Acclaimed Music - The Top Albums from 1982
The Top Albums from 1982





RankAll
Time
ArtistAlbumBuy at
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Song
Samples
1 33 Michael Jackson
Thriller
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2 123 Bruce Springsteen
Nebraska
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3 178 Prince and The Revolution
1999
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4 239 Elvis Costello and The Attractions
Imperial Bedroom
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5 306 Richard and Linda Thompson
Shoot Out the Lights
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6 318 Donald Fagen
The Nightfly
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7 328 ABC
The Lexicon of Love
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8 374 Roxy Music
Avalon
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9 452 Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast

10 561 King Sunny Adé
Juju Music
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11 717 The Cure
Pornography
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12 731 John Cale
Music for a New Society
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13 743 Laurie Anderson
Big Science
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14 759 Duran Duran
Rio

15 825 Simple Minds
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
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16 937 Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
The Message

17 978 XTC
English Settlement
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18 982 Marvin Gaye
Midnight Love
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19 1009 Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
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20 1058 Dexy's Midnight Runners
Too-Rye-Ay
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21 1078 The Clash
Combat Rock
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22 1090 Orange Juice
You Can't Hide Your Love Forever

23 1128 Mission of Burma
Vs.
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24 1143 The Associates
Sulk

25 1232 Joe Jackson
Night and Day
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26 1315 The Gun Club
Miami

27 1435 Lou Reed
The Blue Mask
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28 1567 Virgin Prunes
…If I Die, I Die
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29 1571 Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel (IV)/Security
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30 1602 Toto
IV
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31 1610 The Birthday Party
Junkyard

32 1617 Venom
Black Metal
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33 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

37 1838 Kate Bush
The Dreaming
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38 1901 The Fall
Hex Enduction Hour

39 2009 Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse
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40 2035 Descendents
Milo Goes to College
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41 2049 Judas Priest
Screaming for Vengeance
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42 2068 George Clinton
Computer Games
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43 2074 X
Under the Big Black Sun
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44 2080 John Cougar Mellencamp
American Fool
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45 2134 Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
Ice Cream for Crow

46 2215 Van Morrison
Beautiful Vision
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47 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

50 2383 Yazoo
Upstairs at Eric's
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51 2398 Cold Chisel
Circus Animals

52 2531 Angry Samoans
Back from Samoa
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53 2557 Trouble Funk
Drop the Bomb

54 2617 The Jam
The Gift

55 2673 Kid Creole and The Coconuts
Wise Guy/Tropical Gangsters

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:
Material
One Down

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

Brian Eno
Ambient 4: On Land

Madness
The Rise and Fall

Culture Club
Kissing to Be Clever
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Zoot Sims with Joe Pass
Blues for Two

Dire Straits
Love over Gold
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