THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z:BARRY KOWAL) CHART's TOP ALBUMS FOR 1983

 No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-MAY	                                                                        2210
  2 PRIMITIVE MAN-ICEHOUSE-February                                                         1802
  3 COLOUR BY NUMBERS-CULTURE CLUB-November                                                 1502
  4 TRUE-SPANDAU BALLET-September                                                           1306
  5 SYNCHRONICITY-THE POLICE-August                                                         1168
  6 SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)-EURYTHMICS-August                                        912
  7 LIVING MY LIFE-GRACE JONES-February                                                      896
  8 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER-Duran Duran-December                                          838
  9 BILLY IDOL-Billy Idol-November                                                           806
 10 AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS-Air Supply-October                                              756
 11 The Principle Of Moments-Robert Plant-October                                            736
 12 Fantastic-Wham!-September	                                                             712
 13 Flashdance OST-Various Artists-September                                                 692
 14 Greatest Hits-Little River Band-March	                                             688
 15 Enz OF An Era-Split Enz-January                                                          686
 16 Infidels-Bob Dylan-December                                                              666
 17 Cargo-Men at Work-May	                                                             606
 18 Lionel Richie-Lionel Richie-May                                                          570
 19 Labour Of Love-UB40-November                                                             548
 20 1999-Prince-September                                                                    536
 21 Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart-Van Morrison-June                                       526
 22 H2O-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February                                                     500
 23 You And Me Both-Yazoo-October                                                            500
 24 Faster Than The Speed Of Night-Bonnie Tyler-July                                         492
 25 The Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel-February                                   490
 26 War-U2-May	                                                                             480
 27 Tropical Gangsters-Kid Creole & The Coconuts-January                                     416
 28 The Final Cut-Pink Floyd-April                                                           414
 29 The Key-Joan Armatrading-June                                                            404
 30 Escapade-Tim Finn-August                                                                 370
 31 Undercover-The Rolling Stones-December                                                   364
 32 Wild Things Run Fast-Joni Mitchell-February                                              350
 33 Power,Corruption And Lies-New Order-June                                                 338
 34 Live From Earth-Pat Benatar-December                                                     330
 35 Crises-Mike Oldfield-September                                                           314
 36 Quick Step And Side Kick-Thompson Twins-May                                              310
 37 The Wayward Wind-James Galway-May                                                        298
 38 Night And Day-Joe Jackson-April                                                          288
 39 Punch The Clock-Elvis Costello & The Attractions-October                                 274
 40 Rhythm Of Youth-Men Without Hats-November                                                250
 41 Live At Mainstreet-Dance Exponents/Legion-July                                           244
 42 The Beatles Greatest Hits-The Beatles-February                                           232
 43 Confrontation-Bob Marley and the Wailers-August                                          224
 44 Midnight Love-Marvin Gaye-February                                                       220
 45 Foreign Affairs-Sharon O'Neill-July                                                      214
 46 Trans-Neil Young-April                                                                   206
 47 The Party's Over-Talk Talk-April                                                         198
 48 Bite-Altered Images-October                                                              184
 49 All The Best From Elvis-Elvis Presley-April                                              174
 50 Rendezvous-Klaus Wunderlich-October                                                      168
 51 Piece Of Mind-Iron Maiden-June                                                           168
 52 Prince Tui Teka:Live-Prince Tui Teka-August                                              162
 53 The Very Best Of The Carpenters-The Carpenters-May                                       148
 54 Abba:The Singles-Abba-March                                                              146
 55 Listen-A Flock of Seagulls-July                                                          140
 56 Introducing The Style Council-The Style Council-November                                 134
 57 Songs-The Kids From Fame-March                                                           132
 58 Flick Of The Switch-AC/DC-September                                                      130
 59 Another Page-Christopher Cross-February                                                  128
 60 Killer On The Rampage-Eddy Grant-April                                                   122
 61 D.D. Smash Live-D.D. Smash-September                                                     112
 62 Money And Cigarettes-Eric Clapton-April                                                   80
 63 Dire Straits-Dire Straits-April                                                           78
 64 The Luxury Gap-Heaven 17-August                                                           76
 65 Rare-David Bowie-June                                                                     76
 66 Complete Madness-Madness-June                                                             76
 67 Waiting-Fun Boy Three-May                                                                 74
 68 The Distance-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-March                                     72
 69 The Net-Little River Band-July                                                            68
 70 Journey Through The Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-September                       48
 71 Greatest Hits-Dan Fogelberg-March                                                         46
 72 Little Robbers-The Motels-November                                                        42
 73 Dazzleships-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-June                                        42
 74 Branigan 2-Laura Branigan-May                                                             40
 75 Jane Fonda's Workout Record-Jane Fonda-August                                             36
 76 Secret Messages-Electric Light Orchestra-July                                             36
 77 Happy Families-Blancmange-June                                                            36
 78 Are You Lonely-Patsy Riggir-February                                                      36
 79 Return Of The Jedi OST-John Williams-December                                             34
 80 The Catch-Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos-November                                     34
 81 What Is Beat? The Best Of The Beat-The Beat-September                                     34
 82 I Can't Stand Still-Don Henley-February                                                   34
 83 The Message-Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-February                                 34