The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1983, as well as albums which peaked in 1982 and 1984 but were in the top 10 in 1983. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak | Albums in 1982 |
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format=dmy|1982|05|22}} | 25 | Rio ‡ | Duran Duran | 2 | format=dmy|1982|05|29}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1982|07|31}} | 24 | The Kids from "Fame" ‡ | The Kids from "Fame" | 1 | format=dmy|1982|08|07}} | 12 |
format=dmy|1982|10|23}} | 5 | Kissing to Be Clever ‡ | Culture Club | 5 | format=dmy|1982|10|30}} | 2 |
format=dmy|1982|11|06}} | 4 | Olivia's Greatest Hits | Olivia Newton-John | 8 | format=dmy|1983|01|15}} | 2 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1982|11|13}} | 11 | Hello, I Must Be Going! ‡ | Phil Collins | 2 | format=dmy|1982|11|13}} | 2 |
15 | Heartbreaker ‡ | Dionne Warwick | 3 | format=dmy|1982|11|20}} | 2 |
8 | From the Makers of... ‡ | Status Quo | 4 | format=dmy|1982|11|27}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1982|11|20}} | 9 | The First Ten Years ‡ | ABBA | 1 | format=dmy|1982|11|27}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1982|12|04}} | 14 | The John Lennon Collection ‡ | John Lennon | 1 | format=dmy|1982|12|04}} | 6 |
6 | Pearls II ‡ | Elkie Brooks | 5 | format=dmy|1982|12|11}} | 1 |
5 | 20 Greatest Love Songs ‡ | Nat King Cole | 7 | format=dmy|1982|12|04}} | 4 |
format=dmy|1982|12|11}} | 5 | Love Songs ‡ | Diana Ross | 5 | format=dmy|1982|12|25}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1982|12|18}} | 3 | Dig the New Breed ‡ | The Jam | 2 | format=dmy|1982|12|18}} | 1 |
Albums in 1983 |
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{{dts|format=dmy|1983|01|08}} | 6 | Raiders of the Pop Charts | Various Artists | 1 | format=dmy|1983|01|15}} | 2 |
3 | Friends | Shalamar | 6 | format=dmy|1983|01|15}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|01|15}} | 8 | Richard Clayderman | Richard Clayderman | 2 | format=dmy|1983|02|05}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|01|22}} | 7 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | 1 | format=dmy|1983|01|29}} | 5 |
2 | The Art of Falling Apart | Soft Cell | 5 | format=dmy|1983|01|22}} | 1 |
3 | Feline | The Stranglers | 4 | format=dmy|1983|01|29}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|01|29}} | 2 | Cacharpaya (Panpipes of the Andes) | Incantation | 9 | format=dmy|1983|01|29}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|02|05}} | 4 | Night and Day | Joe Jackson | 3 | format=dmy|1983|02|05}} | 1 |
2 | Killer on the Rampage | Eddy Grant | 7 | format=dmy|1983|02|12}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|02|12}} | 3 | Porcupine | Echo & the Bunnymen | 2 | format=dmy|1983|02|12}} | 1 |
5 | Visions | Various Artists | 5 | format=dmy|1983|02|26}} | 2 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|02|19}} | 3 | Another Page | Christopher Cross | 4 | format=dmy|1983|02|19}} | 2 |
76 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1 | format=dmy|1983|03|05}} | 9 |
1 | Frontiers | Journey | 6 | format=dmy|1983|02|19}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|02|26}} | 3 | Jane Fonda's Workout Record | Jane Fonda | 7 | format=dmy|1983|03|05}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|03|05}} | 2 | Quick Step & Side Kick | Thompson Twins | 2 | format=dmy|1983|03|05}} | 1 |
4 | Toto IV | Toto | 4 | format=dmy|1983|03|05}} | 1 |
1 | Lionel Richie | Lionel Richie | 9 | format=dmy|1983|03|05}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|03|12}} | 7 | War | U2 | 1 | format=dmy|1983|03|12}} | 1 |
3 | Hotline | Various Artists | 3 | format=dmy|1983|03|12}} | 2 |
2 | Thunder and Lightning | Thin Lizzy | 4 | format=dmy|1983|03|12}} | 1 |
2 | Dazzle Ships | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 5 | format=dmy|1983|03|12}} | 1 |
10 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | 3 | format=dmy|1983|03|26}} | 1 |
22 | True | Spandau Ballet | 1 | format=dmy|1983|05|14}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|03|19}} | 12 | The Hurting | Tears for Fears | 1 | format=dmy|1983|03|26}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|03|26}} | 5 | Chart Runners | Various Artists | 4 | format=dmy|1983|04|02}} | 2 |
1 | Script for a Jester's Tear | Marillion | 7 | format=dmy|1983|04|02}} | 1 |
3 | Deep Sea Skiving | Bananarama | 8 | format=dmy|1983|03|26}} | 3 |
3 | The Key | Joan Armatrading | 10 | format=dmy|1983|03|26}} | 3 |
format=dmy|1983|04|02}} | 5 | The Final Cut | Pink Floyd | 1 | format=dmy|1983|04|02}} | 2 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|04|16}} | 6 | Faster Than the Speed of Night | Bonnie Tyler | 1 | format=dmy|1983|04|16}} | 1 |
2 | Live! | The Kids from "Fame" | 8 | format=dmy|1983|04|16}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|04|23}} | 18 | Let's Dance | David Bowie | 1 | format=dmy|1983|04|23}} | 3 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|04|30}} | 2 | White Feathers | Kajagoogoo | 5 | format=dmy|1983|04|30}} | 1 |
3 | Cargo | Men at Work | 8 | format=dmy|1983|04|30}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|05|07}} | 11 | The Luxury Gap | Heaven 17 | 4 | format=dmy|1983|05|07}} | 2 |
2 | Midnight at the Lost and Found | Meat Loaf | 7 | format=dmy|1983|05|07}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|05|14}} | 2 | Power, Corruption & Lies | New Order | 4 | format=dmy|1983|05|14}} | 1 |
2 | Night Dubbing | Imagination | 9 | format=dmy|1983|05|14}} | 2 |
format=dmy|1983|05|21}} | 2 | Dressed for the Occasion | Cliff Richard | 7 | format=dmy|1983|05|21}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|05|28}} | 3 | Piece of Mind | Iron Maiden | 3 | format=dmy|1983|05|28}} | 1 |
6 | Twice As Kool (The Hits of Kool & the Gang) | Kool & the Gang | 4 | format=dmy|1983|06|04}} | 3 |
3 | Chart Encounters of the Hit Kind | Various Artists | 5 | format=dmy|1983|06|11}} | 1 |
3 | Confrontation | Bob Marley & the Wailers | 5 | format=dmy|1983|06|04}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|06|04}} | 7 | Crises | Mike Oldfield | 6 | format=dmy|1983|07|02}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|06|11}} | 6 | Too Low for Zero | Elton John | 7 | format=dmy|1983|06|18}} | 2 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|06|18}} | 5 | In Your Eyes | George Benson | 3 | format=dmy|1983|06|18}} | 1 |
2 | Oil on Canvas | Japan | 5 | format=dmy|1983|06|18}} | 1 |
1 | Plays Live | Peter Gabriel | 8 | format=dmy|1983|06|18}} | 1 |
1 | What Is Beat? – The Best of The Beat | The Beat | 10 | format=dmy|1983|06|18}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|06|25}} | 8 | Synchronicity | The Police | 1 | format=dmy|1983|06|25}} | 2 |
4 | Body Wishes | Rod Stewart | 5 | format=dmy|1983|06|25}} | 3 |
1 | Chart Stars | Various Artists | 7 | format=dmy|1983|06|25}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|07|02}} | 2 | Secret Messages | Electric Light Orchestra | 4 | format=dmy|1983|07|02}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|07|09}} | 20 | Fantastic | Wham! | 1 | format=dmy|1983|07|09}} | 2 |
4 | Julio | Julio Iglesias | 5 | format=dmy|1983|07|16}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|07|16}} | 6 | You and Me Both | Yazoo | 1 | format=dmy|1983|07|23}} | 2 |
2 | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | Various Artists | 9 | format=dmy|1983|07|16}} | 2 |
format=dmy|1983|07|23}} | 4 | The Principle of Moments | Robert Plant | 7 | format=dmy|1983|08|20}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|07|30}} | 9 | The Very Best of The Beach Boys | The Beach Boys | 1 | format=dmy|1983|08|06}} | 3 |
31 | No Parlez | Paul Young | 1 | format=dmy|1983|09|17}} | 5 |
2 | The Look | Shalamar | 7 | format=dmy|1983|07|30}} | 1 |
9 | 18 Greatest Hits | Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 | 1 | format=dmy|1983|08|20}} | 3 |
format=dmy|1983|08|06}} | 14 | The Crossing | Big Country | 3 | format=dmy|1983|09|24}} | 3 |
format=dmy|1983|08|13}} | 3 | Punch the Clock | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | 3 | format=dmy|1983|08|13}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|08|20}} | 2 | Alpha | Asia | 5 | format=dmy|1983|08|20}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|09|03}} | 2 | Flick of the Switch | AC/DC | 4 | format=dmy|1983|09|03}} | 1 |
3 | Construction Time Again | Depeche Mode | 6 | format=dmy|1983|09|03}} | 1 |
3 | Standing in the Light | Level 42 | 9 | format=dmy|1983|09|03}} | 2 |
format=dmy|1983|09|17}} | 2 | Headline Hits | Various Artists | 5 | format=dmy|1983|09|17}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|09|24}} | 9 | Labour of Love | UB40 | 1 | format=dmy|1983|09|24}} | 1 |
2 | Born Again | Black Sabbath | 4 | format=dmy|1983|09|24}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|10|01}} | 2 | The Hit Squad - Chart Tracking | Various Artists | 4 | format=dmy|1983|10|01}} | 1 |
2 | Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole | Johnny Mathis and Natalie Cole | 5 | format=dmy|1983|10|01}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|10|08}} | 1 | Lick It Up | Kiss | 7 | format=dmy|1983|10|08}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|10|15}} | 9 | Genesis | Genesis | 1 | format=dmy|1983|10|15}} | 1 |
2 | Silver | Cliff Richard | 7 | format=dmy|1983|10|15}} | 1 |
1 | A Touch More Magic | Barry Manilow | 10 | format=dmy|1983|10|15}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|10|22}} | 17 | Colour by Numbers | Culture Club | 1 | format=dmy|1983|10|22}} | 5 |
4 | Snap! | The Jam | 2 | format=dmy|1983|10|22}} | 2 |
4 | Voice of the Heart | The Carpenters | 6 | format=dmy|1983|10|22}} | 2 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|10|29}} | 49 | Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie | 1 | format=dmy|1983|11|12}} | 3 |
4 | The Two of Us | Various Artists | 3 | format=dmy|1983|11|12}} | 1 |
1 | Monument: The Soundtrack | Ultravox | 9 | format=dmy|1983|10|29}} | 1 |
1 | North of a Miracle | Nick Heyward | 10 | format=dmy|1983|10|29}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|11|12}} | 7 | Pipes of Peace | Paul McCartney | 4 | format=dmy|1983|11|12}} | 2 |
1 | Infidels | Bob Dylan | 9 | format=dmy|1983|11|12}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|11|19}} | 2 | Undercover | The Rolling Stones | 3 | format=dmy|1983|11|19}} | 1 |
33 | An Innocent Man ♦ | Billy Joel | 2 | format=dmy|1984|06|23}} | 1 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|11|26}} | 7 | Stages | Elaine Paige | 2 | format=dmy|1983|12|10}} | 1 |
2 | Chart Hits '83 | Various Artists | 6 | format=dmy|1983|11|26}} | 1 |
11 | Touch ♦ | Eurythmics | 1 | format=dmy|1984|02|04}} | 2 |
{{dts|format=dmy|1983|12|03}} | 5 | Seven and the Ragged Tiger | Duran Duran | 1 | format=dmy|1983|12|03}} | 1 |
8 | Under a Blood Red Sky | U2 | 2 | format=dmy|1983|12|03}} | 1 |
1 | Back to Back | Status Quo | 9 | format=dmy|1983|12|03}} | 1 |
format=dmy|1983|12|10}} | 11 | Now That's What I Call Music! | Various Artists | 1 | format=dmy|1983|12|17}} | 5 |
format=dmy|1983|12|17}} | 4 | Chas'n'Dave's Knees Up Jamboree Bag No. 2 | Chas & Dave | 7 | format=dmy|1983|12|24}} | 2 |
format=dmy|1983|12|24}} | 2 | Formula 30 | Various Artists | 6 | format=dmy|1983|12|24}} | 2 |
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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/|title=The Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=28 December 2014}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition)|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2005|isbn=1-904994-00-8|pages=14|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3196892.stm |title=New singles formats to save the charts|work=BBC News|date=16 October 2003 |accessdate=21 February 2010}}