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Albums in the Year 1982

This page lists the top albums of 1982 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1982 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982	UK 1 - Dec 1982, US CashBox 1 of 1983, US 1 of 1983, Sweden 1 - Dec 1982, Italy 1 of 1983, Global 1 - 50 M claimed, Internet 1 - 54 M claimed 1982, Grammy in 1983, RIAA 2 - 27 M claimed, UK Radio2 2, Austria 3 - Feb 1983, NARM 3, Defin200 3, Switzerland 4 - Nov 1983, Channel4 4, Norway 6 - Dec 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Guiness 14, RYM 15 of 1982, Rolling Stone 20, Acclaimed 33, Virgin 64, WXPN 127
2	Roxy Music	Avalon	1982	UK 1 - Jun 1982, Norway 1 - Jun 1982, Sweden 1 - Jun 1982, Austria 5 - Jul 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, RYM 38 of 1982, Italy 49 of 1982, WXPN 108, Rolling Stone 307, Acclaimed 377
3	Paul McCartney	Tug Of War	1982	UK 1 - May 1982, Norway 1 - May 1982, Sweden 1 - May 1982, Austria 2 - May 1982, Italy 13 of 1982, US CashBox 14 of 1982, RYM 95 of 1982
4	Dire Straits	Love Over Gold	1982	UK 1 - Oct 1982, Norway 1 - Sep 1982, Sweden 2 - Oct 1982, Austria 3 - Nov 1982, Italy 6 of 1982, RYM 43 of 1982, UK Radio2 96, WXPN 776
5	Asia	Asia	1982	US CashBox 1 of 1982, US 1 of 1982, Norway 4 - Apr 1982, UK 11 - Apr 1982, Austria 13 - Jul 1982, Sweden 27 - May 1982, Italy 75 of 1982, RYM 120 of 1982
6	Bruce Springsteen	Nebraska	1982	Sweden 2 - Oct 1982, UK 3 - Oct 1982, Norway 3 - Oct 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, RYM 9 of 1982, US CashBox 40 of 1982, WXPN 121, Acclaimed 126, Rolling Stone 224
7	Simon & Garfunkel	The Concert In Central Park	1982	Norway 1 - Feb 1982, Sweden 5 - Mar 1982, UK 6 - Mar 1982, Austria 6 - Apr 1982, Italy 17 of 1982, US CashBox 42 of 1982, RYM 54 of 1982, WXPN 359
8	Iron Maiden	The Number Of The Beast	1982	UK 1 - Apr 1982, RYM 2 of 1982, Austria 3 - May 1982, Sweden 7 - Apr 1982, Norway 13 - Apr 1982, Italy 61 of 1982, Acclaimed 424
9	Duran Duran	Rio	1982	UK 2 - May 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Sweden 9 - Jun 1982, Norway 13 - Jun 1982, US CashBox 19 of 1983, Channel4 30, RYM 60 of 1982, Global 131 - 8 M claimed, Acclaimed 776
10	The Alan Parsons Project	Eye In The Sky	1982	Austria 1 - May 1982, Norway 3 - May 1982, Italy 3 of 1982, Sweden 8 - May 1982, UK 27 - May 1982, US CashBox 33 of 1982, RYM 121 of 1982
11	The Rolling Stones	Still Life (American Concerts 1981)	1982	Sweden 1 - Jun 1982, Austria 2 - Jul 1982, Norway 3 - Jun 1982, UK 4 - Jun 1982, US CashBox 31 of 1982, Italy 52 of 1982
12	ABC	The Lexicon Of Love	1982	UK 1 - Jul 1982, Sweden 3 - Aug 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Norway 13 - Aug 1982, RYM 28 of 1982, Acclaimed 338
13	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	1982	UK 1 - Nov 1982, Norway 1 - Jul 1995, Sweden 4 - Dec 1982, Italy 7 of 1983
14	Queen	Hot Space	1982	Austria 2 - Jun 1982, Norway 3 - May 1982, UK 4 - May 1982, Sweden 4 - May 1982, US CashBox 51 of 1982, Italy 54 of 1982
15	John Cougar Mellencamp	American Fool	1982	US CashBox 2 of 1982, US 4 of 1982, Sweden 30 - Oct 1982, UK 37 - Nov 1982, Fox101 56, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 2053
16	The Clash	Combat Rock	1982	UK 2 - May 1982, Norway 7 - May 1982, Sweden 9 - Jun 1982, US CashBox 42 of 1983, Italy 79 of 1982, RYM 140 of 1982, Acclaimed 1092
17	Dexys Midnight Runners	Too-Rye-Ay	1982	UK 2 - Aug 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Norway 22 - Sep 1982, Sweden 22 - Sep 1982, RYM 72 of 1982, US CashBox 80 of 1983, Acclaimed 1050
18	Supertramp	Famous Last Words	1982	Norway 2 - Oct 1982, Austria 4 - Dec 1982, Sweden 5 - Nov 1982, UK 6 - Nov 1982, Italy 20 of 1983, US CashBox 54 of 1982
19	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	I Love Rock 'N' Roll	1982	Sweden 4 - Jun 1982, US CashBox 10 of 1982, Austria 14 - Jul 1982, UK 25 - May 1982, Norway 38 - Oct 1982, RYM 121 of 1981, Acclaimed 2630
20	Phil Collins	Hello, I Must Be Going!	1982	UK 2 - Nov 1982, Norway 4 - Nov 1982, Sweden 7 - Nov 1982, US CashBox 33 of 1983, Italy 59 of 1982, Global 75 - 13 M claimed
21	Dionne Warwick	Heartbreaker	1982	Norway 1 - Oct 1982, Sweden 2 - Nov 1982, UK 3 - Oct 1982, Austria 19 - Dec 1982
22	J Geils Band	Freeze-Frame	1982	US CashBox 3 of 1982, US 5 of 1982, UK 12 - Feb 1982, Sweden 13 - Mar 1982, Austria 19 - Aug 1982, RYM 183 of 1981
23	The Go Gos	Beauty & The Beat	1982	US 2 of 1982, US CashBox 8 of 1982, Sweden 20 - Feb 1982, RYM 47 of 1981, Rolling Stone 413, Acclaimed 1165
24	Simple Minds	New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)	1982	UK 3 - Sep 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Sweden 9 - Sep 1982, Norway 17 - Oct 1982, RYM 21 of 1982, Acclaimed 804
25	The Jam	The Gift	1982	UK 1 - Mar 1982, Sweden 7 - Mar 1982, Norway 30 - Apr 1982, RYM 118 of 1982, Acclaimed 2430
26	Survivor	Eye Of The Tiger	1982	Norway 3 - Aug 1982, UK 12 - Aug 1982, Sweden 13 - Aug 1982, Austria 17 - Oct 1982, US CashBox 23 of 1982, Italy 91 of 1982
27	Frida	Something's Going On	1982	Sweden 1 - Sep 1982, Norway 2 - Sep 1982, UK 18 - Sep 1982, Italy 78 of 1982
28	Barbra Streisand	Memories	1982	Sweden 4 - Feb 1982, Norway 6 - Dec 1981, Austria 18 - Jul 1982, US CashBox 50 of 1982, Global 117 - 9 M claimed, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
29	Donna Summer	Donna Summer	1982	Sweden 2 - Aug 1982, Norway 3 - Jul 1982, UK 13 - Jul 1982, US CashBox 69 of 1982, Italy 72 of 1982
30	Donald Fagen	The Nightfly	1982	Norway 6 - Oct 1982, Sweden 8 - Nov 1982, RYM 16 of 1982, US CashBox 67 of 1982, Acclaimed 326, WXPN 512
31	Toto	Toto IV	1982	Grammy in 1982, UK 4 - Feb 1983, Italy 15 of 1982, US CashBox 25 of 1983
32	Yazoo	Upstairs At Eric's	1982	UK 2 - Sep 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Sweden 11 - Sep 1982, RYM 82 of 1982, Acclaimed 2407
33	Status Quo	1982	1982	UK 1 - Apr 1982, Norway 7 - Apr 1982, Austria 20 - Jun 1982, Sweden 21 - May 1982
34	Steve Miller Band	Abracadabra	1982	Sweden 3 - Aug 1982, Austria 9 - Aug 1982, UK 10 - Jun 1982, Norway 10 - Jul 1982, US CashBox 17 of 1982
35	Kim Wilde	Select	1982	Sweden 2 - Jun 1982, Norway 12 - May 1982, UK 19 - May 1982, Austria 20 - Jul 1982, RYM 117 of 1982
36	Robert Plant	Pictures At Eleven	1982	UK 2 - Jul 1982, Norway 17 - Aug 1982, US CashBox 19 of 1982, Sweden 32 - Aug 1982, RYM 190 of 1982
37	Nicole	Ein biosschen Frieden	1982	Austria 1 - Jul 1982, Norway 2 - Jun 1982, Sweden 7 - Aug 1982
38	Hall & Oates	H2O	1982	US 4 of 1983, US CashBox 6 of 1983, Sweden 8 - Nov 1982, Norway 19 - Nov 1982, UK 24 - Oct 1982
39	Madness	The Rise & Fall	1982	Sweden 1 - Dec 1982, UK 10 - Nov 1982, Norway 34 - Nov 1982, RYM 157 of 1982
40	Genesis	Three Sides Live	1982	UK 2 - Jun 1982, Norway 14 - Jun 1982, Italy 55 of 1982, US CashBox 60 of 1982, RYM 155 of 1982
41	Fleetwood Mac	Mirage	1982	Norway 2 - Jul 1982, US CashBox 4 of 1982, UK 5 - Jul 1982, Sweden 10 - Aug 1982
42	Santana	Shango	1982	Norway 3 - Aug 1982, Austria 11 - Sep 1982, Sweden 12 - Aug 1982, UK 35 - Aug 1982, US CashBox 91 of 1982
43	Mike Oldfield	Five Miles Out	1982	Sweden 5 - Apr 1982, UK 7 - Mar 1982, Austria 11 - Apr 1982, Norway 16 - Apr 1982, RYM 109 of 1982
44	Rush	Signals	1982	UK 3 - Sep 1982, Sweden 19 - Sep 1982, Norway 33 - Oct 1982, US CashBox 46 of 1982, RYM 55 of 1982
45	Kids From Fame	The Kids From Fame	1982	UK 1 - Jul 1982, Sweden 3 - Sep 1982, Norway 11 - Oct 1983
46	Joe Jackson	Night & Day	1982	UK 3 - Jan 1983, RYM 41 of 1982, US CashBox 49 of 1982, WXPN 472, Acclaimed 1218
47	Imagination	In The Heat Of The Night	1982	UK 7 - Sep 1982, Austria 16 - Nov 1982, Sweden 16 - Oct 1982, Norway 26 - Oct 1982, Italy 30 of 1982
48	Marvin Gaye	Midnight Love	1982	Melody Maker 7 of 1982, UK 10 - Nov 1982, Sweden 14 - Dec 1982, US CashBox 44 of 1983, Acclaimed 1013
49	Judas Priest	Screaming For Vengeance	1982	UK 11 - Jul 1982, RYM 12 of 1982, Sweden 14 - Aug 1982, Norway 26 - Aug 1982, Acclaimed 1877
50	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel (Security)	1982	UK 6 - Sep 1982, Norway 15 - Sep 1982, RYM 37 of 1982, Italy 50 of 1983, Acclaimed 1388
51	Hall & Oates	Private Eyes	1982	UK 8 - Feb 1982, Sweden 17 - Mar 1982, US CashBox 21 of 1982, Italy 64 of 1982, Acclaimed 2731
52	Billy Joel	The Nylon Curtain	1982	Norway 9 - Oct 1982, UK 27 - Oct 1982, US CashBox 31 of 1983, Sweden 31 - Oct 1982, RYM 94 of 1982
53	Elvis Costello	Imperial Bedroom	1982	RYM 13 of 1982, Norway 18 - Jul 1982, Sweden 30 - Aug 1982, Guiness 37, WXPN 238
54	Van Morrison	Beautiful Vision	1982	Norway 9 - Mar 1982, UK 31 - Feb 1982, Sweden 36 - Mar 1982, RYM 164 of 1982, Acclaimed 2260
55	Van Halen	Diver Down	1982	Norway 19 - May 1982, US CashBox 20 of 1982, Sweden 28 - May 1982, UK 36 - May 1982, Italy 88 of 1982
56	Shakin' Stevens	Give Me Your Heart Tonight	1982	UK 3 - Oct 1982, Norway 6 - Oct 1982, Austria 10 - Dec 1982, Sweden 19 - Oct 1982
57	Kiss	Creatures Of The Night	1982	UK 22 - Nov 1982, Sweden 22 - Nov 1982, Norway 31 - Nov 1982, Italy 92 of 1982, RYM 105 of 1982
58	Toto	IV	1982	Norway 2 - Apr 1982, Sweden 17 - Apr 1982, RYM 147 of 1982, Acclaimed 1514
59	Abba	The Singles, The First Ten Years	1982	UK 1 - Nov 1982, Sweden 29 - Dec 1982, Norway 33 - Dec 1982
60	Kate Bush	The Dreaming	1982	UK 3 - Sep 1982, RYM 7 of 1982, Norway 12 - Sep 1982, Acclaimed 1588
61	Violent Femmes	Violent Femmes	1982	RYM 1 of 1982, WXPN 159, Acclaimed 298
62	Elton John	Jump Up	1982	Norway 3 - Apr 1982, UK 13 - Apr 1982, Sweden 15 - May 1982, US CashBox 78 of 1982
63	Kid Creole & The Coconuts	Tropical Gangsters	1982	UK 3 - May 1982, Norway 18 - Jul 1982, Sweden 22 - Jun 1982, Acclaimed 2642
64	The Cure	Pornography	1982	Melody Maker 7 of 1982, UK 8 - May 1982, RYM 8 of 1982, Acclaimed 604
65	Ulf Lundell	Kar och galen	1982	Sweden 1 - Oct 1982, Norway 3 - Oct 1982
66	F R David	Words	1982	Norway 1 - Dec 1982, Sweden 3 - Feb 1983
67	Jon & Vangelis	The Friends Of Mr Cairo	1982	UK 6 - Jan 1982, Austria 8 - May 1982, Sweden 35 - Mar 1982, RYM 137 of 1981
68	XTC	English Settlement	1982	UK 5 - Feb 1982, RYM 18 of 1982, Sweden 23 - Mar 1982, Acclaimed 987
69	J J Cale	Grasshopper	1982	Norway 5 - Mar 1982, Sweden 15 - Mar 1982, UK 36 - Mar 1982, RYM 188 of 1982
70	Imagination	Body Talk	1982	Sweden 7 - Jun 1982, Italy 19 of 1982, UK 20 - Oct 1981, Norway 21 - Aug 1982
71	Grace Jones	Living My Life	1982	Sweden 7 - Dec 1982, Norway 13 - Dec 1982, UK 15 - Nov 1982, RYM 191 of 1982
72	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I	1982	UK 8 - May 1982, Austria 15 - Jun 1982, Sweden 19 - Jun 1982, US CashBox 32 of 1982
73	Associates	Sulk	1982	Melody Maker 7 of 1982, UK 10 - May 1982, RYM 33 of 1982, Acclaimed 1176
74	REO Speedwagon	Good Trouble	1982	Norway 7 - Jul 1982, Sweden 18 - Aug 1982, UK 29 - Jul 1982, US CashBox 41 of 1982
75	Scritti Politti	Songs To Remember	1982	Melody Maker 7 of 1982, UK 12 - Sep 1982, RYM 64 of 1982, Acclaimed 1778
76	Diana Ross	Silk Electric	1982	Sweden 11 - Oct 1982, Norway 12 - Oct 1982, UK 33 - Oct 1982, US CashBox 99 of 1982
77	Orange Juice	You Can't Hide Your Love Forever	1982	Melody Maker 7 of 1982, UK 21 - Mar 1982, RYM 45 of 1982, Acclaimed 1144
78	The Scorpions	Blackout	1982	UK 11 - Apr 1982, Sweden 12 - Apr 1982, RYM 57 of 1982, US CashBox 75 of 1982
79	Chris de Burgh	The Getaway	1982	Norway 2 - Oct 1982, Austria 8 - Jan 1983, UK 30 - Oct 1982
80	Quarterflash	Quarterflash	1982	Sweden 25 - Mar 1982, Norway 27 - Mar 1982, US CashBox 48 of 1982, Italy 53 of 1982
81	Psychedelic Furs	Forever Now	1982	UK 20 - Oct 1982, Sweden 35 - Oct 1982, RYM 104 of 1982, Acclaimed 2783
82	Lou Reed	The Blue Mask	1982	Sweden 17 - Feb 1982, RYM 59 of 1982, Italy 87 of 1982, Acclaimed 1501
83	Richard & Linda Thompson	Shoot Out the Lights	1982	RYM 14 of 1982, WXPN 168, Acclaimed 322, Rolling Stone 333
84	Gyllene Tider	Puls	1982	Sweden 1 - Sep 1982, Norway 12 - Sep 1982
85	A Flock of Seagulls	A Flock Of Seagulls	1982	UK 32 - Apr 1982, Sweden 32 - May 1982, US CashBox 93 of 1982, RYM 187 of 1982
86	Haircut 100	Pelican West	1982	UK 2 - Mar 1982, Sweden 29 - May 1982, RYM 112 of 1982
87	Randy Crawford	Windsong	1982	Norway 3 - Jun 1982, UK 7 - Jun 1982, Sweden 15 - Jun 1982
88	Dag Vag	7 lyckiga elefanter	1982	Sweden 1 - Mar 1982, Norway 29 - May 1982
89	Ebba Gron	Ebba Gron	1982	Sweden 1 - May 1982, Norway 29 - Jul 1982
90	Falco	Einzelhaft	1982	Austria 1 - Jun 1982, Italy 76 of 1982
91	Rainbow	Straight Between The Eyes	1982	UK 5 - Apr 1982, Sweden 7 - May 1982, Norway 12 - May 1982
92	Julio Iglesias	Momentos	1982	Italy 5 of 1982, Norway 11 - Oct 1982, Austria 12 - Dec 1982
93	Steve Winwood	Talking Back To The Night	1982	UK 6 - Aug 1982, Norway 7 - Aug 1982, Sweden 17 - Aug 1982
94	Kids From Fame	The Kids From Fame Again	1982	UK 2 - Oct 1982, Sweden 3 - Dec 1982
95	Led Zeppelin	Coda	1982	UK 4 - Dec 1982, Norway 18 - Nov 1982, US CashBox 46 of 1983
96	Talking Heads	The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads	1982	RYM 4 of 1982, UK 22 - Apr 1982, Sweden 32 - Apr 1982
97	Ry Cooder	The Slide Area	1982	Norway 5 - Apr 1982, Sweden 17 - May 1982, UK 18 - Apr 1982
98	Fun Boy Three	The Fun Boy Three	1982	UK 7 - Mar 1982, Melody Maker 7 of 1982, Sweden 37 - Apr 1982
99	Graham Parker	Another Grey Area	1982	Sweden 4 - Apr 1982, Norway 27 - Apr 1982, UK 40 - Mar 1982
100	Ultravox	Quartet	1982	UK 6 - Oct 1982, Sweden 13 - Nov 1982, Norway 19 - Nov 1982