Top Canadian Albums - Year-end 1983

The best-selling album of 1983 in Canada is THRILLER by MICHAEL JACKSON.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 1982
2 DAVID BOWIE LET'S DANCE 1983
3 THE POLICE SYNCHRONICITY 1983
4 SOUNDTRACK FLASHDANCE 1983
5 DEF LEPPARD PYROMANIA 1983
6 STRAY CATS BUILT FOR SPEED 1982
7 HALL & OATES H2O 1982
8 MEN AT WORK BUSINESS AS USUAL 1981
9 DURAN DURAN RIO 1982
10 PHIL COLLINS HELLO, I MUST BE GOING 1982
11 LIONEL RICHIE LIONEL RICHIE 1982
12 MEN AT WORK CARGO 1983
13 EDDY GRANT KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE 1982
14 U2 WAR 1983
15 TALKING HEADS SPEAKING IN TONGUES 1983
16 TOTO TOTO IV 1982
17 EURYTHMICS SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) 1983
18 PINK FLOYD THE FINAL CUT 1983
19 ROBERT PLANT THE PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS 1983
20 TACO AFTER EIGHT 1982
21 CULTURE CLUB KISSING TO BE CLEVER 1982
22 STYX KILROY WAS HERE 1983
23 SUPERTRAMP FAMOUS LAST WORDS 1982
24 GENESIS GENESIS 1983
25 THE FIXX REACH THE BEACH 1983
26 BIG COUNTRY THE CROSSING 1983
27 ROXY MUSIC THE HIGH ROAD 1983
28 BRYAN ADAMS CUTS LIKE A KNIFE 1983
29 BOB SEGER THE DISTANCE 1982
30 KENNY ROGERS EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK 1983
31 BILLY IDOL BILLY IDOL 1982
32 TEARS FOR FEARS THE HURTING 1983
33 BONNIE TYLER FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT 1983
34 LIONEL RICHIE CAN'T SLOW DOWN 1983
35 MARVIN GAYE MIDNIGHT LOVE 1982
36 DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD 1982
37 LED ZEPPELIN CODA 1982
38 THOMAS DOLBY BLINDED BY SCIENCE 1983
39 STEVIE NICKS THE WILD HEART 1983
40 THOMAS DOLBY THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS 1982
41 LOVERBOY KEEP IT UP 1983
42 BILLY JOEL AN INNOCENT MAN 1983
43 ABC LEXICON OF LOVE 1982
44 TORONTO GIRLS NIGHT OUT 1983
45 THE ROLLING STONES UNDERCOVER 1983
46 SPANDAU BALLET TRUE 1983
47 JOURNEY FRONTIERS 1983
48 TOM COCHRANE & RED RIDER NERUDA 1983
49 GOLDEN EARRING CUT 1982
50 ZZ TOP ELIMINATOR 1983
51 MEN WITHOUT HATS RHYTHM OF YOUTH 1982
52 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS LISTEN 1983
53 MUSICAL YOUTH THE YOUTH OF TODAY 1982
54 THE KINKS STATE OF CONFUSION 1983
55 AIR SUPPLY AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS 1983
56 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TEXAS FLOOD 1983
57 JOE JACKSON NIGHT AND DAY 1982
58 CHRIS DE BURGH THE GETAWAY 1982
59 IRON MAIDEN PIECE OF MIND 1983
60 MOODY BLUES THE PRESENT 1983
61 ASIA ALPHA 1983
62 DON HENLEY I CAN'T STAND STILL 1982
63 ROD STEWART BODY WISHES 1983
64 KENNY ROGERS WE'VE GOT TONIGHT 1983
65 CULTURE CLUB COLOUR BY NUMBERS 1983
66 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 1982
67 DIRE STRAITS TWISTING BY THE POOL 1983
68 ROUGH TRADE SHAKING THE FOUNDATIONS 1982
69 LOUISE TUCKER MIDNIGHT BLUE 1982
70 HEADPINS LINE OF FIRE 1983
71 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS TOO-RYE-AY 1982
72 STREETHEART DANCING WITH DANGER 1983
73 BEE GEES STAYING ALIVE (SOUNDTRACK) 1983
74 NEIL YOUNG TRANS 1982
75 JACKSON BROWNE LAWYERS IN LOVE 1983
76 AC/DC FLICK OF THE SWITCH 1983
77 CHILLIWACK OPUS X 1982
78 BILLY JOEL THE NYLON CURTAIN 1982
79 ELTON JOHN TOO LOW FOR ZERO 1983
80 STRAY CATS RANT N' RAVE WITH THE STRAY CATS 1983
81 ERIC CLAPTON MONEY AND CIGARETTES 1983
82 SAGA HEADS OR TALES 1983
83 ALABAMA THE CLOSER YOU GET 1983
84 THE PARACHUTE CLUB THE PARACHUTE CLUB 1983
85 ROUGH TRADE WEAPONS 1983
86 BRUCE COCKBURN THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL 1983
87 PAT BENATAR GET NERVOUS 1982
88 NEIL YOUNG EVERYBODY'S ROCKIN' 1983
89 BERLIN PLEASURE VICTIM 1982
90 DOUG AND THE SLUGS MUSIC FOR THE HARD OF THINKING 1982
91 ADAM ANT FRIEND OR FOE 1982
92 PETER GABRIEL PLAYS LIVE 1983
93 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA SECRET MESSAGES 1983
94 OZZY OSBOURNE SPEAK OF THE DEVIL 1982
95 STRANGE ADVANCE WORLDS AWAY 1982
96 ABBA THE SINGLES - THE FIRST TEN YEARS 1982
97 RICK SPRINGFIELD LIVING IN OZ 1983
98 CHRISTOPHER CROSS ANOTHER PAGE 1983
99 HALL & OATES ROCK 'N' SOUL, PART I 1983
100 THE TENANTS THE TENANTS 1983

Source: RPM Magazine