Best Albums of 1982

Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,644 charts

Rank Score:

16,167

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 82 (2,165 votes)

Comments:

162

2.

The Dreaming 

 Kate Bush

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

661 charts

Rank Score:

6,295

Rank in 1982:

2

Rank in 1980s:

33

Overall Rank:

261

Average Rating:

 81 (791 votes)

Comments:

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3.

The Number Of The Beast 

 Iron Maiden

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

735 charts

Rank Score:

6,109

Rank in 1982:

3

Rank in 1980s:

34

Overall Rank:

271

Average Rating:

 81 (1,029 votes)

Comments:

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4.

Pornography 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

717 charts

Rank Score:

5,838

Rank in 1982:

4

Rank in 1980s:

36

Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

 80 (993 votes)

Comments:

57

5.

Nebraska 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

731 charts

Rank Score:

5,810

Rank in 1982:

5

Rank in 1980s:

37

Overall Rank:

285

Average Rating:

 80 (997 votes)

Comments:

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6.

1999 

 Prince

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

585 charts

Rank Score:

3,701

Rank in 1982:

6

Rank in 1980s:

68

Overall Rank:

465

Average Rating:

 79 (739 votes)

Comments:

50

7.

Avalon 

 Roxy Music

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

498 charts

Rank Score:

3,487

Rank in 1982:

7

Rank in 1980s:

75

Overall Rank:

498

Average Rating:

 79 (647 votes)

Comments:

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8.

Rio 

 Duran Duran

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

2,929

Rank in 1982:

8

Rank in 1980s:

90

Overall Rank:

581

Average Rating:

 76 (581 votes)

Comments:

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9.

Love Over Gold 

 Dire Straits

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,802

Rank in 1982:

9

Rank in 1980s:

94

Overall Rank:

611

Average Rating:

 79 (547 votes)

Comments:

36

10.

The Nightfly 

 Donald Fagen

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

341 charts

Rank Score:

2,479

Rank in 1982:

10

Rank in 1980s:

108

Overall Rank:

702

Average Rating:

 77 (383 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	22	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Ry Cooder	3	0%
Aswad	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	320	32%
	282	28%
	63	6%
	50	5%
	26	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	51	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%