| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1983 |
| TOP 30 BLACK CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS (As published in the December 31, 1983, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THRILLER – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 2 | LIONEL RICHIE (Motown) |
| 3 | ALL THIS LOVE – DeBarge (Gordy) |
| 4 | VISIONS – Glady Knight & The Pips (Columbia) |
| 5 | 1999 – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 6 | LOVE FOR LOVE – The Whispers (Solar) |
| 7 | BETWEEN THE SHEETS – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 8 | COLD BLOODED – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 9 | NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR – Midnight Star (Solar) |
| 10 | ON THE RISE – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 11 | COMPUTER GAMES – George Clinton (Capitol) |
| 12 | FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, FOR LOVE – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 13 | STAY WITH ME TONIGHT – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 14 | WE ARE ONE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol) |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT LOVE – Marvin Gaye (Columbia) |
| 16 | JARREAU (Warner Bros.) |
| 17 | GAP BAND V – JAMMIN’ – The Gap Band (Total Experience) |
| 18 | POWERLIGHT Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 19 | BORN TO LOVE – Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (Capitol) |
| 20 | TOO TOUGH – Angela Bofill (Arista) |
| 21 | JUICY FRUIT – Mtume (Epic) |
| 22 | SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – Donna Summer (Mercury) |
| 23 | IN YOUR EYES – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 24 | TOUCH THE SKY – Smokey Robinson (Tamla) |
| 25 | PROPOSITIONS – The Bar-Kays (Mercury) |
| 26 | MARY JANE GIRLS – The Mary Jane Girls (Gordy) |
| 27 | GET IT RIGHT – Aretha Franklin (Arista) |
| 28 | LIVE – STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY – Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Bros.) |
| 29 | CAN’T SLOW DOWN – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 30 | GET LOOSE – Evelyn King (RCA) |