RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FOR 1982
Written by Barry Kowal
May 28, 2016 at 10:31 AM
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHARTS FOR 1982*
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:January 2,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 24 4-FOREIGNER
2 2 22 Escape-Journey
3 3 4 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
4 4 17 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
5 5 8 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
6 6 10 Physical-Olivia Newton John
7 7 4 Christmas-Kenny Rogers
8 8 4 Memories-Barbara Streisand
9 9 11 Ghost In The Machine-Police
10 10 6 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond
11 11 21 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
12 12 8 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
13 13 6 Shake It Up-Cars
14 14 10 Exit...Stage Left-Rush
15 15 12 Something Special-Kool & Gang
16 16 14 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
17 17 8 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
18 18 8 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
19 19 7 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
20 20 15 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:January 9,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 25 4-FOREIGNER
2 2 23 Escape-Journey
3 3 5 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
4 4 18 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
5 5 9 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
6 6 11 Physical-Olivia Newton John
7 7 5 Christmas-Kenny Rogers
8 8 5 Memories-Barbara Streisand
9 9 12 Ghost In The Machine-Police
10 10 7 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond
11 11 22 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
12 12 9 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
13 13 7 Shake It Up-Cars
14 14 11 Exit...Stage Left-Rush
15 15 13 Something Special-Kool & Gang
16 16 15 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
17 17 9 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
18 18 9 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
19 19 8 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
20 20 16 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:January 16,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 26 4-FOREIGNER
2 2 24 Escape-Journey
3 3 6 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
4 4 19 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
5 5 10 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
6 6 12 Physical-Olivia Newton John
7 7 6 Christmas-Kenny Rogers
8 8 6 Memories-Barbara Streisand
9 9 13 Ghost In The Machine-Police
10 10 8 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond
11 12 10 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
12 11 23 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
13 13 8 Shake It Up-Cars
14 18 10 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
15 16 16 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
16 17 10 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
17 23 9 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
18 19 9 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
19 14 12 Exit...Stage Left-Rush
20 20 17 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:January 23,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 27 4-FOREIGNER
2 2 25 Escape-Journey
3 3 7 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
4 4 20 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
5 6 13 Physical-Olivia Newton John
6 8 7 Memories-Barbara Streisand
7 11 11 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
8 9 14 Ghost In The Machine-Police
9 14 11 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
10 5 11 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
11 12 24 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
12 15 17 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
13 13 9 Shake It Up-Cars
14 10 9 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond
15 17 10 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
16 16 11 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
17 18 10 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
18 29 9 Get Lucky-Loverboy
19 20 18 Nine Tonight-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
20 22 13 Abacab-Genesis
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:January 30,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 28 4-FOREIGNER
2 2 26 Escape-Journey
3 3 8 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
4 4 21 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
5 5 14 Physical-Olivia Newton John
6 6 8 Memories-Barbara Streisand
7 7 12 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
8 9 12 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
9 8 15 Ghost In The Machine-Police
10 11 25 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
11 12 18 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
12 10 12 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
13 13 10 Shake It Up-Cars
14 15 11 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
15 16 12 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
16 18 10 Get Lucky-Loverboy
17 17 11 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
18 20 14 Abacab-Genesis
19 22 18 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
20 14 10 On The Way To The Sky-Neil Diamond
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:February 6,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 2 27 ESCAPE-JOURNEY
2 1 29 4-Foreigner
3 8 13 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
4 7 13 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
5 4 22 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
6 6 9 Memories-Barbara Streisand
7 3 9 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
8 5 15 Physical-Olivia Newton John
9 9 16 Ghost In The Machine-Police
10 10 26 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
11 11 19 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
12 12 13 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
13 13 11 Shake It Up-Cars
14 24 26 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
15 16 11 Get Lucky-Loverboy
16 15 13 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
17 18 15 Abacab-Genesis
18 19 19 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
19 17 12 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
20 23 13 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:February 13,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 28 ESCAPE-JOURNEY
2 2 30 4-Foreigner
3 3 14 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
4 4 14 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
5 9 17 Ghost In The Machine-Police
6 7 10 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
7 6 10 Memories-Barbara Streisand
8 5 23 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
9 14 27 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
10 10 27 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
11 11 20 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
12 8 16 Physical-Olivia Newton John
13 15 12 Get Lucky-Loverboy
14 20 14 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
15 13 12 Shake It Up-Cars
16 18 20 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
17 17 16 Abacab-Genesis
18 12 14 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
19 19 13 Tonight I'm Yours-Rod Stewart
20 16 14 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:February 20,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 3 15 FREEZE FRAME-J.GIELS BAND
2 1 29 Escape-Journey
3 4 15 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
4 2 31 4-Foreigner
5 5 18 Ghost In The Machine-Police
6 9 28 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
7 6 11 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
8 8 24 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
9 27 8 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
10 12 17 Physical-Olivia Newton John
11 11 21 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
12 13 13 Get Lucky-Loverboy
13 14 15 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
14 16 21 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
15 10 28 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
16 15 13 Shake It Up-Cars
17 7 11 Memories-Barbara Streisand
18 18 15 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
19 17 17 Abacab-Genesis
20 28 6 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:February 27,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 3 16 HOOKED ON CLASSICS-ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
2 1 16 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
3 4 32 4-Foreigner
4 2 30 Escape-Journey
5 5 19 Ghost In The Machine-Police
6 6 29 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
7 10 18 Physical-Olivia Newton John
8 9 9 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
9 11 22 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 7 12 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
11 12 14 Get Lucky-Loverboy
12 13 16 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
13 14 22 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
14 8 25 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
15 20 7 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
16 16 14 Shake It Up-Cars
17 15 29 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
18 17 12 Memories-Barbara Streisand
19 18 16 Raise!-Earth,Wind & Fire
20 22 15 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:March 6,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 2 17 FREEZE FRAME-J.GIELS BAND
2 1 17 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
3 3 33 4-Foreigner
4 4 31 Escape-Journey
5 6 30 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
6 7 19 Physical-Olivia Newton John
7 5 20 Ghost In The Machine-Police
8 8 10 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
9 9 23 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
10 11 15 Get Lucky-Loverboy
11 12 17 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
12 15 8 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
13 13 23 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
14 10 13 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
15 14 26 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
16 16 15 Shake It Up-Cars
17 17 30 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
18 18 13 Memories-Barbara Streisand
19 20 16 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
20 22 49 Feels So Right-Alabama
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:March 13,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 18 FREEZE FRAME-J.GIELS BAND
2 2 18 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
3 6 20 Physical-Olivia Newton John
4 5 31 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
5 4 32 Escape-Journey
6 3 34 4-Foreigner
7 8 11 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
8 7 21 Ghost In The Machine-Police
9 10 16 Get Lucky-Loverboy
10 11 18 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
11 12 9 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
12 9 24 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
13 13 24 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
14 22 19 Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack)-Vangelis
15 14 14 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC
16 15 27 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
17 17 31 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
18 16 16 Shake It Up-Cars
19 19 17 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
20 18 14 Memories-Barbara Streisand
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:March 20,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 19 FREEZE FRAME-J.GIELS BAND
2 4 32 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
3 3 21 Physical-Olivia Newton John
4 7 12 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
5 2 19 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
6 5 33 Escape-Journey
7 6 35 4-Foreigner
8 9 17 Get Lucky-Loverboy
9 11 10 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
10 10 19 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
11 14 20 Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack)-Vangelis
12 8 22 Ghost In The Machine-Police
13 12 25 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
14 13 25 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
15 17 32 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
16 21 4 Bobbie Sue-The Oak Ridge Boys
17 16 28 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
18 18 17 Shake It Up-Cars
19 19 18 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
20 24 21 Tom Tom Club-Tom Tom Club
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:March 27,1982
1 1 20 FREEZE FRAME-J.GIELS BAND
2 2 33 Beauty & The Beat-Go Gos
3 3 22 Physical-Olivia Newton John
4 4 13 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
5 5 20 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
6 6 34 Escape-Journey
7 7 36 4-Foreigner
8 8 18 Get Lucky-Loverboy
9 9 11 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
10 10 20 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
11 11 21 Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack)-Vangelis
12 12 23 Ghost In The Machine-Police
13 13 26 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
14 14 26 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
15 15 33 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
16 16 5 Bobbie Sue-The Oak Ridge Boys
17 17 29 Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
18 18 18 Shake It Up-Cars
19 19 19 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross
20 20 22 Tom Tom Club-Tom Tom Club
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:April 3,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 2 34 BEAUTY & THE BEAT-GO GOS
2 1 21 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
3 3 23 Physical-Olivia Newton John
4 4 14 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
5 5 21 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
6 6 35 Escape-Journey
7 11 22 Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack)-Vangelis
8 7 37 4-Foreigner
9 9 12 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
10 8 19 Get Lucky-Loverboy
11 10 21 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
12 12 24 Ghost In The Machine-Police
13 23 3 Mountain Music-Alabama
14 13 27 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
15 16 6 Bobbie Sue-The Oak Ridge Boys
16 15 34 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
17 14 27 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
18 25 4 The Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel
19 18 19 Shake It Up-Cars
20 20 22 Tom Tom Club-Tom Tom Club
RECORD WORLD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY ALBUM CHART:April 10,1982
TW LW TW Song-Artist
1 1 35 BEAUTY & THE BEAT-GO GOS
2 2 22 Freeze-frame-The J. Geils Band
3 4 15 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts
4 7 23 Chariots Of Fire (Soundtrack)-Vangelis
5 5 22 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
6 3 24 Physical-Olivia Newton John
7 37 2 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet-Rick Springfield
8 6 36 Escape-Journey
9 8 38 4-Foreigner
10 10 20 Get Lucky-Loverboy
11 12 25 Ghost In The Machine-Police
12 13 4 Mountain Music-Alabama
13 18 5 The Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel
14 11 22 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
15 15 7 Bobbie Sue-The Oak Ridge Boys
16 14 28 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates
17 16 35 Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
18 9 13 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie
19 25 51 The Dude-Quincy Jones
20 17 28 The Innocent Age-Dan Fogelberg
* Various charts are missing.Should anyone have these charts or know where
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