Best Albums of 1982 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1982

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 37,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Album

Artist

Thriller

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	1,218 charts
Rank in 1982:	1	Rank Score:	31,899
Rank in 1980s	10	Overall Rank:	72
Average Rating: 82/100 (1,691 votes)
Comments: 117 comments

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The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	515 charts
Rank in 1982:	2	Rank Score:	10,656
Rank in 1980s	33	Overall Rank:	262
Average Rating: 80/100 (755 votes)
Comments: 41 comments

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Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	538 charts
Rank in 1982:	3	Rank Score:	9,545
Rank in 1980s	38	Overall Rank:	296
Average Rating: 80/100 (754 votes)
Comments: 38 comments

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The Dreaming

Kate Bush

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	407 charts
Rank in 1982:	4	Rank Score:	8,128
Rank in 1980s	45	Overall Rank:	347
Average Rating: 80/100 (506 votes)
Comments: 33 comments

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Pornography

The Cure

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	486 charts
Rank in 1982:	5	Rank Score:	7,453
Rank in 1980s	46	Overall Rank:	368
Average Rating: 80/100 (683 votes)
Comments: 41 comments

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Avalon

Roxy Music

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	345 charts
Rank in 1982:	6	Rank Score:	5,472
Rank in 1980s	67	Overall Rank:	487
Average Rating: 79/100 (470 votes)
Comments: 23 comments

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1999

Prince

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	387 charts
Rank in 1982:	7	Rank Score:	5,200
Rank in 1980s	75	Overall Rank:	511
Average Rating: 79/100 (521 votes)
Comments: 35 comments

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Love Over Gold

Dire Straits

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	258 charts
Rank in 1982:	8	Rank Score:	3,950
Rank in 1980s	96	Overall Rank:	654
Average Rating: 78/100 (361 votes)
Comments: 22 comments

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Rio

Duran Duran

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	321 charts
Rank in 1982:	9	Rank Score:	3,918
Rank in 1980s	97	Overall Rank:	658
Average Rating: 75/100 (401 votes)
Comments: 29 comments

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The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

Year of Release:	1982	Appears in:	238 charts
Rank in 1982:	10	Rank Score:	3,617
Rank in 1980s	108	Overall Rank:	706
Average Rating: 78/100 (256 votes)
Comments: 11 comments

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	25	3%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Cabaret Voltaire	2	0%
Aswad	2	0%
Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert	2	0%
Michael Schenker Group	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	325	33%
	282	28%
	58	6%
	51	5%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	25	3%
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