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| ⇦ 1982 | 1984 ⇨ |
Top 15 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1983
These artists released their first recording in 1983, which made them first eligible for the 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.
| 1. | The Smiths |
| 2. | Run DMC |
| 3. | Pulp |
| 4. | Cyndi Lauper |
| 5. | Bon Jovi |
| 6. | Slayer |
| 7. | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| 8. | Violent Femmes |
| 9. | Anita Baker |
| 10. | Pantera |
| 11. | Billy Bragg |
| 12. | Anthrax |
| 13. | k.d. lang |
| 14. | Dio |
| 15. | New Edition |
Essential Debut Albums from 1983
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Cyndi Lauper | She's So Unusual | ☆ |
| Dio | Holy Diver | ☆ |
| Naked Eyes | Burning Bridges | ☆ |
| Slayer | Show No Mercy | ☆ |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Texas Flood | ☆ |
| Suicidal Tendencies | Suicidal Tendencies | ☆ |
| Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes | ☆ |
Essential Debut Songs from 1983
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Billy Bragg | A New England | ☆ |
| Corey Hart | Sunglasses at Night | ☆ |
| Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time | ☆ |
| Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want To Have Fun | ☆ |
| Cyndi Lauper | All Through the Night | ☆ |
| Cyndi Lauper | She Bop | ☆ |
| Dio | Rainbow in the Dark | ☆ |
| Dio | Holy Diver | ☆ |
| Howard Jones | New Song | ☆ |
| John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band | On the Dark Side | ☆ |
| Matthew Wilder | Break My Stride | ☆ |
| Naked Eyes | (There's Always Something There to Remind Me | ☆ |
| Naked Eyes | Promises, Promises | ☆ |
| New Edition | Candy Girl | ☆ |
| Run DMC | It's Like That | ☆ |
| Shannon | Let the Music Play | ☆ |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Texas Flood | ☆ |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Pride And Joy | ☆ |
| Suicidal Tendencies | Institutional-ized | ☆ |
| The Smiths | This Charming Man | ☆ |
| The Style Council | Long Hot Summer | ☆ |
| Violent Femmes | Blister In The Sun | ☆ |
| Violent Femmes | Gone Daddy Gone | ☆ |
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| ⇦ 1982 | 1984 ⇨ |
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