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.