David Bowie, Talking Heads and the Police all had huge hits, while Madonna, R.E.M. and Metallica all released their debut albums.
Imagine you sent a time traveler back to 1983 to bring back the biggest, most influential album of the year. If your time traveler didn’t return withYes, we know that it was released on Nov. 29, 1982, so technically it got a head start on the new year in music. But just look at whatWith 32 million copies sold by the time 1984 arrived, it became the top-selling album of all time, a record it still holds though the tally is now estimated at 70 million.
Its seven singles – the title track, “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “The Girl Is Mine,” “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” P.Y.T. ,” and “Human Nature” – all were hits, setting a record for most singles in the Top 10 from a single album that stood until 2021. Grammy Awards? Eight. Music videos? Iconic. By any measure, “Thriller” transcended pop music, becoming a cultural artifact worthy of its place on lists of the best albums of all time.But 1983 as a whole was a particularly rich year for influential albums. Some were massive hits from the jump, flying out of record stores on the day of release. Others had a slower burn, overlooked until their power to inspire was revealed.
Here in no particular order are a dozen of the most influential albums of 1983, each of them paired with a thematically related record or two to know as well.: The album that provided hits with its title track, “Modern Love,” and “China Girl” was influential for Bowie more for its commercial success than the more muted critical acclaim it received. Even Bowie later downplayed its artistic merits.
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