Snap! is a greatest hits album by The Jam, released in 1983, one year after the group disbanded. The double-album includes all sixteen of the band’s UK singles, plus some B-sides, album tracks and rarities. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it “one of the greatest greatest-hits albums of all time”.
Genesis is the twelfth studio album by Genesis. It was recorded and released in 1983. It is sometimes referred to as the “Mama” album. In some cases, it has been referred to as the “Shapes” or “Yellow Shapes” album because of the front cover. The shapes are from the Tupperware “Shape O Toy Ball.” The … Read more
Shout at the Devil is the second album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983 on the Elektra label. The singles “Looks That Kill” and “Too Young to Fall in Love” were moderate hits for the band. Shout at the Devil was Mötley Crüe’s breakthrough success, bringing them to international … Read more
DaDa is the fifteenth studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1983. DaDa would be Cooper’s last album until his sober re-emergence in 1986 with the album Constrictor. The album’s theme is ambiguous, however, ongoing themes in the songs’ lyrics suggest that the main character in question, Sonny, suffers from mental illness, resulting in the … Read more
Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture is a live album by David Bowie, corresponding to the film of the same name. The music was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 3 July 1973, although the album was not issued by RCA Records until 1983. Prior to that it had existed in bootleg form, notably … Read more
Sports is the third album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1983. It reached number one on the Billboard 200 on June 30, 1984, and catapulted the band to international fame. The album has been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA. Sports was ranked number 2 on the Billboard year-end … Read more
Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1983 American musical and romance film Flashdance, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri. It sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The film is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and follows Alex, a welder and exotic … Read more