| 1 | Duran Duran | Is There Something I Should Know? | Duran Duran (1983 Reissue) (1983) |
| 2 | Men Without Hats | The Safety Dance | Rhythm of Youth (1982) |
| 3 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | Synchronicity (1983) |
| 4 | Big Country | In a Big Country | The Crossing (1983) |
| 5 | Culture Club | Church of the Poison Mind | Colour by Numbers (1983) |
| 6 | David Bowie | Let's Dance | Let's Dance (1983) |
| 7 | Tears for Fears | Mad World | The Hurting (1983) |
| 8 | Peter Schilling | Major Tom (Coming Home) | Error in the System (1982) |
| 9 | Duran Duran | Union of the Snake | Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983) |
| 10 | The Beat | I Confess | Special Beat Service (1982) |
| 11 | Culture Club | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Kissing to Be Clever (1982) |
| 12 | David Bowie | Modern Love | Let's Dance (1983) |
| 13 | Talking Heads | Burning Down the House | Speaking in Tongues (1983) |
| 14 | U2 | New Year's Day | War (1983) |
| 15 | Madness | Our House | The Rise & Fall (1982) |
| 16 | Culture Club | I'll Tumble 4 Ya | Kissing to Be Clever (1982) |
| 17 | The Police | King of Pain | Synchronicity (1983) |
| 18 | The Greg Kihn Band | Jeopardy | Kihnspiracy (1983) |
| 19 | The Fixx | One Thing Leads to Another | Reach the Beach (1983) |
| 20 | Nena | 99 Luftballons | Nena (1983) |
| 21 | Polecats | Make a Circuit with Me | Make a Circuit with Me (1983) |
| 22 | Tim Scott | Swear | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 23 | Suicidal Tendencies | Institutionalized | Suicidal Tendencies (1983) |
| 24 | The Rolling Stones | Undercover of the Night | Undercover (1983) |
| 25 | Culture Club | Karma Chameleon | Colour by Numbers (1983) |
| 26 | Echo & The Bunnymen | Never Stop | Porcupine (1983) |
| 27 | Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983) |
| 28 | Adam Ant | Strip | Strip (1983) |
| 29 | Tears for Fears | Pale Shelter | The Hurting (1983) |
| 30 | The Beat | Save It for Later | Special Beat Service (1982) |
| 31 | Thomas Dolby | She Blinded Me with Science | The Golden Age of Wireless (1982) |
| 32 | Blancmange | Living on the Ceiling | Happy Families (1982) |
| 33 | Culture Club | Miss Me Blind | Colour by Numbers (1983) |
| 34 | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Everyday I Write the Book | Punch the Clock (1983) |
| 35 | Barbi & The Kens | Just a Gigolo | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 36 | The Romantics | Talking in Your Sleep | In Heat (1983) |
| 37 | INXS | The One Thing | Shabooh Shoobah (1982) |
| 38 | The Cure | The Lovecats | Japanese Whispers (1983) |
| 39 | Sparks & Jane Wiedlin | Cool Places | In Outer Space (1983) |
| 40 | Red Rockers | China | Good as Gold (1983) |
| 41 | The Icicle Works | Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) | The Icicle Works (1984) |
| 42 | The B-52's | Whammy Kiss | Whammy! (1983) |
| 43 | Bill Nelson | Acceleration | Chimera (1983) |
| 44 | The Fixx | Saved by Zero | Reach the Beach (1983) |
| 45 | The Police | Synchronicity II | Synchronicity (1983) |
| 46 | Tears for Fears | Change | The Hurting (1983) |
| 47 | Billy Idol | Rebel Yell | Rebel Yell (1983) |
| 48 | Echo & The Bunnymen | The Cutter | Porcupine (1983) |
| 49 | Siouxsie and The Banshees | Dear Prudence | Nocturne (1983) |
| 50 | UB40 | Red Red Wine | Labour of Love (1983) |
| 51 | The Cure | Let's Go to Bed | Japanese Whispers (1983) |
| 52 | Spandau Ballet | Lifeline | True (1983) |
| 53 | Duran Duran | The Reflex | Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983) |
| 54 | New Order | Blue Monday | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 55 | Big Country | Fields of Fire | The Crossing (1983) |
| 56 | The Toy Dolls | Nellie the Elephant | Dig That Groove Baby (1983) |
| 57 | Adam Ant | Puss 'n Boots | Strip (1983) |
| 58 | Haysi Fantayzee | Shiny Shiny | Battle Hymns for Children Singing (1983) |
| 59 | Re-Flex | The Politics of Dancing | The Politics of Dancing (1983) |
| 60 | Thompson Twins | Lies | Quick Step & Side Kick (1983) |
| 61 | David Bowie | China Girl | Let's Dance (1983) |
| 62 | Eurythmics | Love Is a Stranger | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983) |
| 63 | Pat Wilson | Bop Girl | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 64 | Jimmy the Hoover | Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh) | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 65 | The B-52's | Legal Tender | Whammy! (1983) |
| 66 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Radio Waves | Dazzle Ships (1983) |
| 67 | Real Life | Send Me an Angel | Heartland (1983) |
| 68 | Roman Holliday | Don't Try to Stop It | Cookin' on the Roof (1983) |
| 69 | R.E.M. | Radio Free Europe | Murmur (1983) |
| 70 | Falco | Der Kommissar | Einzelhaft (1982) |
| 71 | The Rolling Stones | Too Much Blood | Undercover (1983) |
| 72 | Heaven 17 | Let Me Go | The Luxury Gap (1983) |
| 73 | Devo | Theme from Doctor Detroit | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 74 | Soft Cell | It's a Mug's Game | The Art of Falling Apart (1983) |
| 75 | Midnight Oil | Power and the Passion | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1982) |
| 76 | The Psychedelic Furs | Love My Way | Forever Now (1982) |
| 77 | The Bongos | Numbers with Wings | Numbers with Wings (1983) |
| 78 | INXS | Black and White | Shabooh Shoobah (1982) |
| 79 | Freur | Doot-Doot | Doot-Doot (1983) |
| 80 | Stray Cats | (She's) Sexy & 17 | Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats (1983) |
| 81 | A Flock of Seagulls | Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) | Listen (1983) |
| 82 | Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel | White Lines (Don't Do It) | Non-album Single (1983) |
| 83 | Ric Ocasek | Something to Grab For | Beatitude (1982) |
| 84 | Howard Devoto | Rainy Season | Jerky Versions of the Dream (1983) |
| 85 | Peter Godwin | Baby's in the Mountains | Correspondence (1983) |
| 86 | Malcolm McLaren | Buffalo Gals | Duck Rock (1983) |
| 87 | Aztec Camera | Oblivious | High Land, Hard Rain (1983) |
| 88 | Sparks | All You Ever Think About Is Sex | In Outer Space (1983) |
| 89 | X | The New World | More Fun in the New World (1983) |
| 90 | B-Movie | Nowhere Girl | Non-album Single (1982) |
| 91 | Peter Gabriel | Shock the Monkey | Peter Gabriel (Security) (1982) |
| 92 | Oingo Boingo | Nothing Bad Ever Happens | Good for Your Soul (1983) |
| 93 | Wham! | Young Guns (Go for It!) | Fantastic (1983) |
| 94 | Spandau Ballet | Communication | True (1983) |
| 95 | Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | She's So Unusual (1983) |
| 96 | Public Image Ltd | This Is Not a Love Song | This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get (1984) |
| 97 | Kajagoogoo | Too Shy | White Feathers (1983) |
| 98 | The Bongos | Barbarella | Numbers with Wings (1983) |
| 99 | Pete Shelley | Telephone Operator | XL1 (1983) |
| 100 | The Human League | (Keep Feeling) Fascination | Fascination! (EP) (1983) |
| 101 | Machinations | Pressure Sway | Esteem (1983) |
| 102 | The Fixx | Red Skies | Shuttered Room (1982) |
| 103 | Burning Sensations | Belly of the Whale | Burning Sensations (1983) |
| 104 | JoBoxers | Just Got Lucky | Like Gangbusters (1983) |
| 105 | A Flock of Seagulls | Committed | Listen (1983) |
| 106 | Dave Edmunds | Slipping Away | Information (1983) |
| 106.7 | Robert Roll (KROQ DJ) | The Dog Boat | Non-album Single (1983) |
About 1983
In 1983, KROQ continued to champion the new wave explosion, with synth-pop hits from Duran Duran and The Police dominating the airwaves. The station also embraced the emerging alternative scene, featuring bands like R.E.M. and The Cure, while maintaining its punk roots with acts like Suicidal Tendencies.