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