UNITED KINGDOM'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1982

No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month
  1 RIO-DURAN DURAN-DECEMBER                                                                                                 1522
  2 THE KIDS FROM "FAME"-VARIOUS ARTISTS-August                                                      1520
  3 DARE-HUMAN LEAGUE-January                                                                        1292
  4 COMPLETE MADNESS-MADNESS-May                                                                     1054
  5 LOVE SONGS-BARBRA STREISAND-February                                                             1006
  6 PEARLS-ELKIE BROOKS-February                                                                      992
  7 THE LEXICON OF LOVE-ABC-July                                                                      964
  8 THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION-John Lennon-December                                                   880
  9 HEARTBREAKER-Dionne Warwick-November                                                              812
 10 PELICAN WEST-Haircut 100-March                                                                    734
 11 Hello I Must Be Going-Phil Collins-November                                                       720
 12 Avalon-Roxy Music-June                                                                            714
 13 Tropical Gangsters-Kid Creole & The Coconuts-August                                               692
 14 All For A Song-Barbara Dickson-March                                                              616
 15 The Number Of The Beast-Iron Maiden-April                                                         548
 16 The Singles:the First Ten Years-Abba-November                                                     544
 17 Too-Re-Ay-Dexys Midnight Runners-August                                                           540
 18 Love Over Gold-Dire Straits-October                                                               478
 19 Still Life (American Concert 1981)-The Rolling Stones-June                                        476
 20 Love And Dancing-League Unlimited Orchestra-July                                                  472
 21 Fame-Original Soundtrack-July                                                                     468
 22 Upstairs At Eric's-Yazoo-September                                                                456
 23 Non Stop Erotic Cabaret-Soft Cell-February                                                        432
 24 From The Makers Of....-Status Quo-November                                                        404
 25 Kissing To Be Clever-Culture Club-October                                                         380
 26 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-May                                                                     378
 27 Live In Britain-Barry Manilow-April                                                               378
 28 Night Birds-Skakatak-May                                                                          376
 29 Pearls II-Elkie Brooks-December                                                                   370
 30 Begin The Beguine-Julio Iglesias-March                                                            362
 31 Reflections-Various Artists-October                                                               342
 32 Love Songs-Commodores-August                                                                      340
 33 Give Me Your Heart Tonight-Shakin' Stevens-October                                                332
 34 The Gift-The Jam-March                                                                            316
 35 Mirage-Fleetwood Mac-July                                                                         312
 36 Action Trax-Various Artists-February                                                              304
 37 20 Greatest Love Songs-Nat "King" Cole-December                                                   274
 38 Abracadabra-The Steve Miller Band-July                                                            274
 39 Kids From "Fame" Again-Kids From "Fame"-October                                                   270
 40 4-Foreigner-January                                                                               268
 41 3 Sides Live-Genesis-June                                                                         260
 42 Hot Space-Queen-May                                                                               254
 43 In The Heat Of The Night-Imagination-September                                                    250
 44 Pictures At Eleven-Robert Plant-July                                                              248
 45 The Rise And Fall-Madness-November                                                                240
 46 Original Musiquarium 1-Stevie Wonder-June                                                         240
 47 Dreaming-Various Artists-February                                                                 240
 48 Love Songs-Diana Ross-December                                                                    238
 49 Singles:45's And Under-Squeeze-November                                                           232
 50 The Friends Of Mr. Cairo-Jon And Vangelis-February                                                224
 51 Sky 4:Forthcoming-Sky-April                                                                       218
 52 The Concert In Central Park-Simon And Garfunkel-July                                              216
 53 1982-Status Quo-April                                                                             214
 54 Hits Hits Hits-Various Artists-January                                                            214
 55 Dig The New Breed-The Jam-December                                                                208
 56 Chart Beat/Chart Heat-Various Artists-September                                                   208
 57 James Bond's Greatest Hits-Various Artists-April                                                  196
 58 New Gold Dreams (81,82,83,84)-Simple Minds-September                                              188
 59 Chartbusters-Various Artists-May                                                                  188
 60 Modern Dance-Various Artists-January                                                              186
 61 Talking Back To The Night-Steve Winwood-August                                                    172
 62 The Eagle Has Landed-Saxon-May                                                                    168
 63 Windsong-Randy Crawford-June                                                                      166
 64 Peter Gabriel 4-Peter Gabriel-September                                                           158
 65 Shape Up And Dance Featuring Angela Rippon (Volume II)-Angela Rippon-April                        156
 66 Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen-September                                                              150
 67 Sulk-Associates-May                                                                               150
 68 UB44-UB40-October                                                                                 148
 69 Breakout-Various Artists-September                                                                146
 70 ..Famous Last Words..-Supertramp-October                                                          144
 71 Now You See Me Now You Don't-Cliff Richard-August                                                 142
 72 Asia-Asia-April                                                                                   142
 73 One Night At Budokan-Michael Schenker Group-March                                                 142
 74 The Changeling-Toyah-June                                                                         140
 75 Fun Boy Three-Fun Boy Three-March                                                                 138
 76 Imperial Bedroom-Elvis Costello And The Attractions-July                                          134
 77 The Anvil-Visage-March                                                                            134
 78 Five Miles Out-Mike Oldfield-March                                                                134
 79 English Settlement-XTC-February                                                                   134
 80 Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing-Soft Cell-June                                                          132
 81 Straight Between The Eyes-Rainbow-April                                                           132
 82 I Wanna Do It With You-Barry Manilow-November                                                     130
 83 Disco UK And Disco USA-Various Artists-May                                                        124
 84 Portrait-The Nolans-April                                                                         124
 85 Keep Fit And Dance-Peter Powell-March                                                             124
 86 A Broken Frame-Depeche Mode-October                                                               122
 87 Are You Ready-Bucks Fizz-May                                                                      122
 88 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February                                                     120
 89 Overload-Various Artists-July                                                                     114
 90 La Folie-The Stranglers-February                                                                  112
 91 Combat Rock-The Clash-May                                                                         106
 92 Coda-Led Zeppelin-November                                                                        104
 93 Donna Summer-Donna Summer-August                                                                  104
 94 The Sky's Gone Out-Bauhaus-October                                                                102
 95 The Dreaming-Kate Bush-September                                                                  102
 96 Quartet-Ultravox-October                                                                           98
 97 Signals-Rush-September                                                                             98
 98 Friend Or Foe-Adam Ant-October                                                                     96
 99 Ironfist-Motorhead-April                                                                           94
100 The Concerts In China-Jean-Michel Jarre-May                                                        90
101 The Hunter-Blondie-May                                                                             88
102 Chart Attack-Various Artists-October                                                               86
103 The Man-Machine-Kraftwerk-February                                                                 86
104 Saints 'N' Sinners-Whitesnake-November                                                             84
105 Something Special-Kool And The Gang-January                                                        84
106 Chart Hits '82-Various Artists-November                                                            78
107 Midnight Love-Marvin Gaye-November                                                                 76
108 Eye Of The Tiger-Survovor-August                                                                   76
109 Screaming For Vengeance-Judas Priest-July                                                          76
110 A Kiss In The Dreamhouse-Siouxsie And The Banshees-November                                        74
111 The Collection 1977-1982-The Stranglers-September                                                  74
112 Songs To Remember-Scritti Politti-September                                                        74
113 With A Bullet-Various Artists-March                                                                74
114 Physical-Olivia Newton-John-February                                                               74
115 The Cage-Tygers Of Pan Tang-August                                                                 72
116 Freeze Frame-J Geils Band-March                                                                    72
117 I,Assassin-Gary Numan-September                                                                    46
118 Pornography-The Cure-May                                                                           46
119 Mechanix-UFO-February                                                                              46
120 20 Greatest Hits-The Beatles-October                                                               42
121 Fabrique-Fashion-June                                                                              42
122 It's Hard-The Who-September                                                                        40
123 Blackout-Scorpions-April                                                                           40
124 Pinky Blue-Altered Images-May                                                                      38
125 Revelations-Killing Joke-May                                                                       38
126 Can't Stop The Classics:Hooked On Classics 2-Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-August                   36
127 Jump Up!-Elton John-April                                                                          36
128 The Best Of The Four Tops-The Four Tops-March                                                      36
129 Amor-Julio Iglesias-October                                                                        34
130 Highway Song:Blackfoot Live-Blackfoot-September                                                    34
131 Raise!-Earth,Wind And Fire-January                                                                 34