THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z) (Website)CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1982
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 BUSINESS AS USUAL-MEN AT WORK-FEBRUARY 2 LOVE OVER GOLD-DIRE STRAITS-October 3 TIME AND TIDE-SPLIT ENZ-August 4 AVALON-ROXY MUSIC-July 5 TOO-RYE-AY-DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS-September 6 DARE-THE HUMAN LEAGUE-June 7 MEMORIES-BARBRA STREISAND-October 8 MAKING MOVIES-Dire Straits-January 9 REVERIES-Richard Clayderman-January 10 DURAN DURAN-Duran Duran-March 11 Primitive Man-Icehouse-December 12 The Lexicon Of Love-ABC-September 13 New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)-Simple Minds-October 14 Eye In The Sky-The Alan Parsons Project-September 15 Circus Animals-Cold Chisel-August 16 Rio-Duran Duran-June 17 Jump Up!-Elton John-March 18 Tattoo You-Rolling Stones-January 19 Fame TV Soundtrack-The Kids From Fame-November 20 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-January 21 Chariots Of Fire-Vangelis-April 22 Clayderman In Concert-Richard Clayderman-May 23 I Love Rock 'N' Roll-Joan Jett & The Blackhearts-July 24 Pelican West-Haircut 100-August 25 Greatest Hits-Queen-January 26 Original Musicquarium 1-Stevie Wonder-June 27 Nightclubbing-Grace Jones-March 28 Reveries II-Richard Clayderman-August 29 Cool Bananas-D.D. Smash-April 30 George Benson Collection-George Benson-January 31 A Flock of Seagulls-A Flock of Seagulls-August 32 All Four One-The Motels-August 33 Cat People OST-David Bowie-August 34 The Best Of Blondie-Blondie-January 35 Ghost In The Machine-The Police-January 36 Toto IV-Toto-October 37 Flowers-Icehouse-January 38 Hooked On Swing-Bob James-May 39 Still Life-Rolling Stones-August 40 Greatest Hits-Joe Cocker-February 41 Forever Now-Psychedelic Furs-October 42 Freeze Frame-J Geils Band-June 43 Greatest Hits Volume 3-Olivia Newton-John-December 44 Night And Day-Joe Jackson-December 45 Mirage-Fleetwood Mac-July 46 Sons & Fascination-Simple Minds-October 47 New Traditionalists-Devo-January 48 Knockout-Toots And The Maytals-August 49 Cats & Dogs-Mental As Anything-March 50 Tom Tom Club-Tom Tom Club-May