Best Albums of 1982

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Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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71.

Offramp

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

317

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

651

Overall Rank:

4,428

Average Rating:

78 (70 votes)

Comments:

72.

...If I Die, I Die

Virgin Prunes

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

316

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

653

Overall Rank:

4,439

Average Rating:

71 (51 votes)

Comments:

73.

The Sky's Gone Out

Bauhaus

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

663

Overall Rank:

4,521

Average Rating:

77 (98 votes)

Comments:

74.

Restless And Wild

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

673

Overall Rank:

4,567

Average Rating:

76 (70 votes)

Comments:

75.

Diver Down

Van Halen

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

303

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

677

Overall Rank:

4,586

Average Rating:

72 (204 votes)

Comments:

76.

Marshall Crenshaw

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

687

Overall Rank:

4,680

Average Rating:

74 (81 votes)

Comments:

77.

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

287

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

707

Overall Rank:

4,792

Average Rating:

82 (44 votes)

Comments:

78.

Wave Notation 1: Music For Nine Post Cards

吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

287

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

709

Overall Rank:

4,797

Average Rating:

79 (39 votes)

Comments:

79.

Black Metal

Venom

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

277

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

731

Overall Rank:

4,929

Average Rating:

74 (117 votes)

Comments:

80.

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Discharge

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

735

Overall Rank:

4,997

Average Rating:

75 (83 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	4	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Ry Cooder	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	323	32%
	281	28%
	64	6%
	47	5%
	25	3%
	25	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	51	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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