Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1983

The best selling album in 1983 in United States was THRILLER by MICHAEL JACKSON.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1982
2	MEN AT WORK	BUSINESS AS USUAL	1981
3	THE POLICE	SYNCHRONICITY	1983
4	HALL & OATES	H2O	1982
5	PRINCE	1999	1982
6	LIONEL RICHIE	LIONEL RICHIE	1982
7	JANE FONDA	JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD	1981
8	DEF LEPPARD	PYROMANIA	1983
9	CULTURE CLUB	KISSING TO BE CLEVER	1982
10	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	1982
11	TOTO	TOTO IV	1982
12	JOURNEY	FRONTIERS	1983
13	DURAN DURAN	RIO	1982
14	STRAY CATS	BUILT FOR SPEED	1982
15	BRYAN ADAMS	CUTS LIKE A KNIFE	1983
16	PAT BENATAR	GET NERVOUS	1982
17	BOB SEGER	THE DISTANCE	1982
18	LOVERBOY	GET LUCKY	1981
19	ALABAMA	MOUNTAIN MUSIC	1982
20	SOUNDTRACK	FLASHDANCE	1983
21	PHIL COLLINS	HELLO, I MUST BE GOING	1982
22	JOE JACKSON	NIGHT AND DAY	1982
23	MISSING PERSONS	SPRING SESSION M	1982
24	STYX	KILROY WAS HERE	1983
25	U2	WAR	1983
26	DURAN DURAN	DURAN DURAN	1981
27	WILLIE NELSON	ALWAYS ON MY MIND	1982
28	DAVID BOWIE	LET'S DANCE	1983
29	ALABAMA	THE CLOSER YOU GET	1983
30	THE CLASH	COMBAT ROCK	1982
31	ZZ TOP	ELIMINATOR	1983
32	JOHN MELLENCAMP	AMERICAN FOOL	1982
33	BILLY JOEL	THE NYLON CURTAIN	1982
34	JOURNEY	ESCAPE	1980
35	DEF LEPPARD	HIGH 'N' DRY	1981
36	KENNY LOGGINS	HIGH ADVENTURE	1982
37	TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS	LONG AFTER DARK	1982
38	MERLE HAGGARD & WILLIE NELSON	PANCHO & LEFTY	1983
39	MEN AT WORK	CARGO	1983
40	THE BEAT	SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE	1983
41	ADAM ANT	FRIEND OR FOE	1982
42	ABC	LEXICON OF LOVE	1982
43	DE BARGE	ALL THIS LOVE	1982
44	RICK SPRINGFIELD	LIVING IN OZ	1983
45	MARVIN GAYE	MIDNIGHT LOVE	1982
46	SAMMY HAGAR	THREE LOCK BOX	1982
47	DAN FOGELBERG	GREATEST HITS	1982
48	AL JARREAU	JARREAU	1983
49	BILLY SQUIER	EMOTIONS IN MOTION	1982
50	THE TUBES	OUTSIDE INSIDE	1983
51	EDDY GRANT	KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE	1982
52	SAGA	WORLDS APART	1981
53	LUTHER VANDROSS	FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE	1982
54	SUPERTRAMP	FAMOUS LAST WORDS	1982
55	THOMAS DOLBY	BLINDED BY SCIENCE	1983
56	THE FIXX	REACH THE BEACH	1983
57	QUIET RIOT	METAL HEALTH	1983
58	NEIL DIAMOND	HEARTLIGHT	1982
59	THOMAS DOLBY	THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS	1982
60	LAURA BRANIGAN	BRANIGAN	1982
61	STEVIE NICKS	BELLA DONNA	1981
62	NAKED EYES	NAKED EYES	1983
63	KROKUS	HEADHUNTER	1983
64	JEFFERSON STARSHIP	WINDS OF CHANGE	1982
65	TRIUMPH	NEVER SURRENDER	1983
66	BERLIN	PLEASURE VICTIM	1982
67	GOLDEN EARRING	CUT	1982
68	JUDAS PRIEST	SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE	1982
69	ANGELA BOFILL	TOO TOUGH	1983
70	FOREIGNER	RECORDS	1982
71	DIONNE WARWICK	HEARTBREAKER	1982
72	EURYTHMICS	SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)	1983
73	DON HENLEY	I CAN'T STAND STILL	1982
74	LITTLE RIVER BAND	GREATEST HITS	1982
75	GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS	VISIONS	1983
76	SCANDAL	SCANDAL	1982
77	DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS	TOO-RYE-AY	1982
78	IRON MAIDEN	PIECE OF MIND	1983
79	JULIO IGLESIAS	JULIO	1983
80	STEVIE NICKS	THE WILD HEART	1983
81	PSYCHEDELIC FURS	FOREVER NOW	1982
82	TALKING HEADS	SPEAKING IN TONGUES	1983
83	NIGHT RANGER	DAWN PATROL	1983
84	LOVERBOY	KEEP IT UP	1983
85	THE KINKS	STATE OF CONFUSION	1983
86	CROSBY, STILLS & NASH	DAYLIGHT AGAIN	1982
87	SERGIO MENDES	SERGIO MENDES	1983
88	FLEETWOOD MAC	MIRAGE	1982
89	THE WHISPERS	LOVE FOR LOVE	1983
90	GREG KIHN BAND	KIHNSPIRACY	1983
91	BARRY MANILOW	Here Comes the Night / I Wanna Do It With You	1982
92	GEORGE BENSON	IN YOUR EYES	1983
93	MADNESS	MADNESS	1983
94	A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS	A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS	1982
95	PINK FLOYD	DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	1973
96	GAP BAND	GAP BAND IV	1982
97	KENNY ROGERS	WE'VE GOT TONIGHT	1983
98	PATTI AUSTIN	EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE	1983
99	DONALD FAGEN	THE NIGHTFLY	1982
100	TONI BASIL	WORD OF MOUTH	1981

Source: Billboard