The best selling album in 1983 in Austria was THRILLER by MICHAEL JACKSON.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | MICHAEL JACKSON | THRILLER | 1982 |
| 2 | NENA | NENA | 1983 |
| 3 | WOLFGANG AMBROS | DER LETZTE TANZ | 1983 |
| 4 | ANDY BORG | ADIOS AMOR | 1982 |
| 5 | MANFRED TAUCHEN & JOESI PROKOPETZ | DÖF | 1983 |
| 6 | MIKE OLDFIELD | CRISES | 1983 |
| 7 | WOLFGANG AMBROS | A MENSCH MÖCHT I BLEIBN | 1983 |
| 8 | LUDWIG HIRSCH | BIS INS HERZ | 1983 |
| 9 | DAVID BOWIE | LET'S DANCE | 1983 |
| 10 | ANDRÉ HELLER | STIMMENHÖREN | 1983 |
| 11 | PETER HOFMANN | ROCK CLASSICS | 1982 |
| 12 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | SCHLAGER DER LIEBE | 1983 |
| 13 | SOUNDTRACK | FLASHDANCE | 1983 |
| 14 | RAINHARD FENDRICH | ZWISCHEN EINS UND VIER | 1982 |
| 15 | PINK FLOYD | THE FINAL CUT | 1983 |
| 16 | ROD STEWART | BODY WISHES | 1983 |
| 17 | DRAHDIWABERL | WERWOLFROMANTIK | 1983 |
| 18 | DIRE STRAITS | LOVE OVER GOLD | 1982 |
| 19 | SUPERTRAMP | FAMOUS LAST WORDS | 1982 |
| 20 | CHRIS DE BURGH | THE GETAWAY | 1982 |
Source: Ö3 Austria