RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1983

Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month
  1 SPORTS-HUEY LEWIS & NEWS-CHRYSALIS-OCTOBER                                                             1868
  2 PYROMANIA-DEF LEPPARD-April                                                                    1626
  3 SYNCHRONICITY-POLICE-July                                                                      1400
  4 90125-YES-December                                                                             1292
  5 ELIMINATOR-ZZ TOP-April                                                                        1154
  6 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-June                                                                    988
  8 UH-HUH-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-November                                                          978
  8 REACH THE BEACH-The Fixx-July                                                                   912
  9 FRONTIERS-Journey-March                                                                         854
 10 TOUR DE FORCE-.38 Special-December                                                              854
 11 War-U2-April                                                                                    828
 12 The Principle Of Moments-Robert Plant-September                                                 806
 13 Cuts Like A Knife-Bryan Adams-April                                                             780
 14 The Wild Heart-Stevie Nicks-June                                                                760
 15 Undercover-Rolling Stones-November                                                              752
 16 Keep It Up-Loverboy-August                                                                      742
 17 The Distance-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-January                                             704
 18 Cargo-Men At Work-May                                                                           678
 19 Lawyers In Love-Jackson Browne-September                                                        654
 20 Never Surrender-Triumph-February                                                                628
 21 In Heat-Romantics-November                                                                      606
 22 Rio-Duran Duran-February                                                                        598
 23 Outside Inside-Tubes-May                                                                        592
 24 Seven And The Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran-Capitol-December                                         576
 25 Shabooh Shoobah-Inxs-May                                                                        564
 26 Alpha-Asia-September                                                                            536
 27 The Crossing Big Country-October                                                                512
 28 Cut-Golden Earring-February                                                                     486
 29 Kilroy Was Here-Styx-March                                                                      452
 30 Passion Works-Heart-September                                                                   452
 31 Live From Earth-Pat Benatar-October                                                             450
 32 Three Lock Box-Sammy Hagar-January                                                              446
 33 Neruda-Red Rider-March                                                                          434
 34 Planet P-Planet P-April                                                                         430
 35 Kihnspiracy-Greg Kihn Band-March                                                                420
 36 Little Robbers-Motels-October                                                                   418
 37 The Present-Moody Blues-September                                                               416
 38 Drastic Measures-Kansas-September                                                               412
 39 Zebra-Zebra-July                                                                                386
 40 Speaking In Tongues-Talking Heads-August                                                        376
 41 The Final Cut-Pink Floyd-April                                                                  376
 42 Duran Duran-Duran Duran-June                                                                    374
 43 Bent Out Of Shape-Rainbow-October                                                               364
 44 Beatitude-Rick Ocasek-February                                                                  354
 45 Bark At The Moon-Ozzy Osbourne-December                                                         348
 46 Where's The Party?-Eddie Money-November                                                         342
 47 The Revolution By Night-Blue Oyster Cult-Columbia-December                                      302
 48 Listen-A Flock Of Seagulls-June                                                                 284
 49 State Of Confusion-Kinks-July                                                                   262
 50 Living In Oz-Rick Springfield-May                                                               250
 51 Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-July                                            240
 52 Subject:Aldo News-Aldo Nova-October                                                             222
 53 Dawn Patrol-Night Ranger-January                                                                206
 54 You Bought It:You Name It-Joe Walsh-July                                                        198
 55 Take Another Picture-Quarterflash-August                                                        178
 56 Rant 'n' Rave With The Stray Cats-September                                                     176
 57 Heads Or Tales-Saga-November                                                                    166
 58 Flick Of The Switch-AC/DC-September                                                             154
 59 The Golden Age Of Wireless-Thomas Dolby-April                                                   152
 60 Trans-Neil Young-February                                                                       148
 61 Charlie-Charlie-August                                                                          146
 62 The Getaway-Chris Deburgh-April                                                                 144
 63 Metal Health-Quiet Riot-November                                                                142
 64 Tony Carey-Tony Carey-March                                                                     120
 65 Information-Dave Edmunds-June                                                                   110
 66 Killer On The Rampage-Eddy Grant-May                                                            108
 67 Headhunter-Krokus-May                                                                           106
 68 Texas Flood-Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-August                                           74
 69 Good As Gold-Red Rockers-May                                                                     74
 70 Madness-Madness-June                                                                             70
 71 Arcade-Patrick Simmons-April                                                                     68
 72 After The Snow-Modern English-March                                                              68
 73 Money & Cigarettes-Eric Clapton-March                                                            68
 74 Piece Of Mind-Iron Maiden-July                                                                   34
 75 Rhythm Of Youth-Men Without Hats-August                                                          34
 76 Error In The System-Peter Schilling-November                                                     34
 77 You Can't Fight Fashion-Michael Stanley Band-October                                             34
 78 One Night With A Stranger-Martin Briley-May                                                      34
 79 Best Of The Alan Parsons Project-Alan Parsons Project-November                                   34