Best Albums of 1982
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"Track by track, this doesn't appear to be anything extraordinary, but taken as a whole this was an atomic bomb dropped on the world of pop music. Similar to Nevermind in that respect." Reply
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1982
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16,130
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"It took a few listens, but I've finally cracked it. The Dreaming is Bush at perhaps her most expressive and most volatile; it's a hard sell in my books, but you'd be hard pushed to find an experimental album quite as coherent or as majestic as this. Frankly, words do not do it justice; so much co..." [+] Reply
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DeusExMackia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"Anyone else notice that the album currently has 666 ratings?" Reply
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jqyelton0216 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"Although it's still really gothic, Pornography is a really exciting album to listen to from the amazing opener of One Hundred Years to the train-wreck closer of Pornography (which happens to be the only bad track), and for that reason I prefer it to Disintegration. I mean, fine, Disintegration is..." [+] Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"So much better than Born In The USA. Raw, deep and powerful. Resonates with anyone." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"A great sprawling epic experiment. Obviously the first two tracks are the most well known but the rest of the album is just as good. The only problem with this and other Prince albums on CD, is that they badly need a re-mastering. They sound really thin and, little red corvette, sounds awful here..." [+] Reply
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1982
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"I find this album to be a little bit bare at times and I always struggled to connect with some of the slower songs. With that being said when this record is good it is amazing. The highlights for me are More Than This and the title track both of which are very rich and enjoyable. There are a few ..." [+] Reply
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1982
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"Play the f****** bass John There is no filler , no bad track Duran Duran were a dark synth band influenced by Bowie and the doors - there music was never taken seriously because of their pin ups teeny bop image that the press put on them - probably DDs own fault because of their onslaught on MTV ..." [+] Reply
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1982
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"Well, I love it now so I guess I'm officially boring. I love all their stuff apart from bits of brothers in arms. Yep, old and boring. Shoot me if I start to dig Phil Collins." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"Picking up where, gaucho, left off, the nightfly, is another piece of late night super smooth jazz pop. In fact, it almost feels like a sequel. It's a lovely album. Alright, it does sound a little dated in places and the CD could really do with a remastering job, but the LP is the ultimate late n..." [+] Reply
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1982
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1982 composition
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| Various Artists | 22 | 2% | |
| Ry Cooder | 3 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 0% | |
| XTC | 3 | 0% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 3 | 0% | |
| The Fall | 3 | 0% | |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 2 | 0% | |
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319 | 32% | |
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283 | 28% | |
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63 | 6% | |
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47 | 5% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1982 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 46 from 141st to 95th |
Up 4 from 75th to 71st |
Up 4 from 19th to 15th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 81st to 85th |
Down 2 from 30th to 32nd |
Down 2 from 36th to 38th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 46 from 141st to 95th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
