Best Albums of 1982

Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1982 year summaryThe best artists of 1982 were Michael Jackson, Iron Maiden, Kate Bush, The Cure, Bruce Springsteen, Roxy Music, Prince, Duran Duran, Donald Fagen and Dire Straits.
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1982
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124
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 16 of 100

Best Albums of 1982 composition

Country Albums %


United States 318 32%
United Kingdom 285 29%
Germany 65 7%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Australia 25 3%
Jamaica 24 2%
Canada 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 951 95%
Yes 49 5%
Live? Albums %
No 963 96%
Yes 37 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Chuck Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
12. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
13. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
16. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
19. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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