The Top Albums from 1982
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33 | Michael Jackson | Thriller |
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123 | Bruce Springsteen | Nebraska |
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178 | Prince and The Revolution | 1999 |
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239 | Elvis Costello and The Attractions | Imperial Bedroom
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306 | Richard and Linda Thompson | Shoot Out the Lights
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318 | Donald Fagen | The Nightfly |
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328 | ABC | The Lexicon of Love |
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374 | Roxy Music | Avalon |
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452 | Iron Maiden | The Number of the Beast |
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561 | King Sunny Adé | Juju Music |
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717 | The Cure | Pornography |
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731 | John Cale | Music for a New Society |
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743 | Laurie Anderson | Big Science |
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759 | Duran Duran | Rio |
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825 | Simple Minds | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) |
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937 | Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five | The Message
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978 | XTC | English Settlement |
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982 | Marvin Gaye | Midnight Love |
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1009 | Marshall Crenshaw | Marshall Crenshaw |
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1058 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Too-Rye-Ay
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1078 | The Clash | Combat Rock |
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1090 | Orange Juice | You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
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1128 | Mission of Burma | Vs. |
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1143 | The Associates | Sulk |
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1232 | Joe Jackson | Night and Day |
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1315 | The Gun Club | Miami |
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1435 | Lou Reed | The Blue Mask |
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28 |
1567 | Virgin Prunes | …If I Die, I Die |
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1571 | Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel (IV)/Security |
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1602 | Toto | IV |
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1610 | The Birthday Party | Junkyard |
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1617 | Venom | Black Metal |
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1725 | Bad Brains | Bad Brains |
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34 |
1731 | Orchestra Baobab | Ken Dou Werente/Pirates Choice
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35 |
1746 | Scritti Politti | Songs to Remember |
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36 |
1761 | The Dream Syndicate | The Days of Wine and Roses
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1838 | Kate Bush | The Dreaming |
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38 |
1901 | The Fall | Hex Enduction Hour |
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39 |
2009 | Gregory Isaacs | Night Nurse |
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2035 | Descendents | Milo Goes to College |
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2049 | Judas Priest | Screaming for Vengeance |
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2068 | George Clinton | Computer Games |
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2074 | X | Under the Big Black Sun |
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2080 | John Cougar Mellencamp | American Fool
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2134 | Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band | Ice Cream for Crow
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2215 | Van Morrison | Beautiful Vision |
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2217 | Christian Death | Only Theatre of Pain |
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48 |
2291 | Midnight Oil | 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 |
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49 |
2353 | Mark Stewart & The Maffia | Learning to Cope with Cowardice
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2383 | Yazoo | Upstairs at Eric's |
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51 |
2398 | Cold Chisel | Circus Animals |
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2531 | Angry Samoans | Back from Samoa |
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53 |
2557 | Trouble Funk | Drop the Bomb |
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54 |
2617 | The Jam | The Gift |
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2673 | Kid Creole and The Coconuts | Wise Guy/Tropical Gangsters
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56 |
2719 | The Psychedelic Furs | Forever Now |
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57 |
2721 | The Beat | Special Beat Service |
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58 |
2794 | Wall of Voodoo | Call of the West |
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59 |
2806 | The Time | What Time Is It? |
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Some albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: |
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Material | One Down |
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| Sarah Vaughan | Crazy and Mixed Up |
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| Siouxsie and The Banshees | A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
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| Penguin Café Orchestra | Penguin Café Orchestra
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Brian Eno | Ambient 4: On Land |
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| Madness | The Rise and Fall |
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| Culture Club | Kissing to Be Clever |
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Zoot Sims with Joe Pass | Blues for Two |
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| Dire Straits | Love over Gold |
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