List of number-one country albums of 1983 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1983
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
1983 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1983.-Events:* March — In a span of two days, two major cable networks signed on the air. Country Music Television went on-the-air March 5, while The Nashville Network came on two days later on March 7...
, per the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 1 | Mountain Music Mountain Music (album) Mountain Music, released in 1982, is the award-winning third studio album by country music group Alabama. A crossover success, it ranked well as an album on both country and pop charts and launched singles that were successful in several markets... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
| January 8 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| January 15 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| January 22 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| January 29 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| February 5 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| February 12 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| February 19 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| February 26 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| March 5 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| March 12 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| March 19 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| March 26 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| April 2 | Mountain Music | Alabama |
| April 9 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... & Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... |
| April 16 | The Closer You Get... The Closer You Get... The Closer You Get... is the fourth album of country music band Alabama. It was released in 1983. All three singles from this album — "The Closer You Get", "Lady Down on Love" and "Dixieland Delight" — reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1983... |
Alabama |
| April 23 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| April 30 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| May 7 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| May 14 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| May 21 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| May 28 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| June 4 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| June 11 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| June 18 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| June 25 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| July 2 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| July 9 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| July 16 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| July 23 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| July 30 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| August 6 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| August 13 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| August 20 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| August 27 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| September 3 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| September 10 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| September 17 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| September 24 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| October 1 | Pancho & Lefty | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson |
| October 8 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| October 15 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| October 22 | The Closer You Get... | Alabama |
| October 29 | Eyes That See in the Dark Eyes That See in the Dark - Notes :The version of "I Will Always Love You" featured on this album was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb, and is hence not the same as the more famous song of the same name, which was written by Dolly Parton... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
| November 5 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| November 12 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| November 19 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| November 26 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| December 3 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| December 10 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| December 17 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| December 24 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |
| December 31 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Kenny Rogers |