List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1983
These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that have reached number-one in 1983.
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Midnight Love | Marvin Gaye |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 5 | ||
| March 12 | ||
| March 19 | ||
| March 26 | ||
| April 2 | ||
| April 9 | ||
| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | ||
| April 30 | ||
| May 7 | ||
| May 14 | ||
| May 21 | ||
| May 28 | ||
| June 4 | ||
| June 11 | ||
| June 18 | ||
| June 25 | ||
| July 2 | ||
| July 9 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 23 | Between the Sheets | The Isley Brothers |
| July 30 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
| August 6 | ||
| August 13 | ||
| August 20 | ||
| August 27 | ||
| September 3 | ||
| September 10 | ||
| September 17 | Cold Blooded | Rick James |
| September 24 | ||
| October 1 | ||
| October 8 | ||
| October 15 | ||
| October 22 | ||
| October 29 | ||
| November 5 | ||
| November 12 | ||
| November 19 | ||
| November 26 | Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie |
| December 3 | ||
| December 10 | ||
| December 17 | ||
| December 24 | ||
| December 31 |