Best Albums of 1982

Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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81.

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1982) 

 Glenn Gould

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1982:

81

Rank in 1980s:

745

Overall Rank:

5,078

Average Rating:

 81 (48 votes)

Comments:

0

82.

The Blurred Crusade 

 The Church

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

268

Rank in 1982:

82

Rank in 1980s:

747

Overall Rank:

5,090

Average Rating:

 77 (76 votes)

Comments:

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83.

Restless And Wild 

 Accept

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

267

Rank in 1982:

83

Rank in 1980s:

748

Overall Rank:

5,103

Average Rating:

 75 (72 votes)

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84.

...If I Die, I Die 

 Virgin Prunes

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 1982:

84

Rank in 1980s:

753

Overall Rank:

5,164

Average Rating:

 72 (54 votes)

Comments:

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85.

Under The Big Black Sun 

 X (US)

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

263

Rank in 1982:

85

Rank in 1980s:

755

Overall Rank:

5,172

Average Rating:

 74 (85 votes)

Comments:

5

86.

Midnight Love 

 Marvin Gaye

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

262

Rank in 1982:

86

Rank in 1980s:

759

Overall Rank:

5,186

Average Rating:

 70 (130 votes)

Comments:

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87.

Pictures At Eleven 

 Robert Plant

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1982:

87

Rank in 1980s:

772

Overall Rank:

5,338

Average Rating:

 68 (84 votes)

Comments:

5

88.

Angst In My Pants 

 Sparks

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

250

Rank in 1982:

88

Rank in 1980s:

783

Overall Rank:

5,411

Average Rating:

 75 (49 votes)

Comments:

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89.

Creatures Of The Night 

 Kiss

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

250

Rank in 1982:

89

Rank in 1980s:

785

Overall Rank:

5,419

Average Rating:

 72 (109 votes)

Comments:

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90.

...Famous Last Words... 

 Supertramp

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

250

Rank in 1982:

90

Rank in 1980s:

786

Overall Rank:

5,422

Average Rating:

 73 (145 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	22	2%
Ry Cooder	3	0%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Duran Duran	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	320	32%
	282	28%
	63	6%
	50	5%
	26	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	51	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%