AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S TOP ALBUMS OF 1982
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month-Peak Position 1 BUSINESS AS USUAL-MEN AT WORK-JANUARY-1 2 DARE-THE HUMAN LEAGUE-June-3 3 CHARIOTS OF FIRE-VANGELIS-May-5 4 DAYS OF INNOCENCE-MOVING PICTURES-April-1 5 AVALON-ROXY MUSIC-July-1 6 CIRCUS ANIMALS-COLD CHISEL-May-1 7 TUG OF WAR-PAUL McCARTNEY-June-2 8 TIME AND TIDE-Split Enz-June-1 9 MIRAGE-Fleetwood Mac-September-2 10 THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK-Simon And Garfunkel-April-9 11 Sons Of Beaches-Australian Crawl-August-1 12 Love Over Gold-Dire Straits-December-1 13 1982 With A Bullet-Various Artists-May-1 14 The Best Of Blondie-Blondie-February-1 15 4-Foreigner-March-3 16 Duran Duran-Duran Duran-May-9 17 Greatest Hits Volume II-Cat Stevens-April-3 18 Primitive Man-Icehouse-November-3 19 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parson's Project-August-4 20 Tattoo You-Rolling Stones-January-1 21 Physical-Olivia Newton-John-January-3 22 Night & Day-Joe Jackson-October-5 23 Greatest Hits-Queen-January-2 24 Rio-Duran Duran-July-1 25 Jump Up!-Elton John-April-3 26 The Number Of The Beast-Iron Maiden-August-8 27 Manilow Magic-Barry Manilow-February-6 28 Love Songs-Cliff Richard-March-1 29 The Lexicon Of Love-ABC-October-9 30 Sirocco-Australian Crawl-January-1 31 1982 Out Of The Blue-Various Artists-September-1 32 The Friends Of Mr. Cairo-Jon And Vangelis-July-9 33 Wired For Sound-Cliff Richard-January-13 34 The Very Best Of Don McLean-Don McLean-October-2 35 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-September-5 36 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart-January-11 37 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC-January-3 38 Hitwave '82-Various Artists-May-2 39 Hooked On Swing-Kings Of Swing Orchestra-March-5 40 The George Benson Collection-George Benson-March-8 41 The Simon And Garfunkel Collection-Simon And Garfunkel-January-3 42 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra-January-7 43 The Great Escape-Richard Clapton-April-8 44 Memories-Barbara Streisand-January-9 45 Too-Rye-Ay-Dexys Midnight Runners-November-2 46 Nuovo Mondo-Mondo Rock-August-7 47 Complete Madness-Madness-November-2 48 Rocktrip '82-Various Artists-September-3 49 The Nylon Curtain-Billy Joel-November-4 50 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-June-10 51 1982.. In The Sun-Various Artists-February-5 52 Solid Gold Easy Action-T. Rex-July-2 53 Deepest Purple-Deep Purple-August-5 54 Hot August Night-Neil Diamond-July-1 55 The Blurred Crusade-The Church-April-10 56 Famous Last Words-Supertramp-December-2 57 Sheffield Steel-Joe Cocker-November-14 58 Live-The Jacksons-March-2 59 Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I-Stevie Wonder-July-11 60 Shabooh Shoobah-INXS-November-5 61 All Four One-The Motels-July-20 62 Hottest Hits-Hot Chocolate-December-4 63 Ghost In The Machine-The Police-January-1 64 Pictures At Eleven-Robert Plant-August-6 65 Straight Ahead-Various Artists-March-8 66 Marcia Hines Greatest Hits-Marcia Hines-February-2 67 Freeze Frame-J. Geils Band-April-21 68 Green Door-Shakin' Stevens-April-11 69 New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)-Simple Minds-October-8 70 "Still Life":Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones-July-10 71 Daddy's Coolest-Daddy Cool-September-5 72 The Very Best Of Peter Allen-Peter Allen-August-9 73 Believers Don McLean-February-15 74 Hooked On Classics 2:Can't Stop The Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra-September-10 75 A Collection Of Great Dance Songs-Pink Floyd-February-14 76 Asia-Asia-June-13 77 20 Golden Greats-Slim Whitman-August-2 78 Upstairs At Eric's-Yazoo-November-10 79 Law And Order-Lindsay Buckingham-February-10 80 Starstruck-Soundtrack-May-13 81 English Settlement-XTC-May-14 82 American Fool-John Cougar-November-18 83 439 Golden Greats-The Heebeegeebees-February-23 84 H20-Daryl Hall & John Oates-December-3 85 Select-Kim Wilde-August-8 86 Shake It Up-Cars-February-20 87 James Bond Greatest Hits-Various Artists-June-10 88 Rocky III-Soundtrack-September-13 89 The Very Best Of Elton John-Elton John-April-3 90 Music From Monkey Grip-Divinyls-July-25 91 Here I Am-Julie Anthony-August-13 92 1981 Over The Top-Various Artists-January-4 93 Greatest Hits:Volume 2-Neil Diamond-June-21 94 Night Attack-The Angels-January-13 95 Chicago 16-Chicago-September-22 96 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond-February-12 97 Windsong-Randy Crawford-September-20 98 Best Of The Manhattan Transfer-Manhattan Transfer-May-27 99 The Hunter-Blondie-July-15 100 A Flock Of Seagulls-A Flock Of Seagulls-August-19