albums of the year

Legend by Bob Marley And The Wailers entered at number 1 on May 19th for 12 weeks out of 330 on the chart.

Now That's What I Call Music! 3 reached number 1 on August 11th for 8 weeks out of 30 on the chart.
The CBS/WEA compilation
The Hits Album/ The Hits Tape reached number 1 on December 1st for 7 weeks. It charted for 36 weeks.

Now That's What I Call Music! 2 topped the chart for 5 weeks from April 14th and stayed on the chart for 38 weeks.

Into The Gap by The Thompson Twins entered at number 1 on February 25th for 3 weeks, staying on the chart for 51 weeks.


The Virgin/EMI compilation,
Now, That's What I Call Music reached number 1 for 4 weeks on December 17th 1983. After a week off it returned for a further week on January 21st. It charted for 50 weeks.