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Top Progressive Rock albums of 1983

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Updated: 16 April
Average Ratings Reviews
Bacamarte - Depois do fim, Cover art
Depois do fim
Bacamarte
3.76 1k 1,296 36 36
1983 Album
Symphonic Prog Progressive Rock
Progressive Folk
progressive melodic complex fantasy surreal dark playful hypnotic
1k Ratings 36 Reviews 3.76 Average
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear, Cover art
Script for a Jester's Tear
Marillion
3.71 4k 3,764 125 125
14 March 1983 Album
Neo-Prog
melancholic melodic introspective progressive complex poetic lush passionate
4k Ratings 125 Reviews 3.71 Average
Eskaton - Fiction, Cover art
Fiction
Eskaton
3.57 306 306 12 12
1983 Album
Zeuhl
Progressive Electronic
energetic futuristic complex
306 Ratings 12 Reviews 3.57 Average
IQ - Tales From the Lush Attic, Cover art
Tales From the Lush Attic
IQ
3.55 623 623 18 18
September 1983 Album
Neo-Prog
Symphonic Prog
uncommon time signatures philosophical fantasy melodic progressive
623 Ratings 18 Reviews 3.55 Average
Alas - Pinta tu aldea, Cover art
Pinta tu aldea
Alas
3.57 177 177 5 5
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Jazz Fusion
Tango nuevo Symphonic Prog
technical instrumental progressive
177 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.57 Average
Mike Oldfield - Crises, Cover art
Crises
Mike Oldfield
3.50 2k 2,163 44 44
27 May 1983 Album
Progressive Pop Progressive Rock
Pop Rock Art Rock
nocturnal progressive complex atmospheric psychedelic melodic ethereal
2k Ratings 44 Reviews 3.50 Average
Pablo El Enterrador - Pablo "El Enterrador", Cover art
Pablo "El Enterrador"
Pablo El Enterrador
3.54 207 207 5 5
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Neo-Prog Symphonic Prog
complex melodic progressive bittersweet lush energetic political
207 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.54 Average
Art Zoyd - Les espaces inquiets, Cover art
Les espaces inquiets
Art Zoyd
3.52 229 229 2 2
1983 Album
Rock in Opposition Avant-Prog
Chamber Music Electronic Third Stream
229 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.52 Average
Eddie Jobson / Zinc - The Green Album, Cover art
The Green Album
Eddie Jobson / Zinc
3.49 200 200 13 13
30 March 1983 Album
Art Rock Neo-Prog
Progressive Electronic Electronic New Wave
concept album progressive
200 Ratings 13 Reviews 3.49 Average
Amenophis - Amenophis, Cover art
Amenophis
Amenophis
3.49 239 239 10 10
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Symphonic Prog
Neo-Prog Ambient
epic suite
239 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.49 Average
Saga - Heads or Tales, Cover art
Heads or Tales
Saga
3.43 478 478 15 15
September 1983 Album
Progressive Rock
AOR New Wave
nocturnal happy energetic
478 Ratings 15 Reviews 3.43 Average
Makoto Matsushita - Quiet Skies, Cover art
Quiet Skies
Makoto Matsushita
3.45 231 231 2 2
1983 Album
City Pop Progressive Rock Progressive Pop
Jazz Fusion New Wave Progressive Pop
cryptic melodic progressive atmospheric lush mellow complex ethereal
231 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.45 Average
Demon - The Plague, Cover art
The Plague
Demon
3.43 302 302 11 11
June 1983 Album
Hard Rock Progressive Rock Neo-Prog
AOR Heavy Metal
sombre melodic serious progressive melancholic complex
302 Ratings 11 Reviews 3.43 Average
美狂乱 [Bi Kyo Ran] - Parallax, Cover art
Parallax
Bi Kyo Ran 美狂乱
3.43 193 193 4 4
1983 Album
Progressive Rock
uncommon time signatures complex eclectic instrumental
193 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.43 Average
David Thomas & The Pedestrians with Richard Thompson - Variations on a Theme, Cover art
Variations on a Theme
David Thomas / Richard Thompson
3.43 197 197 5 5
June 1983 Album
Art Rock Avant-Prog
cryptic energetic surreal manic abstract
197 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.43 Average
Catherine Jauniaux & Tim Hodgkinson - Fluvial, Cover art
Fluvial
Catherine Jauniaux & Tim Hodgkinson
3.35 282 282 2 2
1983 Album
Avant-Prog
Avant-Folk Modern Classical Musette Psychedelic Folk
progressive avant-garde
282 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.35 Average
Snowy White - White Flames, Cover art
White Flames
Snowy White
3.43 149 149 2 2
1983 Album
Pop Rock Art Rock Progressive Rock
Blues Rock Jazz Fusion
149 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.43 Average
Happy the Man - 3rd - "Better Late...", Cover art
3rd - "Better Late..."
Happy the Man
3.37 144 144 8 8
1983 Album
Symphonic Prog Progressive Rock Jazz-Rock
Jazz Fusion
144 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.37 Average
Eloy - Performance, Cover art
Performance
Eloy
3.21 357 357 14 14
1983 Album
Progressive Rock
Space Rock AOR
technical anthemic rhythmic melodic passionate energetic futuristic
357 Ratings 14 Reviews 3.21 Average
Albert Marcœur - Celui où y'a Joseph, Cover art
Celui où y'a Joseph
Albert Marcœur
3.54 113 113 3 3
1983 Album
Avant-Prog
Zolo Art Pop
quirky humorous
113 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.54 Average
In Spe - In Spe, Cover art
In Spe
In Spe
3.33 134 134 7 7
1983 Album
Symphonic Prog Progressive Rock
progressive
134 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.33 Average
Von Zamla - No Make Up!, Cover art
No Make Up!
Von Zamla
3.45 126 126 3 3
1983 Album
Rock in Opposition Avant-Prog
Zolo
126 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.45 Average
Red - Red, Cover art
Red
Red
3.71 80 80 5 5
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Jazz-Rock
Jazz Fusion Neo-Prog
80 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.71 Average
Atomic Rooster - Headline News, Cover art
Headline News
Atomic Rooster
2.83 228 228 10 10
June 1983 Album
New Wave Progressive Rock
Hard Rock Progressive Rock
existential longing
228 Ratings 10 Reviews 2.83 Average
The Plastic People of the Universe - Leading Horses, Cover art
Leading Horses
The Plastic People of the Universe
3.59 76 76 1 1
1983 Album
Experimental Rock Avant-Prog
76 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.59 Average
Cartoon - Music From Left Field, Cover art
Music From Left Field
Cartoon
3.34 96 96 2 2
1983 Album
Avant-Prog Zolo
96 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.34 Average
Terutsugu Hirayama - ノイの城 (Noi no Shiro) - Castle of Noi, Cover art
ノイの城 (Noi no Shiro) - Castle of Noi
Terutsugu Hirayama
3.59 70 70 1 1
December 1983 Album
Symphonic Prog
70 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.59 Average
Rousseau - Retreat, Cover art
Retreat
Rousseau
3.40 81 81 7 7
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Symphonic Prog Neo-Prog
pastoral
81 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.40 Average
The Enid - Aerie Faerie Nonsense, Cover art
Aerie Faerie Nonsense
The Enid
3.64 62 62
1983 Album
Symphonic Prog Progressive Rock
62 Ratings 3.64 Average
Kaseke - Põletus, Cover art
Põletus
Kaseke
3.27 80 80 2 2
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Jazz-Rock Art Rock
80 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.27 Average
Anyone's Daughter - Neue Sterne, Cover art
Neue Sterne
Anyone's Daughter
3.23 96 96 5 5
1983 Album
Neo-Prog Progressive Rock
96 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.23 Average
Triana - ...Llegó el día, Cover art
...Llegó el día
Triana
3.31 90 90 2 2
1983 Album
Rock andaluz Progressive Rock
90 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.31 Average
The Enid - Something Wicked This Way Comes, Cover art
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Enid
3.36 78 78 4 4
1983 Album
Symphonic Prog
78 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.36 Average
The High Fidelity Orchestra - The High Fidelity Orchestra, Cover art
The High Fidelity Orchestra
The High Fidelity Orchestra
3.52 65 65 3 3
1983 Album
Progressive Rock Jazz Fusion
Avant-Prog Experimental Rock
65 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.52 Average
Mech - Bluffmania, Cover art
Bluffmania
Mech
3.26 89 89
1983 Album
Progressive Rock
Hard Rock Progressive Rock
89 Ratings 3.26 Average
Bad Religion - Into the Unknown, Cover art
Into the Unknown
Bad Religion
2.59 993 993 49 49
30 November 1983 Album
Progressive Rock New Wave
progressive philosophical melodic anxious space energetic existential concept album
993 Ratings 49 Reviews 2.59 Average
RSC - RSC [Fly Rock], Cover art
RSC [Fly Rock]
RSC
3.25 76 76 1 1
1983 Album
Progressive Rock
Symphonic Prog
76 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.25 Average
V-Effect - Stop Those Songs, Cover art
Stop Those Songs
V-Effect
3.48 65 65 3 3
1983 Album
Avant-Prog
Zolo No Wave
rhythmic manic
65 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.48 Average
Cos - Pasiones, Cover art
Pasiones
Cos
3.20 79 79 2 2
1983 Album
Avant-Prog
Zeuhl Zolo Funk Jazz-Rock
79 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.20 Average
Pekka Pohjola - Jokamies, Cover art
Jokamies
Pekka Pohjola
3.21 82 82 3 3
1983 Album
Symphonic Prog Film Score
Progressive Electronic Christian Liturgical Music Western Classical Music Jazz-Rock Choral
82 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.21 Average
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  • Various Artists - István, a király, Cover art
    István, a király
    1983 Album
    57 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.60 Average
    3.60 57 57 1 1
  • Lindsay Cooper - The Gold Diggers, Cover art
    The Gold Diggers
    1983 Album
    84 Ratings 3.30 Average
    3.30 84 84
  • Goblin - Notturno, Cover art
    Notturno
    1983 Album
    59 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.14 Average
    3.14 59 59 1 1
  • Tony Banks - The Wicked Lady, Cover art
    The Wicked Lady
    1983 Album
    96 Ratings 8 Reviews 2.76 Average
    2.76 96 96 8 8
  • Rick Wakeman - G'olé!, Cover art
    G'olé!
    1983 Album
    54 Ratings 4 Reviews 2.52 Average
    2.52 54 54 4 4
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  • The Enid - Live at Hammersmith Vol. 1, Cover art
    Live at Hammersmith Vol. 1
    1983 Album
    46 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.62 Average
    3.62 46 46 1 1
  • Sky - Sky Five Live, Cover art
    Sky Five Live
    1983 Album
    46 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.55 Average
    3.55 46 46 1 1
  • The Enid - Live at Hammersmith Vol. 2, Cover art
    Live at Hammersmith Vol. 2
    1983 Album
    31 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
    3.58 31 31 1 1
  • Omega - Jubileumi koncert, Cover art
    Jubileumi koncert
    1983 Album
    23 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.63 Average
    3.63 23 23 1 1
  • Piirpauke - Live in Europe, Cover art
    Live in Europe
    1983 Album
    18 Ratings 3.78 Average
    3.78 18 18
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  • Panko Musik - Weil es so schön perlt, Cover art
    Weil es so schön perlt
    1983 Album
    34 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.04 Average
    3.04 34 34 1 1
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