big Country" -- Big Country

"Tell Her About It" -- Billy Joel (big year for him)

"Cuts Like A Knife" -- Bryan Adams

"Ain't Npbody" -- Chaka Khan

"Time After Time" -- Cyndi Lauper

"Let's Dance" -- David Bowie

"I Like It," "All This Love," "Stay With Me" -- DeBarge

"Photograph" -- Def Leppard

"Islands In The Stream" -- Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

"Here Comes The Rain Again" -- Eurhythmics

"One Thing Leads To Another" -- The Fixx

"Say It Isn't So" -- Hall and Oates

"Between The Sheets" -- Isley Brothers

"On The Dark Side" -- John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

"Walking On Sunshine" -- Katrina and the Waves

"All Night Long" -- Lionel Richie

"Lucky Star," "Holiday" -- Madonna

"All Night Long" -- The Mary Jane Girls

"No Parking on the Dance Floor" -- Midhight Star

"Promises, Promises" -- Naked Eyes

"Sister Christian" -- Night Ranger

"Love Is A Battlefield" -- Pat Benatar

"Cold Blooded" -- Rick James

"Sucker MC's" -- Run-D.M.C.

'Let The Music Play" -- Shannon

'Burning Down The House" -- Talking Heads

"She Blinded Me With Science" -- Thomas Dolby

"New Year's Day," "Sunday Bloody Sunday" -- U2

"Sharp Dressed Man" -- ZZ Top

namepeace said:

There were great albums, my favorite being Synchronicity. Of course, Thriller and 1999 still loomed over the year.

But IMO, it was a much better year for great songs from top to bottom. Unlike 1984, which was seemingly dominated by 4 acts, there was a lot of variety in the sounds, from new wave to hip-hop to funk to alternative to throwback songs.

"Mornin" -- Al Jarreau

"Beat Box" and "Moments In Love" -- Art of Noise

"In A Big Country" -- Big Country

"Tell Her About It" -- Billy Joel (big year for him)

"Cuts Like A Knife" -- Bryan Adams

"Ain't Npbody" -- Chaka Khan

"Time After Time" -- Cyndi Lauper

"Let's Dance" -- David Bowie

"I Like It," "All This Love," "Stay With Me" -- DeBarge

"Photograph" -- Def Leppard

"Islands In The Stream" -- Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

"Here Comes The Rain Again" -- Eurhythmics

"One Thing Leads To Another" -- The Fixx

"Say It Isn't So" -- Hall and Oates

"Between The Sheets" -- Isley Brothers

"On The Dark Side" -- John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

"Walking On Sunshine" -- Katrina and the Waves

"All Night Long" -- Lionel Richie

"Lucky Star," "Holiday" -- Madonna

"All Night Long" -- The Mary Jane Girls

"No Parking on the Dance Floor" -- Midhight Star

"Promises, Promises" -- Naked Eyes

"Sister Christian" -- Night Ranger

"Love Is A Battlefield" -- Pat Benatar

"Cold Blooded" -- Rick James

"Sucker MC's" -- Run-D.M.C.

'Let The Music Play" -- Shannon

'Burning Down The House" -- Talking Heads

"She Blinded Me With Science" -- Thomas Dolby

"New Year's Day," "Sunday Bloody Sunday" -- U2

"Sharp Dressed Man" -- ZZ Top

Hey don't be hatin on 1984! Only 4 entities had #1 albums but the year was still lush with as much variety on the charts.

Back on topic... you made good list that shows the wide range of sound on the charts. However...

"Sister Christian" while it did come off an album released in '83 wasn't released as a single till 1984; same thing with "Time After Time". "Walking on Sunshine" was 1985.

That was a great era in music!!

MotownSubdivision said:

namepeace said:

cloveringold85 said:

MotownSubdivision said:

cloveringold85 said:

That was a great era in music!!

Yeah it was! The first half of the 80s were incredible.

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I think it's an accurate assumption to say that we will never experience that, ever again.

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The 80s were an explosion of new music....so many new artists coming on the scene. Music was really evolving.

cloveringold85 said:

MotownSubdivision said:

cloveringold85 said: Yeah it was! The first half of the 80s were incredible.

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I think it's an accurate assumption to say that we will never experience that, ever again.

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The 80s were an explosion of new music....so many new artists coming on the scene. Music was really evolving.

And 1983 was when things reached flashpoint and music changed forever. I personally prefer 1984 but 1983 isn't far behind at all; amazing year from top to bottom. I'm perusing through the pop and black singles charts right now so I can see just what had '83 poppin'.

I'm surprised Soul hasn't chimed in yet. He adores this year

Love, love, love the 80's!! So many greats and diversity in music during the decade. Love all the albums and songs mentioned so far. It is hard to list the "best" year music wise for me, but I think 1983-1987 were perhaps the strongest.

MotownSubdivision said:

cloveringold85 said:

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I think it's an accurate assumption to say that we will never experience that, ever again.

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The 80s were an explosion of new music....so many new artists coming on the scene. Music was really evolving.

And 1983 was when things reached flashpoint and music changed forever. I personally prefer 1984 but 1983 isn't far behind at all; amazing year from top to bottom. I'm perusing through the pop and black singles charts right now so I can see just what had '83 poppin'.

I'm surprised Soul hasn't chimed in yet. He adores this year

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Yea, and that was around the time I was really getting into music and going to concerts. My first concert was Duran Duran in 1984!!

Comser said:

MotownSubdivision said:

namepeace said:

Remember - I’m the guy that debated with you that 85 was the bigger year vis-vis 83! Lol. More later.

I remember that debate over whether or not '82-'84 was a better streak than '83-'85! Fascinating subject. I just found a valid excuse to make a topic on 1983 lol.

yeah that was it.

Comser said:

How’d you forget... No Parking On The Dance Floor - Midnight Star (finely hit big time) The Look - Shalamar (Sadly this threesomes last) Visions - Gladys Knight & Pips Fantastic - Wham! (Big UK debut) Robbery - Teena Marie (Epic debut after Motown court battle) It’s Your Night - James Ingram (great debut) Deep Sea Skiving - Bananarama (Debut) Mary Jane Girls - Mary Jane Girls (Debut) Candy Girl - New Edition (Debut)

They weren't on my desktop playlist.

One week of new music in that year brought more/better songs than a decade in the latest century.

TheFman said:

'83 was one of the best!!

PennyPurple said:

Great year! Here is a quick formatting tip to avoid those giant album images:

When posting images, the best way I've found is to right-click on the image and choose "Copy image address"

Then in your post, click on the image icon (hover over it and it says "Insert/edit image"). It's the one that looks like a tree, and is directly to the left of the omega icon.

A box will appear. Paste the image address in the "Image URL" box (it's the top box). Then hit your TAB key once. The image's dimensions will appear in the "Dimensions" box.

Then you can re-siz the image so it isn't so big. Just make sure to reduce the dimensions proportionally. For instance, take a 2400 x 1800 image and make it 400 x 300.

But again - 1983 rocked!

MotownSubdivision said:

PennyPurple said:

'83 was one of the best!!

Got any favorite albums, songs or moments?

Flashdance Soundtrack

Journey Faithfully

Stray Cats

Donna Summer She works hard for the money

Loverboy Hot Girls in Love

Men at Work

Bryan Adams Straight from the heart

The Cure Love Cats

Pat Benatar Love is a Battlefield

John Cougar (now Mellencamp) Crumblin Down

PennyPurple said:

MotownSubdivision said:

PennyPurple said: Got any favorite albums, songs or moments?

Flashdance Soundtrack

Journey Faithfully

Stray Cats

Donna Summer She works hard for the money

Loverboy Hot Girls in Love

Men at Work

Bryan Adams Straight from the heart

The Cure Love Cats

Pat Benatar Love is a Battlefield

John Cougar (now Mellencamp) Crumblin Down

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I love The Cure! They are doing a 40th anniversary show in July!!

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They are one of the best LIVE bands on the planet!!

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https://www.spin.com/2017...dive-ride/

It's amazing how many of those albums released in '83 continued to be monster hits throughout most of '84.

kitbradley said:

While reading these lists, how many of us sang the list as we went down it?

RodeoSchro said:

PennyPurple said: