RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1983*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 PYROMANIA-DEF LEPPARD-JUNE 2 SYNCHRONICITY-POLICE-August 3 CUTS LIKE A KNIFE-BRYAN ADAMS-June 4 ELIMINATOR-ZZ TOP-November 5 REACH THE BEACH-THE FIXX-October 6 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-June 7 FRONTIERS-JOURNEY-April 8 THE WILD HEART-Stevie Nicks-August 9 WAR-U2-May 10 METAL HEALTH-Quiet Riot-November 11 The Principle Of Moments-Robert Plant-October 12 Keep It Up-Loverboy-August 13 Cargo-Men At Work-May 14 Shabooh Shoobah-Inxs-April 15 The Distance-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-March 16 Lawyers In Love-Jackson Browne-September 17 Outside Inside-Tubes-April 18 Never Surrender-Triumph-February 19 Rio-Duran Duran-March 20 Zebra-Zebra-June 21 Speaking In Tongues-Talking Heads-August 22 Alpha-Asia-September 23 Duran Duran-Duran Duran-August 24 Living In Oz-Rick Springfield-June 25 Planet P-Planet P-April 26 Long After Dark-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-January 27 Drastic Measures-Kansas-August 28 Neruda-Red Rider-March 29 Passion Works-Heart-September 30 Kilroy Was Here-Styx-April 31 Kihnspiracy-Greg Kihn Band-March 32 The Crossing Big Country-November 33 State Of Confusion-Kinks-July 34 Three Lock Box-Sammy Hagar-January 35 The Golden Age Of Wireless-Thomas Dolby-June 36 Business As Usual-Men At Work-January 37 Sports-Huey Lewis & The News-November 38 Bent Out Of Shape-Rainbow-October 39 Headhunter-Krokus-May 40 Live From Earth-Pat Benatar-November 41 The Final Cut-Pink Floyd-May 42 Little Robbers-Motels-October 43 The Present-Moody Blues-October 44 Shuttered Room-Fixx-February 45 Beatitude-Rick Ocasek-February 46 Cut-Golden Earring-February 47 Get Nervous-Pat Benatar-January 48 Hello I Must Be Going-Phil Collins-February 49 Uh-Huh-John Cougar Mellencamp-November 50 Listen-A Flock Of Seagulls-June 51 Scandal-Scandal-February 52 Tony Carey-Tony Carey-March 53 Fastway-Fastway-June 54 Piece Of Mind-Iron Maiden-August 55 In Heat-Romantics-November 56 Dawn Patrol-Night Ranger-February 57 Information-Dave Edmunds-June 58 Take Another Picture-Quarterflash-August 59 Genesis-Genesis-December 60 Error In The System-Peter Schilling-November 61 You Can't Fight Fashion-Michael Stanley Band-October 62 Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-July 63 The Getaway-Chris Deburgh-May 64 One Night With A Stranger-Martin Briley-May 65 You Bought It:You Name It-Joe Walsh-July 66 Subject:Aldo News-Aldo Nova-October 67 Something's Going On-Frida-February 68 Flick Of The Switch-AC/DC-October 69 Killer On The Rampage-Eddy Grant-July 70 Trans-Neil Young-February 71 Holy Diver-Dio-September 72 Good As Gold-Red Rockers-June 73 Texas Flood-Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-August 74 Heads Or Tales-Saga-November 75 Madness-Madness-June 76 Charlie-Charlie-August 77 Vandenberg-Vandenberg-January 78 Michael Bolton-Michael Bolton-April 79 Modern Romans-Call-April 80 After The Snow-Modern English-March 81 Billy Idol-Billy Idol-April 82 After The Fire-After The Fire 83 Money & Cigarettes-Eric Clapton-March * As published in the December 9,1983 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.