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Best Albums of 1982 by User Score

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Genre
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1.

Michael Jackson - Thriller
November 30th, 1982
Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
89
2,609 ratings
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2.

Kate Bush - The Dreaming
September 13th, 1982
Art Pop
USER SCORE
88
1,275 ratings
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3.

Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
March 24th, 1982
New Wave
USER SCORE
87
104 ratings
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4.

Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters
November 1st, 1982
Hardcore Punk
USER SCORE
87
425 ratings
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5.

King Sunny Adé and His African Beats - Juju Music
January 1st, 1982
USER SCORE
87
24 ratings
Amazon

6.

Philip Glass - Glassworks
January 1st, 1982
Minimalism
USER SCORE
86
259 ratings
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7.

Charly García - Yendo de la cama al living
October 28th, 1982
Art Pop
USER SCORE
86
35 ratings
Amazon

8.

Prince - 1999
October 27th, 1982
Synth Funk
USER SCORE
86
642 ratings
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9.

Fausto - Por Este Rio Acima
November 19th, 1982
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
86
35 ratings
Amazon

10.

Tatsuro Yamashita - For You
January 21st, 1982
City Pop
USER SCORE
86
177 ratings
Amazon

11.

Idoli - Одбрана и последњи дани
March 0th, 1982
New Wave
USER SCORE
85
17 ratings
Amazon

12.

The Cure - Pornography
May 3rd, 1982
Gothic Rock
USER SCORE
85
1,157 ratings
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13.

José Mário Branco - Ser solidário
October 12th, 1982
Folk
USER SCORE
85
23 ratings
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14.

Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park
February 16th, 1982
Folk Pop
USER SCORE
85
12 ratings
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15.

Luis Alberto Spinetta - Kamikaze
April 0th, 1982
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
85
50 ratings
Amazon

16.

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
March 22nd, 1982
Heavy Metal
USER SCORE
85
809 ratings
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17.

Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
September 30th, 1982
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
84
377 ratings
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18.

Casiopea - Mint Jams
May 12th, 1982
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
84
150 ratings
Amazon

19.

Hiroshi Sato - Awakening
June 21st, 1982
City Pop
USER SCORE
84
19 ratings
Amazon

20.

Ennio Morricone - The Thing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
January 1st, 1982
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
84
21 ratings
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21.

Midnight Oil - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
November 1st, 1982
New Wave
USER SCORE
84
27 ratings
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22.

Mission of Burma - Vs.
October 11th, 1982
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
84
172 ratings
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23.

The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
March 8th, 1982
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
83
150 ratings
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24.

David Lynch & Alan R. Splet - Eraserhead
January 1st, 1982
Dark Ambient
USER SCORE
83
68 ratings
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25.

John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
June 11th, 1982
USER SCORE
83
11 ratings
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