Best Albums of 1982

Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1982 year summaryThe best artists of 1982 were Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, The Cure, Bruce Springsteen, Roxy Music, Prince, Duran Duran, Donald Fagen and Dire Straits.
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
28
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
28
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
28
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
28
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
28
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 43 of 100

Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 20 2%
The Original Broadway Cast 4 0%
XTC 3 0%
The Fall 3 0%
The Beatles 3 0%
The Church 2 0%
Spliff 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 320 32%
United Kingdom 283 28%
Germany 64 6%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Canada 25 3%
Australia 25 3%
Jamaica 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 951 95%
Yes 49 5%
Live? Albums %
No 959 96%
Yes 41 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Albums of the 1990s
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Nevermind by Nirvana
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
5. The Bends by Radiohead
6. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
7. Ten by Pearl Jam
8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. Grace by Jeff Buckley
10. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
11. In Utero by Nirvana
12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
14. Dummy by Portishead
15. Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
16. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
17. Homogenic by Björk
18. Spiderland by Slint
19. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
20. Achtung Baby by U2
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