RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1983
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 SPORTS-HUEY LEWIS & NEWS-CHRYSALIS-OCTOBER 1868 2 PYROMANIA-DEF LEPPARD-April 1626 3 SYNCHRONICITY-POLICE-July 1400 4 90125-YES-December 1292 5 ELIMINATOR-ZZ TOP-April 1154 6 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-June 988 8 UH-HUH-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-November 978 8 REACH THE BEACH-The Fixx-July 912 9 FRONTIERS-Journey-March 854 10 TOUR DE FORCE-.38 Special-December 854 11 War-U2-April 828 12 The Principle Of Moments-Robert Plant-September 806 13 Cuts Like A Knife-Bryan Adams-April 780 14 The Wild Heart-Stevie Nicks-June 760 15 Undercover-Rolling Stones-November 752 16 Keep It Up-Loverboy-August 742 17 The Distance-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-January 704 18 Cargo-Men At Work-May 678 19 Lawyers In Love-Jackson Browne-September 654 20 Never Surrender-Triumph-February 628 21 In Heat-Romantics-November 606 22 Rio-Duran Duran-February 598 23 Outside Inside-Tubes-May 592 24 Seven And The Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran-Capitol-December 576 25 Shabooh Shoobah-Inxs-May 564 26 Alpha-Asia-September 536 27 The Crossing Big Country-October 512 28 Cut-Golden Earring-February 486 29 Kilroy Was Here-Styx-March 452 30 Passion Works-Heart-September 452 31 Live From Earth-Pat Benatar-October 450 32 Three Lock Box-Sammy Hagar-January 446 33 Neruda-Red Rider-March 434 34 Planet P-Planet P-April 430 35 Kihnspiracy-Greg Kihn Band-March 420 36 Little Robbers-Motels-October 418 37 The Present-Moody Blues-September 416 38 Drastic Measures-Kansas-September 412 39 Zebra-Zebra-July 386 40 Speaking In Tongues-Talking Heads-August 376 41 The Final Cut-Pink Floyd-April 376 42 Duran Duran-Duran Duran-June 374 43 Bent Out Of Shape-Rainbow-October 364 44 Beatitude-Rick Ocasek-February 354 45 Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne-December 348 46 Where's The Party?-Eddie Money-November 342 47 The Revolution By Night-Blue Oyster Cult-Columbia-December 302 48 Listen-A Flock Of Seagulls-June 284 49 State Of Confusion-Kinks-July 262 50 Living In Oz-Rick Springfield-May 250 51 Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-July 240 52 Subject:Aldo News-Aldo Nova-October 222 53 Dawn Patrol-Night Ranger-January 206 54 You Bought It:You Name It-Joe Walsh-July 198 55 Take Another Picture-Quarterflash-August 178 56 Rant 'n' Rave With The Stray Cats-September 176 57 Heads Or Tales-Saga-November 166 58 Flick Of The Switch-AC/DC-September 154 59 The Golden Age Of Wireless-Thomas Dolby-April 152 60 Trans-Neil Young-February 148 61 Charlie-Charlie-August 146 62 The Getaway-Chris Deburgh-April 144 63 Metal Health-Quiet Riot-November 142 64 Tony Carey-Tony Carey-March 120 65 Information-Dave Edmunds-June 110 66 Killer On The Rampage-Eddy Grant-May 108 67 Headhunter-Krokus-May 106 68 Texas Flood-Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-August 74 69 Good As Gold-Red Rockers-May 74 70 Madness-Madness-June 70 71 Arcade-Patrick Simmons-April 68 72 After The Snow-Modern English-March 68 73 Money & Cigarettes-Eric Clapton-March 68 74 Piece Of Mind-Iron Maiden-July 34 75 Rhythm Of Youth-Men Without Hats-August 34 76 Error In The System-Peter Schilling-November 34 77 You Can't Fight Fashion-Michael Stanley Band-October 34 78 One Night With A Stranger-Martin Briley-May 34 79 Best Of The Alan Parsons Project-Alan Parsons Project-November 34