Best Albums of 1982

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Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1982 year summaryThe best artists of 1982 were Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, The Cure, Bruce Springsteen, Roxy Music, Prince, Duran Duran, Donald Fagen and Dire Straits.

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151.

A Distant Shore

Tracey Thorn

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

128

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152.

Daylight Again

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

127

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153.

It's Hard

The Who

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

126

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154.

Por Este Rio Acima

Fausto

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

125

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155.

Singles - 45's And Under
Compilation

Squeeze

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

124

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156.

Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat

Charanjit Singh

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

124

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157.

Tropical Gangsters

Kid Creole And The Coconuts

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

123

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158.

Seven Waves

Suzanne Ciani

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

23 charts

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123

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159.

The Singles (The First Ten Years)
Compilation

ABBA

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

123

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160.

Killer On The Rampage

Eddy Grant

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	4	0%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Ry Cooder	3	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
The Stranglers	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	321	32%
	281	28%
	64	6%
	47	5%
	25	3%
	25	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	50	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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