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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