Best Albums of 1982

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Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Thriller

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,309 charts

Rank Score:

19,137

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Average Rating:

82 (1,822 votes)

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130

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

560 charts

Rank Score:

6,819

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1982

Appears in:

585 charts

Rank Score:

6,486

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1982

Appears in:

539 charts

Rank Score:

5,878

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

463 charts

Rank Score:

5,846

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Overall Rank:

335

Average Rating:

81 (575 votes)

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Prince

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

3,956

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1982

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

3,694

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1982

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

2,879

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1982

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

2,828

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Overall Rank:

665

Average Rating:

78 (282 votes)

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Love Over Gold

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

2,785

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103

Overall Rank:

678

Average Rating:

78 (408 votes)

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	0%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Bauhaus	2	0%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker	2	0%
Eberhard Weber	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	324	32%
	282	28%
	60	6%
	50	5%
	31	3%
	24	2%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

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