Top UK Albums - Year-end 1983

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

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1982
2	PAUL YOUNG	NO PARLEZ	1983
3	CULTURE CLUB	COLOUR BY NUMBERS	1983
4	DAVID BOWIE	LET'S DANCE	1983
5	WHAM!	FANTASTIC	1983
6	SPANDAU BALLET	TRUE	1983
7	NOW SERIES (UK)	NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 1	1983
8	ELAINE PAIGE	STAGES	1983
9	GENESIS	GENESIS	1983
10	LIONEL RICHIE	CAN'T SLOW DOWN	1983
11	THE POLICE	SYNCHRONICITY	1983
12	UB40	LABOUR OF LOVE	1983
13	MEN AT WORK	BUSINESS AS USUAL	1981
14	MICHAEL JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS)	18 GREATEST HITS	1983
15	EURYTHMICS	SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)	1983
16	ELTON JOHN	TOO LOW FOR ZERO	1983
17	HEAVEN 17	THE LUXURY GAP	1983
18	THE JAM	SNAP	1983
19	TEARS FOR FEARS	THE HURTING	1983
20	DURAN DURAN	RIO	1982
21	THE BEACH BOYS	THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS (VOL 1 AND 2)	1983
22	GEORGE BENSON	IN YOUR EYES	1983
23	BIG COUNTRY	THE CROSSING	1983
24	DURAN DURAN	SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER	1983
25	BILLY JOEL	AN INNOCENT MAN	1983
26	U2	WAR	1983
27	RICHARD CLAYDERMAN	INTRODUCING	1982
28	CHAS & DAVE	KNEES UP	1983
29	PHIL COLLINS	HELLO, I MUST BE GOING	1982
30	JOHN LENNON	THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION	1982
31	BONNIE TYLER	FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT	1983
32	THE THOMPSON TWINS	QUICK STEP AND SIDE KICK	1983
33	PAUL MCCARTNEY	PIPES OF PEACE	1983
34	U2	UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY	1983
35	PINK FLOYD	THE FINAL CUT	1983
36	EURYTHMICS	TOUCH	1983
37	YAZOO	YOU AND ME BOTH	1983
38	CARPENTERS	VOICE OF THE HEART	1983
39	TOTO	TOTO IV	1982
40	MIKE OLDFIELD	CRISES	1983
41	VARIOUS ARTISTS	RAIDERS OF THE POP CHARTS	1982
42	VARIOUS ARTISTS	FORMULA 30	1983
43	ROD STEWART	BODY WISHES	1983
44	CHART HITS SERIES	CHART HITS '83	1983
45	KOOL & THE GANG	TWICE AS KOOL	1983
46	DIONNE WARWICK	HEARTBREAKER	1982
47	JEAN-MICHEL JARRE	THE ESSENTIAL	1983
48	LIONEL RICHIE	LIONEL RICHIE	1982
49	VARIOUS ARTISTS	THE TWO OF US	1983
50	CULTURE CLUB	KISSING TO BE CLEVER	1982
51	CLIFF RICHARD	SILVER (BOX SET)	1983
52	MADNESS	COMPLETE MADNESS	1982
53	VARIOUS ARTISTS	GREEN VELVET	1983
54	MEAT LOAF	BAT OUT OF HELL	1977
55	DIRE STRAITS	LOVE OVER GOLD	1982
56	VARIOUS ARTISTS	VISIONS	1983
57	SHALAMAR	THE LOOK	1983
58	RICHARD CLAYDERMAN	THE MUSIC OF RICHARD CLAYDERMAN	1983
59	STATUS QUO	BACK TO BACK	1983
60	JANE FONDA	JANE FONDA'S WORKOUT RECORD	1981
61	MEN AT WORK	CARGO	1983
62	ROBERT PLANT	THE PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS	1983
63	INCANTATION	CACHARPAYA (PANPIPES OF THE ANDES)	1982
64	JOE JACKSON	NIGHT AND DAY	1982
65	JULIO IGLESIAS	JULIO	1983
66	LEO SAYER	HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE	1983
67	VARIOUS ARTISTS	REFLECTIONS	1982
68	YAZOO	UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S	1982
69	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	GREATEST HITS VOLUME II	1982
70	NEW ORDER	POWER, CORRUPTION & LIES	1983
71	SHALAMAR	FRIENDS	1982
72	IRON MAIDEN	PIECE OF MIND	1983
73	SOUNDTRACK	FLASHDANCE	1983
74	THE ROLLING STONES	UNDERCOVER	1983
75	JOAN ARMATRADING	TRACK RECORD	1983
76	HALL & OATES	ROCK 'N' SOUL, PART I	1983
77	VARIOUS ARTISTS	HIT SQUAD - HITS OF 83	1983
78	MARVIN GAYE	GREATEST HITS (1983)	1983
79	VARIOUS ARTISTS	IMAGINATIONS	1983
80	ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN	PORCUPINE	1983
81	KAJAGOOGOO	WHITE FEATHERS	1983
82	TRACEY ULLMAN	YOU BROKE MY HEART IN 17 PLACES	1983
83	EDDY GRANT	KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE	1982
84	QUEEN	GREATEST HITS I	1981
85	DEPECHE MODE	CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN	1983
86	ABBA	THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC	1983
87	VARIOUS ARTISTS	CHART RUNNERS	1983
88	VARIOUS ARTISTS	HOT LINE	1983
89	DURAN DURAN	DURAN DURAN	1981
90	BARBRA STREISAND	Memories / Love Songs	1981
91	ELKIE BROOKS	PEARLS II	1982
92	MEAT LOAF	MIDNIGHT AT THE LOST AND FOUND	1983
93	MARILLION	SCRIPT FOR A JESTER'S TEAR	1983
94	KIDS FROM FAME	KIDS FROM FAME LIVE	1983
95	CHRISTOPHER CROSS	ANOTHER PAGE	1983
96	LEVEL 42	STANDING IN THE LIGHT	1983
97	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	SECRET MESSAGES	1983
98	ELVIS COSTELLO	PUNCH THE CLOCK	1983
99	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	CONFRONTATION	1983
100	IMAGINATION	NIGHT DUBBING	1983

Source: Music Week