Top 50 Music Albums of 1982
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- Chart updated: 12/11/2025 05:15
- (Created: 08/13/2018 16:05).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1982
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Orange Juice | 2 | 4% | |
| Prince | 1 | 2% | |
| D.P. Express | 1 | 2% | |
| Lacksley Castell | 1 | 2% | |
| Horace Andy | 1 | 2% | |
| The Fall | 1 | 2% | |
| Pauline Oliveros | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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12 | 24% | |
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10 | 20% | |
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9 | 18% | |
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4 | 8% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 18th to 12th1999 by Prince |
| Up 3 from 11th to 8thBad Brains by Bad Brains |
| Up 3 from 9th to 6thRevenge Of The Underdog by Singers & Players |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 3rd to 9thOne, Two by Sister Nancy |
| Down 5 from 8th to 13thAccordion & Voice by Pauline Oliveros |
| Down 4 from 16th to 20thBig Science by Laurie Anderson |
| New entries |
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| Volume 7: Pran Plési Nou by D.P. Express |
| Nothin' To Look At Just A Record by Phill Niblock |
| Choro De Menina Vol. 3 by Nilze Carvalho |
| Leavers |
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| Romanian Contemporary Music by Iancu Dumitrescu / Fernando Grillo / Octavian Nemescu / Costin Cazaban / Horia Șurianu |
| Miami by The Gun Club |
| Mouride by Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile De Dakar |
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