THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z:BARRY KOWAL) CHART's TOP ALBUMS FOR 1983
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-MAY 2210 2 PRIMITIVE MAN-ICEHOUSE-February 1802 3 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-CULTURE CLUB-November 1502 4 TRUE-SPANDAU BALLET-September 1306 5 SYNCHRONICITY-THE POLICE-August 1168 6 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)-EURYTHMICS-August 912 7 LIVING MY LIFE-GRACE JONES-February 896 8 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER-Duran Duran-December 838 9 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol-November 806 10 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply-October 756 11 The Principle Of Moments-Robert Plant-October 736 12 Fantastic-Wham!-September 712 13 Flashdance OST-Various Artists-September 692 14 Greatest Hits-Little River Band-March 688 15 Enz OF An Era-Split Enz-January 686 16 Infidels-Bob Dylan-December 666 17 Cargo-Men at Work-May 606 18 Lionel Richie-Lionel Richie-May 570 19 Labour Of Love-UB40-November 548 20 1999-Prince-September 536 21 Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart-Van Morrison-June 526 22 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February 500 23 You And Me Both-Yazoo-October 500 24 Faster Than The Speed Of Night-Bonnie Tyler-July 492 25 The Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel-February 490 26 War-U2-May 480 27 Tropical Gangsters-Kid Creole & The Coconuts-January 416 28 The Final Cut-Pink Floyd-April 414 29 The Key-Joan Armatrading-June 404 30 Escapade-Tim Finn-August 370 31 Undercover-The Rolling Stones-December 364 32 Wild Things Run Fast-Joni Mitchell-February 350 33 Power,Corruption And Lies-New Order-June 338 34 Live From Earth-Pat Benatar-December 330 35 Crises-Mike Oldfield-September 314 36 Quick Step And Side Kick-Thompson Twins-May 310 37 The Wayward Wind-James Galway-May 298 38 Night And Day-Joe Jackson-April 288 39 Punch The Clock-Elvis Costello & The Attractions-October 274 40 Rhythm Of Youth-Men Without Hats-November 250 41 Live At Mainstreet-Dance Exponents/Legion-July 244 42 The Beatles Greatest Hits-The Beatles-February 232 43 Confrontation-Bob Marley and the Wailers-August 224 44 Midnight Love-Marvin Gaye-February 220 45 Foreign Affairs-Sharon O'Neill-July 214 46 Trans-Neil Young-April 206 47 The Party's Over-Talk Talk-April 198 48 Bite-Altered Images-October 184 49 All The Best From Elvis-Elvis Presley-April 174 50 Rendezvous-Klaus Wunderlich-October 168 51 Piece Of Mind-Iron Maiden-June 168 52 Prince Tui Teka:Live-Prince Tui Teka-August 162 53 The Very Best Of The Carpenters-The Carpenters-May 148 54 Abba:The Singles-Abba-March 146 55 Listen-A Flock of Seagulls-July 140 56 Introducing The Style Council-The Style Council-November 134 57 Songs-The Kids From Fame-March 132 58 Flick Of The Switch-AC/DC-September 130 59 Another Page-Christopher Cross-February 128 60 Killer On The Rampage-Eddy Grant-April 122 61 D.D. Smash Live-D.D. Smash-September 112 62 Money And Cigarettes-Eric Clapton-April 80 63 Dire Straits-Dire Straits-April 78 64 The Luxury Gap-Heaven 17-August 76 65 Rare-David Bowie-June 76 66 Complete Madness-Madness-June 76 67 Waiting-Fun Boy Three-May 74 68 The Distance-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-March 72 69 The Net-Little River Band-July 68 70 Journey Through The Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-September 48 71 Greatest Hits-Dan Fogelberg-March 46 72 Little Robbers-The Motels-November 42 73 Dazzleships-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-June 42 74 Branigan 2-Laura Branigan-May 40 75 Jane Fonda's Workout Record-Jane Fonda-August 36 76 Secret Messages-Electric Light Orchestra-July 36 77 Happy Families-Blancmange-June 36 78 Are You Lonely-Patsy Riggir-February 36 79 Return Of The Jedi OST-John Williams-December 34 80 The Catch-Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos-November 34 81 What Is Beat? The Best Of The Beat-The Beat-September 34 82 I Can't Stand Still-Don Henley-February 34 83 The Message-Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-February 34