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:

1982 year summaryThe best artists of 1982 were Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, The Cure, Bruce Springsteen, 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

161.

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

James Horner

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

116

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

162.

Accordion & Voice

Pauline Oliveros

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

115

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

163.

Pygmy Love Song

Francis Bebey

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

164.

Still Life (American Concert 1981)
Live

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

165.

Shock Troops

Cock Sparrer

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

108

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

166.

The Jimi Hendrix Concerts
Live

Jimi Hendrix

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

107

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

167.

If That's What It Takes

Michael McDonald

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

106

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

168.

Aida

Derek Bailey

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

169.

The Anvil

Visage

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

170.

Singles - 45's And Under
Compilation

Squeeze

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
16
17
18
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 17 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%
Aswad	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	320	32%
	282	28%
	63	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.

Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Muse
7. Arctic Monkeys
8. Wilco
9. Animal Collective
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. LCD Soundsystem
18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips