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, Dire Straits and Donald Fagen.
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Year of Release:
1982
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41
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Year of Release:
1982
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1982
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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40
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
40
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
40
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
39
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
39
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
38
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 36 of 100

Best Albums of 1982 composition

Country Albums %


United States 323 32%
United Kingdom 280 28%
Germany 63 6%
Mixed Nationality 48 5%
Canada 25 3%
Australia 25 3%
Jamaica 23 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 949 95%
Yes 51 5%
Live? Albums %
No 958 96%
Yes 42 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
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2. Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
3. Nowhere by Ride
4. Rust In Peace by Megadeth
5. Bossanova by Pixies
6. Goo by Sonic Youth
7. Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
8. Repeater by Fugazi
9. The La's by The La's
10. Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
11. Canción Animal by Soda Stereo
12. The Good Son by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. Reading, Writing And Arithmetic by The Sundays
14. Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches by Happy Mondays
15. Soundtrack From Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti
16. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinéad O'Connor
17. Flood by They Might Be Giants
18. Painkiller by Judas Priest
19. Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
20. Facelift by Alice In Chains
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