1983 in music

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Years in music: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Centuries: 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

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[edit] Important Releases

Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins sold poorly upon its initial release but is considered one of the most influential albums of 1983. In the ensuing years, the album's eclectic assortment of alternative rock, New Wave and synth pop influences became a cornerstone of later alternative rock groups, most especially in the United Kingdom, where the Cocteau Twins' mix of airy textures and breathless vocals (dream pop) mutated into genres like twee pop, space rock and shoegazing, and eventually hit mainstream success with a psychedelic-influenced form, Britpop.

The most successful album not just of 1983, but of all time, was Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The album spawned seven hit singles and stayed on the US and UK charts for over three years.

Quiet Riot's Metal Health was enormously popular in 1983, and was the first heavy metal album to go to #1 on the pop charts. The lead single, "Cum on Feel the Noize" (cover of Slade) was also a huge hit, #5 Billboard, and set the stage for the mainstream crossover of later hair metal bands like Guns N' Roses and Def Leppard. Other landmark rock/metal albums released in this year include Iron Maiden's "Piece of Mind", Metallica's "Kill 'em all", Def Leppard's "Pyromania" and Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil".

The country music legend Kenny Rogers records his 23rd studio album "We've Got Tonight," which was his last album for Liberty Records. He signed to RCA for a guaranteed sum of no less than $20 million for 6 albums, the biggest record deal of all-time up to that point. His earnings for those recordings amounted to even more, but no details have been made public. Rogers' RCA debut included his duet with Dolly Parton, "Islands in the Stream", which would become one of the biggest records of the year.

Some other releases from 1983 deserve special mention:

[edit] Events

[edit] Bands formed

[edit] Bands disbanded

[edit] Bands reformed

[edit] Albums released

  • "Country (music group) Atlanta releases 'Atlanta Burned Again Last Night'on independednt MDJ Records. Song breaks into the top ten in Billboard's Country Charts.

[edit] Top hits on record


See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1983

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Opera

[edit] Musical theater

[edit] Musical films

[edit] Musical television

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

[edit] Country Music Association Awards

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

[edit] Charts

[edit] List of No. 1 Hits

[edit] KROQ

  • KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 1983
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