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1983

Village Voice Pazz & Jop (USA)

1. Michael Jackson: Thriller (Epic)
2. REM: Murmur (I.R.S.)
3. Talking Heads: Speaking in Tongues (Sire)
4. X: More Fun in the New World (Elektra)
5. The Police: Synchronicity (A&M)
6. U2: War (Island)
7. Lou Reed: Legendary Hearts (RCA Victor)
8. Johnathan Richman & the Modern Lovers: Jonathan Sings! (Sire)
9. Richard Thompson: Hand of Kindness (Hannibal)
10. Bob Dylan: Infidels (Columbia)
11. Elvis Costello: Punch the Clock (Columbia)
12. Culture Club: Colour By Numbers (Epic)
13. Randy Newman: Trouble in Paradise (Warner Bros.)
14. George Clinton: Computer Games (Capitol)
15. Big Country: The Crossing (Mercury)
16. Jerry Lee Lewis: The Sun Sessions (Sun import)
17. Aztec Camera: High Land, Hard Rain (Sire)
18. T-Bone Burnett: Proof Through the Night (Warner Bros.)
19. David Bowie: Let's Dance (EMI America)
20. James Blood Ulmer: Odyssey (Columbia)
21. Rolling Stones: Undercover (Rolling Stones)
22. The Blasters: Non Fiction (Slash/Warner Bros.)
23. New Order: Power, Corruption and Lies (Factus)
24. Malcolm McLaren: Duck Rock (Island)
25. Prince: 1999 (Warner Bros.)
26. Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes (Slash)
27. Was (Not Was): Born to Laugh at Tornadoes (Geffen)
28. Graham Parker: The Real Macaw (Arista)
29. Marshall Crenshaw: Field Day (Warner Bros.)
30. The Replacements: Hootenanny (Twin/Tone)
31. Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (RCA Victor)
32. Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones (Island)
33. Eddy Grant: Killer on the Rampage (Epic)
34. Trio: Trio and Error (Mercury)
35. Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Doppelganger (Sire)
36. The Fleshtones: Hexbreaker (I.R.S.)
37. Linda Ronstadt: What's New (Asylum)
38. King Sunny Adé and His African Beats: Synchro System (Mango)
39. Nile Rodgers: Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove (Mirage)
40. Paul Simon: Hearts and Bones (Warner Bros.)



OOR (The Netherlands)

1. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
2. Elvis Costello - Punch the clock
3. The The - Soul mining
4. Kowalski - Schlagende Wetter
5. John Hiatt - Riding with the king
6. Clock DVA - Advantage
7. King Sunny Ade - Synchro system
8. Yello - You gotta say yes to another excess
9. Die Haut - Burnin' the ice
10. Anita Baker - The songstress
11. Talking heads - Speaking in tongues
12. T-Bone Burnett - Proof through the night
13. Ramones - Subterranean jungle
14. Eurythmics - Sweet dreams are made of this
15. Marianne Faithfull - A child's adventure
16. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, mr. Lawrence
17. Nona Hendryx - Nona
18. Peter Hammill - Patience
Robert Palmer - Pride
20. Paul Carrack - Suburban voodoo
21. TC Matic - Choco
Alan Vega - Saturn strip
23. Fixx - Reach the beach
24. Matia bazar - Tango
25. Big country - The crossing
Police - Synchronicity
XTC - Mummer
28. Franco & Rochereau - Choc choc choc
29. # - Viva! Zimbabwe
Van Morrison - Inarticulate speech of the heart
Wailing souls - Inchpinchers
32. Call - Modern Romans
Ricky Lee Jones - Girl at her volcano
Paul Young - No parlez
35. Christian Death - Only theatre of pain
Weather report - Procession
37. Michael Jackson - Thriller
New order - Power, corruption and lies
Tears for fears - The hurting
40. Heaven 17 - The luxury gap
41. Bob Dylan - Infidels
Randy Newman - Trouble in paradise
Psychic TV - Dreams less sweet
44. Jim Capaldi - Fierce heart
45. Eek-a-mouse - The man and the mouse
David Thomas - Variations on a theme
U2 - War
48. Wailing souls - On the rocks



NME (UK)

1. Punch The Clock - Elvis Costello
2. Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
3. Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy - Billy Bragg
4. The Art Of Falling Apart - Soft Cell
5. Thriller - Michael Jackson
6. You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess - Yellow
7. Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
8. Think Of One - Wynton Marsalis
9. Duck Rock - Malcolm Mclaren
10. Synchro System - King Sunny Ade
11. The Crackdown - Cabaret Voltaire
12. High Land Hard Rain - Aztec Camera
13. Let's Dance - David Bowie
14. One From The Heart - Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle
15. Cold-Blooded - Rick James
16. Power Corruption & Lies - New Order
17. Subterranean Jungle - The Remones
18. Trouble In Paradise - Randy Newman
19. Classified - James Booker
20. Alive She Cried - The Doors
21. Choc Choc Choc - Franco & Rocherau
22. Touch - Eurythmics
23. Ballad Of The Fallen - Charlie Haden
24. Blow The House Down - Junior Walker
25. Soul Mining - The The
26. Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This - Eurythmics
27. Zeichnung Des Patienten O.T. - Einsurzende Neubaten
28. 1999 - Prince
29. Synchronicity - The Police
30. Blues & Jazz - Bb King
31. Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart - Van Morrison
32. Porcupine -Echo And The Bunnymen
33. Murmur - R.E.M
34. Babes In Arms - Mc5
35. Waiting - Fun Boy Three
36. Born To Laugh At Tornadoes - Was (Not Was)
37. Legendary Hearts - Lou Reed
38. Before Hollywood - Go Betweens
39. Whammy! - B62s
40. Burlap And Satin - Dolly Parton
41. From Gardens Where We Feel Secure - Virginia Astley
42. Lazy Ways - Marine Girls
43. The Photographer - Philip Glass
44. Priestess - Gill Evans
45. Stonekiller - Prince Charles And The City Beat Band
46. Live In An American Time Spiral - George Russel Ny Big Band
47. You And Me Both - Yazzoo
48. Future Shock - Herbie Hancock
49. Tell Mr Bland - Bobby Bland
50. Rock For Light - Bad Brains

BUBBLING UNDER

The Crossing - Big Country
Proof Through The Night - T Bone Burnett
Field Day - Marshall Crenshaw
Milo Goes To College - Descendents
Construction Time Again - Depeche Mode
Portrait - Gwen Guthrie
Iyole - Kanda Bango Man
Visions - Gladys Knight And The Pips
Come 0n Let's Party - Lanler And Co.
I Can Make It Happen - Michael Lovesmlth
Confrontation - Bob Marley And The Wallers
Engine Shudder - The Moodlsts
River Of Desire - Orson Family
Where Ls The Pleasure - Poison Girls
Everywhere At Once - Plimsouls
A Fireside Chat With Lucifer - Sun Ra
Attitude - Rip Rig And Panic
Merry Christmas Mr, Lawrence - Ryulchl Sakamoto
Hearts And Bones - Paul Simon
White Heat - Dusty Springfleld
You Broke My Heart In 17 Places - Tracey Ullman
Saturn Strip - Alan Vega
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
The Young Lions - The Young Lions
Zungguzungguguzungguzeng - Yellowman



Sounds (UK)

1. The crossing - Big Country
2. Lets dance - David Bowie
3. Eliminator - ZZ Top
4. Back to mystery - Hanoi rocks
5. Power corruption and lies - New Order
6. Punch the clock - Elvis Costello
7. Head over heels - Cocteau Twins
8. No Parlez - Paul Young
9. Before Hollywood - The go Betweens
10. Waiting - Fun boy three
11. Murmur - REM
12. The sin of pride - The Undertones
13. Synchronicity - The Police
14.= Construction time again - Depeche Mode
14.= War - U2
16.= Beggars can be choosers - Newtown Neurotics
16.= Shock troops - Cock Sparrer
16.= Labour of love - UB 40
19.= Pyromania - Def Leppard
19.= Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
20.= False gestures for a devious public - The Blood
20.= Is nothing sacred? - Lords of the new church



Rolling Stone (USA)

Best Album: Murmur - R.E.M.

Thriller - Michael Jackson
Synchronicity - The Police
War - U2
More Fun In The New World - X



Hot Press (Ireland)

1. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
2. Elivs Costello - Punch The Clock
3. U2 - War
4. Van Morrison - Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
5. Big Country - The Crossing



Rockerilla (Italy)

1. Clock Dva-Advantage
1. Cramps-Smell of female
1. Bob Dylan-Infidels
1. Alan Vega-Saturn strip
5. The The-Soul mining
6. Doors-Alive, she cried
7. Elvis Costello-Punch the clock
8. Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones
9. R.E.M.-Murmur
10. Peter Blegvad-The naked Shakespeare
11. Long Ryders- 10-5-60
12. Ben Watt-North marine drive
13. Paul Young-No parlez

Signalised:

Barracudas-Mean time
Cocteau Twins-Head over heels
Philip Glass-Koyaanisqatsi
Green On Red-Gravity talks
Charlie Haden-Ballad of the fallen
Japan-Oil on canvas
Jason & Nashville Scorchers-Fervor
Annette Peacock-Been in the streets too long
Pink Industry-Who told you, you were naked?
Rain Parade-Emergency third rail power trip
Sonic Youth-Confusion is sex
Style Council-Introducing
Unclaimed-Unclaimed
U2-War
Violent Femmes-Violent Femmes



Kerrang (UK)

1. Def Leppard - Pyromania
2. ZZ Top - Eliminator
3. Kiss - Lick It Up
4. Molly Hatchet - No Guts ... No Glory
5. Dio - Holy Diver
6. Aldo Nova - Subject
6. Manowar - Into Glory Ride
8. Eric Martin Band - Sucker For A Pretty Face
9. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
10. Ratt - Ratt
11. Journey - Frontiers
11. Yes - 90125
13. Robert Plant - The Principle Of Moments
14. .38 Special - Tour De Force
15. Blue Öyster Cult - The Revolution By Night
16. Judie Tzuke - Ritmo
16. Accept - Balls To The Wall
18. Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
18. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
18. Jonah Koslen & The Heroes - Aces



Melody Maker (UK)

1. Touch - Eurythmics
2. The crossing - Big Country
3. Soul mining - The the
4. Rhythm of life - Paul Haig
5. Sweet dreams are made of this - Eurythnics
6. Duck rock - Malcolm McLaren
7. Murmur - REM
8. Synchronicity - The police
9. Porcupine - Echo & the Bunnymen
10. Synchro system - King sunny Ade

* Power, corruption & lies - New order
* The hurting - Tears for fears
* No Parlez - Paul Young
* Life's a riot with spy vs spy - Billy Bragg
* Colour by numbers - Culture club
* Swardfishtrombones - Tom Waits
* Fantastic - Wham!



The Face (UK)

(No set order)

1999 (LP) – Prince
Duck Rock (LP) – Malcolm McLaren
Kiss FM Mastermixes Vol. II (LP) – Various
The Leader (LP) – Fonzi Thornton
Portrait (LP) – Gwen Guthrie
Swordfishtrombone (LP) – Tom Waits
The Land Of The Good Groove (LP) – Nile Rodgers
Power, Corruption And Lies (LP) – New Order
Soul Mining (LP) – Matt Johnson
Labour Of Love (LP) – UB40
Thriller (LP) – Micahel Jackson
I (LP) – Steve Arrington



HUMO (Belgium)

1) Punch the clock ELVIS COSTELLO
2) Speaking in tongues TALKING HEADS
3) Swordfishtrombones TOM WAITS
4) Synchronicity THE POLICE
5) Thriller MICHAEL JACKSON
6) Riding with the King JOHN HIATT
7) Mike's murder JOE JACKSON
8) Mummer XTC
9) Hearts and bones PAUL SIMON
Proof through the night T-BONE BURNETT



Tip (Germany)

1. Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock
2. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombone
3. Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap
4. Aztec Camera - High Land Hard Rain
5. The Rolling Stones - Undercover
6. Culture Club - Colour By Numbers
7. Malcom McLaren - Duck Rock
8. Mink De Ville - Where Angels Fear To Tread
9. Eurythmics - Touch
10. The Creatures - Feast



Schlager (Sweden)

1. Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombones
2. Brända Barn – Allt står i lågor
3. New Order – Power, Corruption and Lies
Commando M Pigg – Mot stjärnorna
5. Elvis Costello – Punch the Clock
6. Johan Lindell – Fågelvägen
7. Hunters & Collectors – The Fireman’s Curse
8. Imperiet – Rasera
9. Echo & The Bunnymen – Porcupine
10. Lolita Pop – 5 söker en skatt