CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1983 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1983 Charts! |
| 1983 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 1 | Business As Usual - Men At Work (Frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 8 | Business As Usual - Men At Work (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 25 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 15 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 122. The Youth Of Today - Musical Youth |
| January 22 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 36. Trans - Neil Young |
| January 29 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 86. Never Surrender - Triumph |
| February 5 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 83. Live Evil - Black Sabbath |
| February 12 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 42. Pyromania - Def Leppard |
| February 19 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 18. Frontiers - Journey |
| February 26 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 132. Twisting By The Pool - Dire Straits |
| March 5 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 48. Powerlight - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| March 12 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 92. We’ve Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers |
| March 19 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 12. Kilroy Was Here - Styx |
| March 26 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 81. Scoop - Pete Townshend |
| April 2 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 97. The High Road - Roxy Music |
| April 9 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 28. The Final Cut - Pink Floyd |
| April 16 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 55. Jarreau - [Al] Jarreau |
| April 23 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 84. Havana Moon - Carlos Santana |
| April 30 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 37. Let’s Dance - David Bowie |
| May 7 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 19. Cargo - Men At Work |
| May 14 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 136. Take It To The Limit - Willie Nelson with Waylon Jennings |
| May 21 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 97. Visions - Gladys Knight & Pips |
| May 28 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 93. Listen - Flock Of Seagulls |
| June 4 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 78. Piece Of Mind - Iron Maiden |
| June 11 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 68. Star Wars/Return Of The Jedi - Original Soundtrack/London Symphony Orchestra |
| June 18 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 58. In Your Eyes - George Benson |
| June 25 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 50. Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads |
| July 2 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 10. Synchronicity - The Police |
| July 9 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 73. Take Another Picture - Quarterflash |
| July 16 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 64. She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer |
| July 23 | Synchronicity - The Police | 117. Get It Right - Aretha Franklin |
| July 30 | Synchronicity - The Police | 59. The Principle Of Moments - Robert Plant |
| August 6 | Synchronicity - The Police | 95. The Look - Shalamar |
| August 13 | Synchronicity - The Police | 77. Punch The Clock - Elvis Costello & Attractions |
| August 20 | Synchronicity - The Police | 46. Lawyers In Love - Jackson Browne |
| August 27 | Synchronicity - The Police | 34. Alpha - Asia |
| September 3 | Synchronicity - The Police | 44. Cold Blooded - Rick James |
| September 10 | Synchronicity - The Police | 42. Flick Of The Switch - AC/DC |
| September 17 | Synchronicity - The Police | 44. The Present - Moody Blues |
| September 24 | Synchronicity - The Police | 98. The Crossing - Big Country |
| October 1 | Synchronicity - The Police | 48. What’s New - Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle Orchestra |
| October 8 | Synchronicity - The Police | 59. Little Robbers - Motels |
| October 15 | Synchronicity - The Police | 35. Live From Earth - Pat Benatar |
| October 22 | Synchronicity - The Police | 47. Feel My Soul - Jennifer Holliday |
| October 29 | Synchronicity - The Police | 29. Genesis - Genesis |
| November 5 | Synchronicity - The Police | 43. Uh-Huh - John Cougar |
| November 12 | Synchronicity - The Police | 12. Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie |
| November 19 | Synchronicity - The Police | 22. Pipes Of Peace - Paul McCartney |
| November 26 | Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie | 10. Undercover - Rolling Stones |
| December 3 | Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie | 10. Seven And The Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran |
| December 10 | Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie | 56. Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne |
| December 17 | Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie | 158. Joystick - Dazz Band |
| December 24 | Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie | 106. Busy Body - Luther Vandross |
| December 31 | Thriller - Michael Jackson | 148. You Shouldn’t-Nuf Bit Fish - George Clinton |
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