BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1982*

No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
  1 ASIA-ASIA
  2 BEAUTY & THE BEAT-Go Gos
  3 4-Foreigner
  4 AMERICAN FOOL-John Cougar
  5 FREEZE FRAME-J. Geils Band
  6 ESCAPE-Journey
  7 GET LUCKY-Loverboy
  8 BELLA DONNA-Stevie Nicks
  9 CHARIOTS OF FIRE-Vangelis
 10 GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE-Police
 11 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
 12 Abacab-Genesis
 13 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
 14 Something Special-Kool & Gang
 15 Physical-Olivia Newton John
 16 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
 17 Diary Of A Madman-Ozzy Osbourne
 18 Feels So Right-Alabama
 19 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
 20 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
 21 Breakin' Away-Al Jarreau
 22 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
 23 Don't Say No-Billy Squier
 24 Mirage-Fleetwood Mac
 25 The Dude-Quincy Jones
 26 Always On My Mind-Willie Nelson
 27 Greatest Hits-Willie Nelson
 28 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-June
 29 Dare-Human League-July
 30 Mountain Music-Alabama
 31 Working Class Dog-Rick Springfield
 32 Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret-Soft Cell
 33 Juice-Juice Newton 
 34 Shake It Up-Cars
 35 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet-Rick Springfield
 36 Blizzard Of Oz-Ozzy Osbourne
 37 Blackout-Scorpions
 38 Aldo Novo-Aldo Novo
 39 Hi Infidelity-REO Speedwagon
 40 Street Songs-Rick James
 41 Toto IV-August
 42 Picture This-Huey Lewis & News
 43 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
 44 The One That You Love-Air Supply
 45 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
 46 Greatest Hits-Kenny Rogers
 47 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
 48 Precious Time-Pat Benatar
 49 Standing Hampton-Sammy Hagar
 50 Keep It Live-Dazz Band
 51 All Four One-Motels
 52 Time Exposure-Little River Band
 53 You Could Have Been With Me-Sheena Easton
 54 Allied Forces-Triunph
 55 Memories-Barbara Streisand
 56 Never Too Much-Luther Vandross
 57 Skyydiving-Skyy
 58 Zenyatta Mondatta-Police
 59 95 Controvery-Prince
 60 Diver Down-Van Halen
 61 Jump Up!-Elton John
 62 Share Your Love-Kenny Rogers
 63 A Flock Of Sea Gulls-A Flock Of Sea Gulls
 64 Dreamgirls Original Cast
 65 Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd
 66 Special Forces-.38 Special
 67 Raise-Earth,Wind & Fire
 68 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
 69 The Other Woman-Ray Parker,Jr.
 70 Combat Rock-The Clash
 71 George Benson Collection-George Benson
 72 Tom Tom Club-Tom Tom Club
 73 Loverboy-Loverboy
 74 Gap Band IV-Gap Band
 75 Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel
 76 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parson's Project
 77 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band
 78 Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor
 79 Hey Ricky-Melissa Manchester
 80 Give The People What They Want-The Kinks
 81 Quiet Lies-Juice Newton
 82 One On One-Cheap Trick
 83 Wild Heart Of The Young-Karla Bonoff
 84 Pelican West-Haircut One Hundred
 85 Come Morning-Grover Washington Jr.
 86 Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I-Stevie Wonder
 87 Jane Fonds's Workout Album-Jane Fonds
 88 Tommy Tutone-Tommy Tutone
 89 Chicago 16-Chicago
 90 Hooked On Swing- Larry Elgart
 91 If I Should Love Again-Barry Manilow
 92 The Blasters-The Blasters
 93 The Number Of The Beast-Iron Maiden
 94 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond
 95 Annie-Soundtrack
 96 Good Trouble-REO Speedwagon
 97 Straight From The Heart-Patrice Rusher
 98 Songs In The Attic-Billy Joel
 99 Voices-Daryl Hall & John Oates
100 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen

* As published in the December 25th,1982 issue of Billboard Magazine.