Best Albums of 1982

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Listed below are the best albums of 1982 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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, Prince, Roxy Music, Duran Duran, Dire Straits and Donald Fagen.

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Eraserhead
Soundtrack

David Lynch & Alan R. Splet

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1982

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17 charts

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332.

Donna Summer

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1982

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16 charts

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333.

Fiction

The Comsat Angels

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1982

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10 charts

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334.

The Gap Band IV

The Gap Band

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1982

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17 charts

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The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)

Bill Nelson

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1982

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12 charts

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336.

Scientist Wins The World Cup

Scientist

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1982

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15 charts

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Cores, Nomes

Caetano Veloso

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1982

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10 charts

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20 Greatest Hits
Compilation

The Beatles

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1982

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13 charts

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339.

Fact And Fiction

Twelfth Night

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1982

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7 charts

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340.

Swimming

The Names (BE)

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1982

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Best Albums of 1982 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
XTC	3	0%
The Fall	3	0%
Ry Cooder	3	0%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	0%
The Beatles	3	0%
Split Enz	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	327	33%
	282	28%
	59	6%
	48	5%
	26	3%
	24	2%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	949	95%
Yes	51	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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