List of Canadian number-one albums of 1983

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These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1983. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.

Contents

Issue dateAlbumArtist
January 1 ...Famous Last Words... Supertramp
January 8
January 15 Business as Usual Men at Work
January 22
January 29 Hello, I Must Be Going! Phil Collins
February 5
February 12
February 19 The Distance Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
February 26 Built for Speed Stray Cats
March 5
March 12 Toto IV Toto
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16 Thriller Michael Jackson
April 23 Rio [1] Duran Duran
April 30 Thriller Michael Jackson
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9 Synchronicity The Police
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie
December 24 Undercover The Rolling Stones
December 31

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References

  1. "The Top Albums of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 17. 24 December 1983. ISSN   0033-7064. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023 via Library and Archives Canada.