| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1983 |
| TOP 100 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 31, 1983, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | THRILLER – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 2 | PYROMANIA – Def Leppard (Mercury) |
| 3 | SYNCHRONICITY – The Police (A&M) |
| 4 | FLASHDANCE – Original Soundtrack (Casablanca) |
| 5 | BUSINESS AS USUAL – Men At Work (Columbia) |
| 6 | H2O – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 7 | FRONTIERS – Journey (Columbia) |
| 8 | LIONEL RICHIE (Motown) |
| 9 | LET’S DANCE – David Bowie (EMI America) |
| 10 | CARGO – Men At Work (Columbia) |
| 11 | THE DISTANCE – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) |
| 12 | THE WILD HEART – Stevie Nicks (Modern) |
| 13 | KILROY WAS HERE – Styx (A&M) |
| 14 | AN INNOCENT MAN – Billy Joel (Columbia) |
| 15 | BUILT FOR SPEED – The Stray Cats (EMI America) |
| 16 | METAL HEALTH – Quiet Riot (Pasha) |
| 17 | GET NERVOUS – Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) |
| 18 | 1999 – Prince (Warner Bros.) |
| 19 | RIO – Duran Duran (Capitol) |
| 20 | THE PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS – Robert Plant (Es Paranza /Atlantic) |
| 21 | KEEP IT UP – Loverboy (Columbia) |
| 22 | WHAT’S NEW – Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra (Asylum) |
| 23 | FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT – Bonnie Tyler (Columbia) |
| 24 | THE FINAL CUT – Pink Floyd (Columbia) |
| 25 | TOTO IV (Columbia) |
| 26 | KISSING TO BE CLEVER – Culture Club (Epic) |
| 27 | STAYING ALIVE – Original Soundtrack / The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 28 | CAN’T SLOW DOWN – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 29 | REACH THE BEACH – The Fixx (MCA) |
| 30 | EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK – Kenny Rogers (RCA) |
| 31 | THE NYLON CURTAIN – Billy Joel (Columbia) |
| 32 | WAR – U2 (Island) |
| 33 | HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! – Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 34 | CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – Bryan Adams (A&M) |
| 35 | JARREAU – [ Al ] Jarreau (Warner Bros.) |
| 36 | GREATEST HITS – Air Supply (Arista) |
| 37 | SPEAKING IN TONGUES – Talking Heads (Sire) |
| 38 | KILLER ON THE RAMPAGE – Eddy Grant (Portrait) |
| 39 | ALPHA – Asia (Geffen) |
| 40 | LIVE FROM EARTH – Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) |
| 41 | SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – Donna Summer (Mercury) |
| 42 | COMBAT ROCK – The Clash (Epic) |
| 43 | ELIMINATOR – Z Z Top (Warner Bros.) |
| 44 | MIDNIGHT LOVE – Marvin Gaye (Columbia) |
| 45 | GENESIS (Atlantic) |
| 46 | CODA – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song) |
| 47 | THE CLOSER YOU GET... – Alabama (RCA) |
| 48 | SPRING SESSION M – Missing Persons (Capitol) |
| 49 | LAWYERS IN LOVE – Jackson Browne (Asylum) |
| 50 | ANOTHER PAGE – Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.) |
| 51 | COLOUR BY NUMBERS – Culture Club (Epic) |
| 52 | LONG AFTER DARK – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Backstreet) |
| 53 | POWERLIGHT – Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia) |
| 54 | UNDERCOVER – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 55 | NIGHT AND DAY – Joe Jackson (A&M) |
| 56 | JANE FONDA’S WORKOUT RECORD (Columbia) |
| 57 | FLICK OF THE SWITCH – AC/DC (Atlantic) |
| 58 | RECORDS – Foreigner (Atlantic) |
| 59 | ...FAMOUS LAST WORDS... – Supertramp (A&M) |
| 60 | DURAN DURAN (Capitol) |
| 61 | UH-HUH – John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) |
| 62 | SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) – The Eurythmics (RCA) |
| 63 | SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER – Duran Duran (Capitol) |
| 64 | LIVING IN OZ – Rick Springfield (RCA) |
| 65 | THE CROSSING – Big Country (Mercury) |
| 66 | COLD BLOODED – Rick James (Gordy) |
| 67 | ROCK ’N SOUL PART 1 – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA) |
| 68 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS – Thomas Dolby (Capitol) |
| 69 | MONEY AND CIGARETTES – Eric Clapton (Duck / Warner Bros.) |
| 70 | PIPES OF PEACE – Paul McCartney (Columbia) |
| 71 | IN YOUR EYES – George Benson (Warner Bros.) |
| 72 | RANT N’ RAVE WITH THE STRAY CATS (EMI America) |
| 73 | RHYTHM OF YOUTH – Men Without Hats (Backstreet) |
| 74 | INFIDELS – Bob Dylan (Columbia) |
| 75 | AMERICAN FOOL – John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) |
| 76 | GREATEST HITS – Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon / Epic) |
| 77 | KIHNSPIRACY – The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley) |
| 78 | LITTLE ROBBERS – The Motels (Capitol) |
| 79 | TRANS – Neil Young (Geffen) |
| 80 | TOO-RYE-AY – Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners (Mercury) |
| 81 | EMOTIONS IN MOTION – Billy Squier (Capitol) |
| 82 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL – Ozzy Osbourne (Jet) |
| 83 | FRIEND OR FOE – Adam Ant (Epic) |
| 84 | BETWEEN THE SHEETS – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck) |
| 85 | STATE OF CONFUSION – The Kinks (Arista) |
| 86 | THE BIG CHILL – Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Motown) |
| 87 | OUTSIDE INSIDE – The Tubes (Capitol) |
| 88 | THE NIGHTFLY – Donald Fagen (Warner Bros.) |
| 89 | YENTL – Original Soundtrack / Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 90 | PUNCH THE CLOCK – Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Columbia) |
| 91 | 90125 – Yes (Atco) |
| 92 | PIECE OF MIND – Iron Maiden (Capitol) |
| 93 | OLIVIA’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 94 | LICK IT UP – Kiss (Mercury) |
| 95 | FASCINATION – The Human League (A&M) |
| 96 | THE PRESENT – The Moody Blues (Threshold) |
| 97 | LISTEN – A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive) |
| 98 | TRUE – Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis) |
| 99 | CUT – Golden Earring (21 Records)
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| 100 | AFTER EIGHT – Taco (RCA) |