Best Albums of 1982
Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"It's kinda pointless....I don't get it. Sounds like some guy messing around with a cymbal, recording a fly, and using some samples." Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I was hugely disappointed in this album when it first came out, but it has really grown on me over the years. In addition to the two big hits (Athena and Eminence Front) there are some good deep cuts like One At A Time and Why Did I Fall For That. I suspect it's only so despised because it's a pa..." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Amazing singing. Makes any bizarre lyric sound completely musical and rhythmically perfect. The music reach its power through its dynamics. Truly one of portuguese music's masterpiece." Reply
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"My favourite Pete Townshend album." Reply
"In the longevity stakes of my music listening this album is in my top five. One of a few albums bought in the early 80's and still listened to regularly today. Doesn't sound dated and has numerous 5* rated tracks on my i-pod. Enjoyable, sometimes eccentric synth-pop, and better still Neil Arthur ..." [+] Reply
"Sounds of goa trance 10 years before it was even invented. Amazing." Reply
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"The record with one of the most important polish song "Autobiorafia" ever. Foreigners have no chance to understand it but for people who lived there it should be very clear." Reply
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Best Albums of 1982 composition
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| Various Artists | 22 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 0% | |
| XTC | 3 | 0% | |
| The Fall | 3 | 0% | |
| Ry Cooder | 3 | 0% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 3 | 0% | |
| The Jam | 2 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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320 | 32% | |
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282 | 28% | |
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63 | 6% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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25 | 2% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
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| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses |
