Best Albums of 1982

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Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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.

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71.

Shabooh Shoobah

INXS

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

314

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

656

Overall Rank:

4,486

Average Rating:

73 (102 votes)

Comments:

72.

Offramp

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

310

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

670

Overall Rank:

4,529

Average Rating:

78 (73 votes)

Comments:

73.

Juju Music

King Sunny Adé & His African Beats

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

305

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

678

Overall Rank:

4,585

Average Rating:

77 (46 votes)

Comments:

74.

Wave Notation 1: Music For Nine Post Cards

吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

304

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

680

Overall Rank:

4,603

Average Rating:

80 (44 votes)

Comments:

75.

Kamikaze

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

297

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

692

Overall Rank:

4,687

Average Rating:

81 (45 votes)

Comments:

76.

The Sky's Gone Out

Bauhaus

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

697

Overall Rank:

4,703

Average Rating:

77 (102 votes)

Comments:

77.

Diver Down

Van Halen

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

292

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

703

Overall Rank:

4,757

Average Rating:

72 (209 votes)

Comments:

78.

...If I Die, I Die

Virgin Prunes

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

288

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

713

Overall Rank:

4,814

Average Rating:

72 (55 votes)

Comments:

79.

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Discharge

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

284

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

718

Overall Rank:

4,863

Average Rating:

75 (84 votes)

Comments:

80.

Restless And Wild

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

277

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

733

Overall Rank:

4,960

Average Rating:

75 (71 votes)

Comments:

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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%
The Jam	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	328	33%
	283	28%
	58	6%
	48	5%
	26	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	51	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	98%
Yes	16	2%

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