Best Albums of 1982

« View best albums of 1981View best albums of 1983 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

991.

Schmutzige Zeiten

Daily Terror

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

991.

Tanz Intim

Tabu

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

993.

Thomson: Four Saints In Three Acts

Joel Thome / Orchestra Of Our Time

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

994.

Live

TSA

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

995.

Valtion Vankina

Riistetyt

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

995.

Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni

I Musici / Pina Carmirelli

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

995.

No Gossip

Keith Tippett & Louis Moholo

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

995.

Full Moon

Mystic Merlin

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

999.

Trio Music

Chick Corea / Roy Haynes / Miroslav Vitouš

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

1000.

Oblique Parallax

Sun Ra

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
...
98
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1982 composition

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%
Television Personalities	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	323	32%
	281	28%
	62	6%
	50	5%
	26	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	51	5%

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

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

« View best albums of 1981View best albums of 1983 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recognised Year Charts (2025)
1. Top 40 Albums of 2025 by Decibel (2025)
2. Albums of the year 2025 by Rough Trade (2025)