UNITED KINGDOM'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1982
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 RIO-DURAN DURAN-DECEMBER 1522 2 THE KIDS FROM "FAME"-VARIOUS ARTISTS-August 1520 3 DARE-HUMAN LEAGUE-January 1292 4 COMPLETE MADNESS-MADNESS-May 1054 5 LOVE SONGS-BARBRA STREISAND-February 1006 6 PEARLS-ELKIE BROOKS-February 992 7 THE LEXICON OF LOVE-ABC-July 964 8 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon-December 880 9 HEARTBREAKER-Dionne Warwick-November 812 10 PELICAN WEST-Haircut 100-March 734 11 Hello I Must Be Going-Phil Collins-November 720 12 Avalon-Roxy Music-June 714 13 Tropical Gangsters-Kid Creole & The Coconuts-August 692 14 All For A Song-Barbara Dickson-March 616 15 The Number Of The Beast-Iron Maiden-April 548 16 The Singles:the First Ten Years-Abba-November 544 17 Too-Re-Ay-Dexys Midnight Runners-August 540 18 Love Over Gold-Dire Straits-October 478 19 Still Life (American Concert 1981)-The Rolling Stones-June 476 20 Love And Dancing-League Unlimited Orchestra-July 472 21 Fame-Original Soundtrack-July 468 22 Upstairs At Eric's-Yazoo-September 456 23 Non Stop Erotic Cabaret-Soft Cell-February 432 24 From The Makers Of....-Status Quo-November 404 25 Kissing To Be Clever-Culture Club-October 380 26 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-May 378 27 Live In Britain-Barry Manilow-April 378 28 Night Birds-Skakatak-May 376 29 Pearls II-Elkie Brooks-December 370 30 Begin The Beguine-Julio Iglesias-March 362 31 Reflections-Various Artists-October 342 32 Love Songs-Commodores-August 340 33 Give Me Your Heart Tonight-Shakin' Stevens-October 332 34 The Gift-The Jam-March 316 35 Mirage-Fleetwood Mac-July 312 36 Action Trax-Various Artists-February 304 37 20 Greatest Love Songs-Nat "King" Cole-December 274 38 Abracadabra-The Steve Miller Band-July 274 39 Kids From "Fame" Again-Kids From "Fame"-October 270 40 4-Foreigner-January 268 41 3 Sides Live-Genesis-June 260 42 Hot Space-Queen-May 254 43 In The Heat Of The Night-Imagination-September 250 44 Pictures At Eleven-Robert Plant-July 248 45 The Rise And Fall-Madness-November 240 46 Original Musiquarium 1-Stevie Wonder-June 240 47 Dreaming-Various Artists-February 240 48 Love Songs-Diana Ross-December 238 49 Singles:45's And Under-Squeeze-November 232 50 The Friends Of Mr. Cairo-Jon And Vangelis-February 224 51 Sky 4:Forthcoming-Sky-April 218 52 The Concert In Central Park-Simon And Garfunkel-July 216 53 1982-Status Quo-April 214 54 Hits Hits Hits-Various Artists-January 214 55 Dig The New Breed-The Jam-December 208 56 Chart Beat/Chart Heat-Various Artists-September 208 57 James Bond's Greatest Hits-Various Artists-April 196 58 New Gold Dreams (81,82,83,84)-Simple Minds-September 188 59 Chartbusters-Various Artists-May 188 60 Modern Dance-Various Artists-January 186 61 Talking Back To The Night-Steve Winwood-August 172 62 The Eagle Has Landed-Saxon-May 168 63 Windsong-Randy Crawford-June 166 64 Peter Gabriel 4-Peter Gabriel-September 158 65 Shape Up And Dance Featuring Angela Rippon (Volume II)-Angela Rippon-April 156 66 Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen-September 150 67 Sulk-Associates-May 150 68 UB44-UB40-October 148 69 Breakout-Various Artists-September 146 70 ..Famous Last Words..-Supertramp-October 144 71 Now You See Me Now You Don't-Cliff Richard-August 142 72 Asia-Asia-April 142 73 One Night At Budokan-Michael Schenker Group-March 142 74 The Changeling-Toyah-June 140 75 Fun Boy Three-Fun Boy Three-March 138 76 Imperial Bedroom-Elvis Costello And The Attractions-July 134 77 The Anvil-Visage-March 134 78 Five Miles Out-Mike Oldfield-March 134 79 English Settlement-XTC-February 134 80 Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing-Soft Cell-June 132 81 Straight Between The Eyes-Rainbow-April 132 82 I Wanna Do It With You-Barry Manilow-November 130 83 Disco UK And Disco USA-Various Artists-May 124 84 Portrait-The Nolans-April 124 85 Keep Fit And Dance-Peter Powell-March 124 86 A Broken Frame-Depeche Mode-October 122 87 Are You Ready-Bucks Fizz-May 122 88 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February 120 89 Overload-Various Artists-July 114 90 La Folie-The Stranglers-February 112 91 Combat Rock-The Clash-May 106 92 Coda-Led Zeppelin-November 104 93 Donna Summer-Donna Summer-August 104 94 The Sky's Gone Out-Bauhaus-October 102 95 The Dreaming-Kate Bush-September 102 96 Quartet-Ultravox-October 98 97 Signals-Rush-September 98 98 Friend Or Foe-Adam Ant-October 96 99 Ironfist-Motorhead-April 94 100 The Concerts In China-Jean-Michel Jarre-May 90 101 The Hunter-Blondie-May 88 102 Chart Attack-Various Artists-October 86 103 The Man-Machine-Kraftwerk-February 86 104 Saints 'N' Sinners-Whitesnake-November 84 105 Something Special-Kool And The Gang-January 84 106 Chart Hits '82-Various Artists-November 78 107 Midnight Love-Marvin Gaye-November 76 108 Eye Of The Tiger-Survovor-August 76 109 Screaming For Vengeance-Judas Priest-July 76 110 A Kiss In The Dreamhouse-Siouxsie And The Banshees-November 74 111 The Collection 1977-1982-The Stranglers-September 74 112 Songs To Remember-Scritti Politti-September 74 113 With A Bullet-Various Artists-March 74 114 Physical-Olivia Newton-John-February 74 115 The Cage-Tygers Of Pan Tang-August 72 116 Freeze Frame-J Geils Band-March 72 117 I,Assassin-Gary Numan-September 46 118 Pornography-The Cure-May 46 119 Mechanix-UFO-February 46 120 20 Greatest Hits-The Beatles-October 42 121 Fabrique-Fashion-June 42 122 It's Hard-The Who-September 40 123 Blackout-Scorpions-April 40 124 Pinky Blue-Altered Images-May 38 125 Revelations-Killing Joke-May 38 126 Can't Stop The Classics:Hooked On Classics 2-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-August 36 127 Jump Up!-Elton John-April 36 128 The Best Of The Four Tops-The Four Tops-March 36 129 Amor-Julio Iglesias-October 34 130 Highway Song:Blackfoot Live-Blackfoot-September 34 131 Raise!-Earth,Wind And Fire-January 34