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The Best Punk Albums of 1982
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Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
March 24, 1982
New Wave
,
Art Punk
,
Post-Punk
Funk Rock
,
Dance-Punk
,
Afrobeat
,
Art Rock
,
Mutant Disco
Critic Score
88
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
SoundCloud
2
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Bad Brains - Bad Brains
February 5, 1982
Hardcore Punk
Reggae
,
Dub
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
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3
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Misfits - Walk Among Us
March 1982
Horror Punk
,
Hardcore Punk
Melodic Hardcore
Critic Score
91
3 reviews
Amazon
4
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Descendents - Milo Goes to College
September 12, 1982
Hardcore Punk
,
Skate Punk
Melodic Hardcore
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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5
.
Tav Falco's Panther Burns - Behind the Magnolia Curtain
January 1982
Garage Punk
,
Rockabilly
Psychobilly
,
Electric Blues
Critic Score
94
2 reviews
Amazon
6
.
X - Under the Big Black Sun
July 1982
Punk Rock
Rockabilly
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
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Bandcamp
7
.
The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses
October 28, 1982
Paisley Underground
,
Post-Punk
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Post-Punk
,
Slacker Rock
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
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8
.
Zero Boys - Vicious Circle
1982
Hardcore Punk
,
Melodic Hardcore
Skate Punk
,
Melodic Hardcore
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Spotify
9
.
Flipper - Album - Generic Flipper
March 30, 1982
Punk Rock
,
Pigfuck
,
Noise Rock
Post-Hardcore
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
89
2 reviews
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SoundCloud
10
.
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
November 16, 1982
Hardcore Punk
Anarcho-Punk
,
Surf Punk
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
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11
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The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
March 8, 1982
Art Punk
,
Post-Punk
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
82
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bandcamp
12
.
Midnight Oil - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
November 1, 1982
Post-Punk
,
New Wave
,
Big Music
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The Damned - Strawberries
January 1, 1982
Punk Rock
,
New Wave
,
Post-Punk
Psychedelic Rock
,
Gothic Rock
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
SoundCloud
14
.
The Monochrome Set - Eligible Bachelors
August 21, 1982
Jangle Pop
,
New Wave
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
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15
.
Cabaret Voltaire - 2X45
April 1982
Post-Punk
,
Industrial
Dance-Punk
,
Minimal Wave
,
Mutant Disco
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Sad Lovers & Giants - Epic Garden Music
October 1982
Post-Punk
,
Gothic Rock
,
Dream Pop
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
17
.
Nina Hagen - NunSexMonkRock
June 12, 1982
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
Experimental Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
New Wave
Critic Score
83
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
FEAR - The Record
June 15, 1982
Hardcore Punk
Art Punk
,
Surf Punk
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
The Birthday Party - Junkyard
May 10, 1982
Post-Punk
,
Punk Blues
,
Noise Rock
Deathrock
,
Garage Punk
,
Pigfuck
,
No Wave
Critic Score
76
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Bandcamp
20
.
Siouxsie and the Banshees - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
November 5, 1982
Gothic Rock
,
Post-Punk
New Wave
,
Art Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The Replacements - Stink
June 24, 1982
Hardcore Punk
,
Punk Rock
Emocore
,
Garage Punk
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Lifetones - For a Reason
1982
Dub
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now
September 25, 1982
New Wave
,
Post-Punk
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
71
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Gang of Four - Songs of the Free
May 1982
New Wave
,
Post-Punk
Dance-Punk
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
The Fall - Room to Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!)
September 27, 1982
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
70
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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