Top 42 Music Albums of 1982
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Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 08/19/2026 10:45
- (Created: 07/23/2017 13:12).
- Chart size: 42 albums.
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Best dub new wave album of the year
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,193
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Best noise rock post-punk album of the year
Best Australian album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/01/2017]
Best Australian album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
408
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Best noise rock art punk post-punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,429
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Best post-punk new wave album of the year
Best Serbian album of the year [First added to this chart: 10/19/2024]
Best Serbian album of the year [First added to this chart: 10/19/2024]
Best experimental art pop album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best USA release of the year [First added to this chart: 02/15/2023]
Best debut album of the year
Best USA release of the year [First added to this chart: 02/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,540
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Best progressive pop art pop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 10/06/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,071
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Best post punk jangle pop EP of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
668
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Best new wave synthpop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 06/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
830
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Best synth funk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/01/2017]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,598
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Best compilation album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/01/2017]
Total albums: 42. Page 1 of 5
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Top 42 Music Albums of 1982 composition
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| XTC | 1 | 2% | |
| Blaine L. Reininger | 1 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 2% | |
| The Faith / Void | 1 | 2% | |
| Triston Palma | 1 | 2% | |
| George Clinton | 1 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 2% | |
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15 | 36% | |
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15 | 36% | |
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3 | 7% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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| ! | 06/26/2021 13:44 |  neilgee | 10 | 94/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2020 05:15 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
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