AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S TOP ALBUMS OF 1983

 No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month-Peak Position
  1 THRILLER-MICHAEL JACKSON-JUNE-1		
  2 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1-MIDNIGHT OIL-January-3	
  3 TOO LOW FOR ZERO-ELTON JOHN-October-2
  4 LET'S DANCE-DAVID BOWIE-April-1 
  5 FLASHDANCE SOUNDTRACK-VARIOUS ARTISTS-August-1
  6 LOVE OVER GOLD-DIRE STRAITS-January-1		
  7 THE KEY-JOAN ARMATRADING-June-4	
  8 SPIRIT OF PLACE-Goanna-February-2
  9 SYNCHRONICITY-The Police-July-1
 10 TRUE-Spandau Ballet-November-4 
 11 An Innocent Man-Billy Joel-November-3 
 12 Business As Usual-Men At Work-February-1
 13 Greatest Hits Volume 3-Olivia Newton-John-March-1
 14 Cargo-Men At Work-May-1
 15 The Breakers '83-Various Artists-September-1
 16 Air Supply's Greatest Hits-Air Supply-September-1
 17 Desperate-Divinyls-February-5
 18 1983 The Hot Ones-Various Artists-May-1
 19 Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This)-Eurythmics-July-5
 20 Escapade-Tim Finn-July-8
 21 Toto IV-Toto-April-1
 22 Shabooh Shoobah-INXS-January-5
 23 The John Lennon Collection-John Lennon-January-1
 24 Faster Than The Speed Of Night-Bonnie Tyler-July-3
 25 Colour By Numbers-Culture Club-November-1 	
 26 War-U2-April-9
 27 Go For It-Various Artists-April-1
 28 Very Best Of The Carpenters-Carpenters-February-1
 29 The Number Ones-The Beatles-June-1
 30 Blues Brothers-Soundtrack-October-10
 31 The Final Cut-Pink Floyd-May-3
 32 Greatest Hits Volume 2-John Denver-May-3
 33 Reach-Richard Simmons-March-12
 34 Another Page-Christopher Cross-March 6
 35 Caught In The Act-Redgum-June-5
 36 Lionel Richie-Lionel Richie-February-18
 37 The Best Of Joe Cocker-Joe Cocker-October-1
 38 The Wild Heart-Stevie Nicks-July-8
 39 Greatest Hits Volume 2-Eagles-January-5
 40 25 Years Of Gold-Cliff Richard-March-1
 41 The Principle Of Moments-Robert Plant-September-10
 42 Watch The Red-The Angels-June-6
 43 Enz Of An Era-Split Enz-February-8
 44 Primitive Man-Icehouse-January-3
 45 Keep On Dancing-Various Artists-August-1
 46 Kissing To Be Clever-Culture Club-January-16
 47 Piano Hits-Eric Robertson-March-6
 48 Flick Of The Switch-AC/DC-September-3
 49 1982? Up In Lights-Various Artists-January-9
 50 In Your Eyes-George Benson-July-13
 51 Foreign Affairs-Sharon O'Neill-October-17
 52 Women Of Rock-Various Artists-August-6
 53 Greatest Hits Volume 2-Little River Band-April-13
 54 Famous Last Words-Supertramp-January-2
 55 The Getaway-Chris DeBurgh-April-18
 56 Eyes That See In The Dark-Kenny Rogers-November-6
 57 Hello I Must Be Going-Phil Collins-March-15
 58 Just One-Renee And Renato-November-7
 59 Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2-Village People-June-15
 60 Heavy-Various Artists-August-7 
 61 The Winners:1982-Various Artists-January-4
 62 Killer On The Rampage-Eddy Grant-September-11
 63 Live At Several 21sts-The Party Boys-April-9
 64 What's New-Linda Ronstadt-November-11
 65 1983? Summer Breaks-Various Artists-December-1
 66 Greatest Hits-Luciano Pavarotti-February-7
 67 Music From "Local Hero"-Mark Knopfler-July-12
 68 Creatures Of Leisure-Mental As Anything-April-8
 69 Fantastic-Wham!-August-6
 70 Greatest Hits Of Rock 'N' Roll-Various Artists-July-12
 71 Hottest Hits-Hot Chocolate-January-4
 72 Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I-Stevie Wonder-March-9
 73 Undercover-Rolling Stones-November-3
 74 A Child's Adventure-Marianne Faithfull-May-14
 75 Crises-Mike Oldfield-September-17
 76 The Distance-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-February-13
 77 Night And Day-Joe Jackson-May-5
 78 The Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel-February-5 
 79 Heartbreaker-Dionne Warwick-February-14
 80 Confrontation-Bob Marley & The Wailers-August-11
 81 Scream Of The Real-The Radiators-June-15
 82 The Nylon Curtain-Billy Joel-January-4
 83 Records-Foreigner-January-26	
 84 The Kids From Fame-TV Soundtrack-April-34		
 85 H20-Daryl Hall & John Oates-January-3
 86 Seven & The Ragged Tiger-Duran Duran-December-2
 87 No Parlez-Paul Young-October-19
 88 Infidels-Bob Dylan-December-6
 89 Pipes Of Peace-Paul McCartney-November-9
 90 Million Sellers Of The 50s-Various Artists-February 10
 91 This Is My Song-Harry Secombe-July-9
 92 Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2-Donna Summer-June-16
 93 Million Sellers Of The 60s-Various Artists-May-11
 94 Love Songs-Elton John-January-5
 95 When You Were Sweet Sixteen-The Fureys-February-18
 96 Duck Rock-Malcolm McLaren-August-13
 97 Body Wishes-Rod Stewart-July-14
 98 Avalon-Roxy Music-January-1
 99 Lawyers In Love-Jackson Browne-September-15
100 Scarred For Life-Rose Tattoo-January-11