RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1982
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 BUSINESS AS USUAL-MEN AT WORK-NOVEMBER 1444 2 FREEZE-FRAME-J.GIELS BAND-February 1354 3 GET LUCKY-LOVERBOY-February 1310 4 GET NERVOUS-PAT BENATAR-November 952 5 I LOVE ROCK & ROLL-JOAN JETT & BLACKHEARTS-February 938 6 MIRAGE-FLEETWOOD MAC-August 924 7 LOOKING AFTER DARK-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-December 916 8 AMERICAN FOOL-John Cougar-June 908 9 DIVER DOWN-Van Halen-May 896 10 ASIA-Asia-May 892 11 Shake It Up-Cars-January 824 12 Emotions In Motion-Billy Squier-September 798 13 Aldo Novo-Aldo Novo-April 794 14 Standing Hampton-Sammy Hagar-March 784 15 I Can't Stand Still-Don Henley-November 724 16 Special Forces-.38 Special-June 708 17 It's Hard-Who-October 702 18 Signals-Rush-November 696 19 Worlds Apart-Saga-November 686 20 Pictures Of Eleven-Robert Plant-August 674 21 Hello I Must Be Going-Phil Collins-December 658 22 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC-January 616 23 Blackout-Scorpions-May 576 24 No Control-Eddie Money-August 524 25 Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor-July 510 26 Small Change-Prism-March 506 27 Good Trouble-REO Speedwagon-July 486 28 Famous Last Words-Supertramp-November 478 29 Winds Of Change-Jefferson Starship-November 470 30 Straight Between The Eyes-Rainbow-May 434 31 Talking Back To The Night-Steve Winwood-December 418 32 All The Best Cowboys-Pete Townsend-July 408 33 Rough Diamonds-Bad Company-September 392 34 Fast Times At R.M.H.-Various Artists-September 378 35 Shuttered Room-Fixx-December 366 36 No Fun Aloud-Glenn Frey-July 360 37 Daylight Again-Crosby,Stills & Nash-August 358 38 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet-Rick Springfield-April 358 39 All For One-Motels-June 356 40 Built For Speed-Stray Cats-November 342 41 Nylon Curtain-Billy Joel-November 340 42 Vinyl Confessions-Kansas-June 340 43 Toto IV-Toto-May 338 44 Picture This-Huey Lewis & News-April 334 45 Three Sides Live-Genesis-July 322 46 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen-January 316 47 Tommy Tutone-Tommy Tutone-April 302 48 Screaming For Vegence-Judas Priest-September 300 49 Shango-Santana-October 294 50 High Adventure-Kenny Loggins-October 280 51 Coda-Led Zeppelin-December 258 52 Kihntinued-Greg Kihn Band-May 256 53 You Want It,You Got It-Bryan Adams-June 256 54 It's Showtime-J.Geils Band-December 250 55 Security-Peter Gabriel-November 248 56 Windows-Charlie Daniels Band-April 248 57 Power Play-April Wine-August 246 58 A Flock Of Sea Gulls-A Flock Of Sea Gulls-August 238 59 "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)-Rolling Stones-July 236 60 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-May 224 61 Hot Space-Queen-June 218 62 Steel Breeze-Steel Breeze-October 198 63 3-Gamma-April 192 64 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parson's Project-July 186 65 Last Safe Place-Le Roux-March 182 66 Broadsword & Beast-Jethro Tull-May 180 67 Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen-October 172 68 Friend Or Foe-Adam Ant-December 164 69 Combat Rock-The Clash-November 150 70 Love Over Gold-Dire Straits-November 140 71 Back On The Chain Gang-Pretenders-December 120 72 Private Audition-Heart-June 116 73 Dare-Human League-May 112 74 Night & Day-Joe Jackson-November 106 75 Re-Ac-Tor-Neil Young-January 74 76 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-July 70 77 One On One-Cheap Trick-June 36 78 Stone Cold-Rainbow-April 36 79 Anytime-Henry Paul Band-January 36 80 Paperlate-Genesis-June 34