Best Albums of 1982
Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"Saw this tour back in 83. Some decent tracks on the album that kinda grow on you. Perhaps not their finest work but I like it." Reply
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UofTBlues | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I continually surprised by not just what a musical genius Beefheart is, but how amazingly good his lyrics are!" Reply
"I want to love this. It was a great comeback story. It's just that there's nothing standout, too much synthesized sound, and it's pretty lightweight. Let's Get It On tries the same thing and hits the mark - stick to that." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
267
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Comments:
"Second best Church album. Excellent guitar work!" Reply
"Another great album from X. There are a couple of non-punk songs on here that I think are among the most beautiful in the X catalog: "Riding With Mary", "Come Back to Me", and "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes" (a cover of a much older song). Exene's sister Mary had died in a car crash before this a..." [+] Reply
"Blazing-teutonic Speed Metal with some fillers in the middle. My favorite is their fastest and hardest song ever written: Fast as a Shark. As a drummer, those kicks in the double bass hit me hard every time I listen to it." Reply
"Colin Newman's production (and you can definitely tell it's him) can't overcome Gavin Friday's all-over-the-place vocals, but... there are "moments." RIYL The Fall, The Misfits, Alien Sex Fiend, bands of that nature." Reply
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MadhattanJack | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I played this tape a lot when travelling up and down the Country back in the early ninties, it always took me back to the concert at the Cornwall Coliseum when i saw Robert Plant and his new band. I like the move towards a more synth based sound than in Led Zeppelin. To be clear I love the Led Ze..." [+] Reply
"My favourite Sparks album. Wonderfully whacky pop" Reply
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flamingyesdept | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"KISS were tucked away in my past and I’ve just recently decided to play one KISS album per day from their first to last. I have certainly moved on from their music but to give credit where it’s due this album is actually better than I remember it. I had rated it a 65 based on memory, knowing that..." [+] Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 9 of 100
Best Albums of 1982 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 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 Residents | 2 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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320 | 32% | |
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281 | 28% | |
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63 | 6% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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