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: 5 hours ago).
"Mellencamp's greatest album. As always a couple unnecessary tracks (Danger List and Weakest Moments) keep it from masterpiece status, but this is still a gem." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I'm with Gary! Before anyone calls me a knob :) or says my comment is unhelpful let me try and put it in context. I am extremely respectful of what Queen achieved, Freddie was one of the very best showmen with a unique voice, and as a band I am absolutely aware they released some of the most icon..." [+] Reply
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1982
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"gentle feel-good pop songs without any meaning or sublimity. just a fleeting pleasure." Reply
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timtooky | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Beat is the "open minded" period of King Crimson ... and this is the beginning of the dream line-up. when progressive rock meets a kind of newwave, a bit of industrial rock, disco sensations, discipline, beat, and three of perfect pair, it's either love or hate by comparing what they had done dur..." [+] Reply
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1982
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343
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"I want to have kids with Yasuaki Shimizu" Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It's a decent debut album, obviously it pales in comparison to the later albums, but everybody has to start somewhere! It's got a stone cold pop classic hit single "Talk Talk" and a couple of really good tunes - "Today" & "Mirror Man" which are worthy of a place on a compilation. It's also got so..." [+] Reply
"Still an above average album overall, but Leave in Silence is the only track I truly enjoy." Reply
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1982
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320
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"A Flock of Seagulls were clever musicians who produced some timeless classic eighties songs. One of the differences with Flock of Seagulls to many of the eighties new wave synth bands was their use of a real drummer rather than opting for Roland TR808 or Linn Drum. It is the driving and interesti..." [+] Reply
"One of my favorite new wave albums of the early 80s and all time. Blinded me with Science was issued on subsequent releases to this album so I do consider it part of Golden Age of Wireless" 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 Church | 2 | 0% | |
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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 1970s | |
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| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who |
