Wednesday, January 3, 2001

McQ's Favorite Albums Of 1983

Highest Recommends
1. Murmur - R.E.M.
2. Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
3. Violent Femmes

Strong Recommends
4. Speaking In Tongues - The Talking Heads
5. War - U2
7. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - The Eurythmics
8. Uh-Huh - John Cougar Mellencamp
9. Sychronicity - The Police
10. Koyaanisquatsi - Philip Glass
11. Let's Dance - David Bowie
12. Kill 'Em All - Metallica
13. The Crossing - Big Country
14. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
15. Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
16. Labour Of Love - UB40 
17. She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
18. High Land, Hard Rain - Aztec Camera
19. Madonna

Solid Recommends
20. Touch - The Eurythmics
21. Eliminator - ZZ Top
22. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughn
23. Soul Mining - The The
24. Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy - Billy Bragg
25. Bad Influence - Robert Cray
26. Head Over Heels - Cocteau Twins
27. Duck Rock - Malcolm McLaren
28. Saturn Strip - Alan Vega
29. Porcupine - Echo And The Bunnymen
30. Sports - Heuy Lewis & The News
32. Undercover - The Rolling Stones
33. Infidels - Bob Dylan
34. Genesis
35. Confrontation - Bob Marly & The Wailers
37. Pyromania - Def Lepperd
38. Rock For Light - Bad Brains
39. Future Shock - Herbie Hancock
40. Punch The Clock - Elvis Costello
41. Out Of Step EP - Minor Threat
42. The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks
43. Cargo - Men At Work
44. Peace Of Mind - Iron Maiden
45. Hearts And Bones - Paul Simon
47. The Hurting - Tears For Fears
48. Dawn Patrol - Night Ranger
49. Proof Through The Night - T-Bone Burnett
50. Mommy's Little Monster - Social Distortion
51. An Innocent Man - Billy Joel
52. Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams
53. Script Of The Bridge - The Chameleons
54. Fervor - Jason & The Scorchers
57. No Parlez - Paul Young
58. Hootenanny - The Replacements
59. Over The Edge - Wipers

Mild Recommends


61. Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
62. Flashdance - Various Artists
63. Seven and the Ragged Tiger - Duran Duran
64. Holy Diver - Dio
65. Break Out  - The Pointer Sisters
66. Shout At The Devil - Motley Crue
68. Clics Modernos - Charly Garcia
69. Emergency Third Rail Power Trip - The Rain Parade
71. Construction Time Again - Depeche Mode
72. Love Wars - Womack And Womack
73. Learning To Cope With Cowardice - Mark Stewart & The Maffia
74. Trouble In Paradise - Randy Newman
75. Synchro System - King Sunny Ade
76. Where Angels Fear To Tread - Mink DeVille
77. Perverted By Language - The Fall
78. State Of Confusion - The Kinks
79. Money And Cigarettes - Eric Clapton
80. Hand Of Kindness - Richard Thompson
81. Before Hollywood - The Go-Betweens
82. 90125 - Yes
83. The Adventures - Djam Leelii & Mansour Seck
84. Frontiers - Journey
85. Legandary Hearts - Lou Reed
86. Kilroy Was Here - Styx


1983 Albums Of Critical Note Not Presently On Spotify

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