Best Albums of 1982

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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Year of Release:
1982
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323
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Year of Release:
1982
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318
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1982
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310
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1982
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309
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Year of Release:
1982
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307
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Year of Release:
1982
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306
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Year of Release:
1982
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300
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
290
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
279
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Year of Release:
1982
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270
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 8 of 100

Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 20 2%
The Original Broadway Cast 4 0%
The Beatles 3 0%
XTC 3 0%
The Fall 3 0%
Aswad 2 0%
Ry Cooder 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 320 32%
United Kingdom 283 28%
Germany 64 6%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Canada 25 3%
Australia 25 3%
Jamaica 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 951 95%
Yes 49 5%
Live? Albums %
No 959 96%
Yes 41 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Albums of 1967
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
7. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
9. Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Strange Days by The Doors
11. Disraeli Gears by Cream
12. Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
13. Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues
14. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
15. Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks
16. The Who Sell Out by The Who
17. Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
18. Chelsea Girl by Nico
19. Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley
20. John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
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