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