RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1982

Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month
 1 BUSINESS AS USUAL-MEN AT WORK-NOVEMBER                                                                    1444
 2 FREEZE-FRAME-J.GIELS BAND-February                                                             1354
 3 GET LUCKY-LOVERBOY-February                                                                    1310
 4 GET NERVOUS-PAT BENATAR-November                                                                952
 5 I LOVE ROCK & ROLL-JOAN JETT & BLACKHEARTS-February                                             938
 6 MIRAGE-FLEETWOOD MAC-August                                                                     924
 7 LOOKING AFTER DARK-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-December                                           916
 8 AMERICAN FOOL-John Cougar-June                                                                  908
 9 DIVER DOWN-Van Halen-May                                                                        896
10 ASIA-Asia-May                                                                                   892
11 Shake It Up-Cars-January                                                                        824
12 Emotions In Motion-Billy Squier-September                                                       798
13 Aldo Novo-Aldo Novo-April                                                                       794
14 Standing Hampton-Sammy Hagar-March                                                              784
15 I Can't Stand Still-Don Henley-November                                                         724
16 Special Forces-.38 Special-June                                                                 708
17 It's Hard-Who-October                                                                           702
18 Signals-Rush-November                                                                           696
19 Worlds Apart-Saga-November                                                                      686
20 Pictures Of Eleven-Robert Plant-August                                                          674
21 Hello I Must Be Going-Phil Collins-December                                                     658
22 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC-January                                             616
23 Blackout-Scorpions-May                                                                          576
24 No Control-Eddie Money-August                                                                   524
25 Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor-July                                                                  510
26 Small Change-Prism-March                                                                        506
27 Good Trouble-REO Speedwagon-July                                                                486
28 Famous Last Words-Supertramp-November                                                           478
29 Winds Of Change-Jefferson Starship-November                                                     470
30 Straight Between The Eyes-Rainbow-May                                                           434
31 Talking Back To The Night-Steve Winwood-December                                                418
32 All The Best Cowboys-Pete Townsend-July                                                         408
33 Rough Diamonds-Bad Company-September                                                            392
34 Fast Times At R.M.H.-Various Artists-September                                                  378
35 Shuttered Room-Fixx-December                                                                    366
36 No Fun Aloud-Glenn Frey-July                                                                    360
37 Daylight Again-Crosby,Stills & Nash-August                                                      358
38 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet-Rick Springfield-April                                            358
39 All For One-Motels-June                                                                         356
40 Built For Speed-Stray Cats-November                                                             342
41 Nylon Curtain-Billy Joel-November                                                               340
42 Vinyl Confessions-Kansas-June                                                                   340
43 Toto IV-Toto-May                                                                                338
44 Picture This-Huey Lewis & News-April                                                            334
45 Three Sides Live-Genesis-July                                                                   322
46 Queen's Greatest Hits-Queen-January                                                             316
47 Tommy Tutone-Tommy Tutone-April                                                                 302
48 Screaming For Vegence-Judas Priest-September                                                    300
49 Shango-Santana-October                                                                          294
50 High Adventure-Kenny Loggins-October                                                            280
51 Coda-Led Zeppelin-December                                                                      258
52 Kihntinued-Greg Kihn Band-May                                                                   256
53 You Want It,You Got It-Bryan Adams-June                                                         256
54 It's Showtime-J.Geils Band-December                                                             250
55 Security-Peter Gabriel-November                                                                 248
56 Windows-Charlie Daniels Band-April                                                              248
57 Power Play-April Wine-August                                                                    246
58 A Flock Of Sea Gulls-A Flock Of Sea Gulls-August                                                238
59 "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)-Rolling Stones-July                                        236
60 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-May                                                                   224
61 Hot Space-Queen-June                                                                            218
62 Steel Breeze-Steel Breeze-October                                                               198
63 3-Gamma-April                                                                                   192
64 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parson's Project-July                                                       186
65 Last Safe Place-Le Roux-March                                                                   182
66 Broadsword & Beast-Jethro Tull-May                                                              180
67 Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen-October                                                              172
68 Friend Or Foe-Adam Ant-December                                                                 164
69 Combat Rock-The Clash-November                                                                  150
70 Love Over Gold-Dire Straits-November                                                            140
71 Back On The Chain Gang-Pretenders-December                                                      120
72 Private Audition-Heart-June                                                                     116
73 Dare-Human League-May                                                                           112
74 Night & Day-Joe Jackson-November                                                                106
75 Re-Ac-Tor-Neil Young-January                                                                     74
76 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-July                                                               70
77 One On One-Cheap Trick-June                                                                      36
78 Stone Cold-Rainbow-April                                                                         36
79 Anytime-Henry Paul Band-January                                                                  36
80 Paperlate-Genesis-June                                                                           34