BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1982
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 LIONEL RICHIE-LIONEL RICHIE-DECEMBER 1580 2 ASIA-ASIA-July 1526 3 GET LUCKY-LOVERBOY-May 1356 4 AMERICAN FOOL-JOHN COUGAR-October 1322 5 FREEZE FRAME-J.GIELS BAND-February 1216 6 MIRAGE-FLEETWOOD MAC-August 1158 7 TOTO IV-TOTO-August 1152 8 BEAUTY & THE BEAT-Go Gos-March 988 9 PRIVATE EYES-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February 900 10 CHARIOTS OF FIRE-Vangelis-April 826 11 Always On My Mind-Willie Nelson-July 812 12 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra-February 716 13 Emotions In Motion-Billy Squier-October 714 14 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-September 712 15 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-April 694 16 Nylon Curtain-Billy Joel-December 688 17 Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor-August 654 18 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet-Rick Springfield-May 636 19 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-June 572 20 Dare-Human League-July 548 21 Shake It Up-Cars-January 534 22 Good Trouble-REO Speedwagon-September 516 23 Diver Down-Van Halen-June 510 24 Famous Last Words-Supertramp-December 474 25 Aldo Novo-Aldo Novo-June 472 26 Pictures At Eleven-Robert Plant-August 458 27 Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen-November 414 27 Night & Day-Joe Jackson-December 408 29 Chicago 16-Chicago-September 408 30 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parson's Project-October 408 31 Vacation-Go Gos-September 406 32 Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I-June 386 33 If That's What It Takes-Michael McDonald-October 372 34 It's Hard-Who-October 352 35 Midnight Love-Marvin Gaye-December 332 36 Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel-April 318 37 Special Forces-.38 Special-July 314 38 Daylight Again-Crosby,Stills & Nash-August 312 39 "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)-Rolling Stones-July 298 40 Quarterflash-Quarterflash-March 296 41 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie-April 296 42 Memories-Barbara Streisand-January 290 43 Heartlight-Neil Diamond-November 288 44 Signals-Rush-November 274 45 Blackout-Scorpions-May 274 46 Picture This-Huey Lewis & News-June 246 47 Three Sides Live-Genesis-August 202 48 A Flock Of Sea Gulls-October 202 49 Dreamgirls Original Soundtrack-September 194 50 The Dude-Quincy Jones-April 186 51 Gap Band IV-September 170 52 Nightfly-Donald Fagen-December 160 53 Throwin' Down-Rick James-July 144 54 Keep It Live-Dazz Band-July 136 55 The Other Woman-Ray Parker,Jr.-June 116 56 High Adventure-Kenny Loggins-October 108 57 George Benson Collection-February 68 58 Straight From The Heart-Patrice Rusher-June 68 59 Mountain Music-Alabama-May 68