Top Albums of 1982
1 |
23 |
Michael Jackson |
Thriller |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop
|
2 |
139 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Nebraska |
Americana,
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
3 |
207 |
Prince and The Revolution |
1999 |
Pop,
Synth Funk
|
4 |
313 |
Elvis Costello and The Attractions |
Imperial Bedroom |
New Wave,
Pop Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
5 |
399 |
ABC |
The Lexicon of Love |
New Romantic,
Synthpop
|
6 |
429 |
Iron Maiden |
The Number of the Beast |
NWOBHM
|
7 |
439 |
Donald Fagen |
The Nightfly |
Jazz Pop,
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
8 |
476 |
Richard and Linda Thompson |
Shoot Out the Lights |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
9 |
512 |
The Cure |
Pornography |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
10 |
514 |
Roxy Music |
Avalon |
New Romantic,
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
11 |
619 |
King Sunny Adé |
Juju Music |
Jùjú
|
12 |
797 |
Laurie Anderson |
Big Science |
Art Pop,
Experimental
|
13 |
798 |
Duran Duran |
Rio |
New Romantic,
Pop Rock,
Synthpop
|
14 |
955 |
XTC |
English Settlement |
Pop Rock
|
15 |
967 |
Joe Jackson |
Night and Day |
Art Pop
|
16 |
1101 |
Simple Minds |
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
17 |
1164 |
John Cale |
Music for a New Society |
Art Rock
|
18 |
1195 |
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five |
The Message |
Disco Rap
|
19 |
1228 |
Mission of Burma |
Vs. |
Post-Punk
|
20 |
1236 |
The Gun Club |
Miami |
Post-Punk,
Punk Blues
|
21 |
1264 |
Marvin Gaye |
Midnight Love |
Pop Soul,
Smooth Soul
|
22 |
1273 |
The Clash |
Combat Rock |
New Wave,
Punk Rock
|
23 |
1302 |
Orange Juice |
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
24 |
1305 |
Kate Bush |
The Dreaming |
Art Pop,
Progressive Pop
|
25 |
1335 |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
Too-Rye-Ay |
New Wave
|
26 |
1413 |
Marshall Crenshaw |
Marshall Crenshaw |
Power Pop
|
27 |
1449 |
Bad Brains |
Bad Brains |
Hardcore Punk
|
28 |
1527 |
The Fall |
Hex Enduction Hour |
Art Punk,
Post-Punk
|
29 |
1542 |
The Associates |
Sulk |
Art Pop,
New Romantic,
Synthpop
|
30 |
1644 |
Peter Gabriel |
Peter Gabriel (IV)/Security |
Art Rock
|
31 |
1725 |
Orchestra Baobab |
Vol. 1: Senegambie/Vol. 2: Ngalam/Ken Dou Werente/Pirates Choice |
Afro-Cuban Jazz
|
32 |
1737 |
The Dream Syndicate |
The Days of Wine and Roses |
Jangle Pop,
Paisley Underground
|
33 |
1808 |
The Birthday Party |
Junkyard |
Noise Rock,
Post-Punk,
Punk Blues
|
34 |
1838 |
Toto |
IV |
AOR,
Pop Rock
|
35 |
1842 |
Virgin Prunes |
...If I Die, I Die |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
36 |
1938 |
Alain Bashung |
Play Blessures |
Coldwave
|
37 |
1940 |
Flipper |
Album - Generic Flipper |
Noise Rock,
Punk Rock
|
38 |
1941 |
Venom |
Black Metal |
NWOBHM,
Speed Metal
|
39 |
2027 |
Lou Reed |
The Blue Mask |
Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
40 |
2207 |
Judas Priest |
Screaming for Vengeance |
Heavy Metal
|
41 |
2250 |
Scritti Politti |
Songs to Remember |
New Wave,
Sophisti-Pop
|
42 |
2252 |
Midnight Oil |
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
New Wave,
Post-Punk
|
43 |
2380 |
Yazoo |
Upstairs at Eric's |
Synthpop
|
44 |
2602 |
George Clinton |
Computer Games |
P-Funk,
Synth Funk
|
45 |
2624 |
X |
Under the Big Black Sun |
Punk Rock
|
46 |
2841 |
Descendents |
Milo Goes to College |
Hardcore Punk,
Skate Punk
|
47 |
2915 |
Brian Eno |
Ambient 4: On Land |
Ambient
|
48 |
2935 |
Wall of Voodoo |
Call of the West |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
49 |
2940 |
Scorpions |
Blackout |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
|
50 |
2952 |
Kid Creole and The Coconuts |
Wise Guy/Tropical Gangsters |
Disco,
Pop
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Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Gregory Isaacs |
Night Nurse |
Lovers Rock
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The Psychedelic Furs |
Forever Now |
New Wave
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Talking Heads |
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads |
Art Punk,
New Wave
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Cold Chisel |
Circus Animals |
Pub Rock
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Dire Straits |
Love Over Gold |
Rock
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Christian Death |
Only Theatre of Pain |
Death Rock
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Van Morrison |
Beautiful Vision |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
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The Jam |
The Gift |
Mod Revival,
New Wave,
Power Pop
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John Cougar |
American Fool |
Pop Rock
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Alaska y Los Pegamoides |
Grandes éxitos |
New Wave
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Siouxsie and The Banshees |
A Kiss in the Dreamhouse |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
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Culture Club |
Kissing to Be Clever |
New Romantic,
Pop
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Misfits |
Walk Among Us |
Hardcore Punk,
Horror Punk
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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
Ice Cream for Crow |
Art Rock,
Blues Rock,
Experimental Rock
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The Time |
What Time Is It? |
Synth Funk
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Paul McCartney |
Tug of War |
Pop Rock
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The Beat |
Special Beat Service |
2 Tone
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Brygada Kryzys |
Brygada Kryzys |
Post-Punk
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Tom Waits |
One from the Heart |
Film Soundtrack,
Vocal Jazz
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Angry Samoans |
Back from Samoa |
Hardcore Punk
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Robert Wyatt |
Nothing Can Stop Us |
Canterbury Scene
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Keith Tippett |
Mujician |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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Ted Hawkins |
Watch Your Step |
Soul
|
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Defunkt |
Thermonuclear Sweat |
Jazz-Funk
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Madness |
The Rise and Fall |
New Wave,
Pop,
Ska
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Trouble Funk |
Drop the Bomb |
Go-Go
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Discharge |
Hear Nothing, Say Nothing, See Nothing |
D-Beat
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Material |
One Down |
Disco,
Funk
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Sarah Vaughan |
Crazy and Mixed Up |
Vocal Jazz
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Thelonious Monk |
Live at the It Club |
Hard Bop
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Amy Grant |
Age to Age |
CCM
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Zoot Sims plus Joe Pass |
Blues for 2 |
Jazz
|
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Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous & Roy Haynes |
Trio Music |
Avant-Garde Jazz
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The dB's |
Repercussion |
Jangle Pop,
Power Pop
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Philip Glass |
Glassworks |
Minimalism
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