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The Best Electronic Albums of 1982 by User Score
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1
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Duran Duran - Rio
May 10, 1982
Synthpop
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
81
1,654 ratings
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2
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Laurie Anderson - Big Science
April 19, 1982
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Experimental
USER SCORE
80
902 ratings
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3
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Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves
1982
New Age
,
Progressive Electronic
USER SCORE
80
138 ratings
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4
.
Sparks - Angst in My Pants
March 29, 1982
New Wave
,
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
78
208 ratings
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5
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ABC - The Lexicon of Love
June 25, 1982
Synthpop
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
77
320 ratings
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6
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細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono] - Philharmony
May 21, 1982
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
76
217 ratings
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7
.
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)
September 12, 1982
Synthpop
USER SCORE
75
261 ratings
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8
.
Solid Space - Space Museum
1982
Minimal Synth
,
Minimal Wave
USER SCORE
76
155 ratings
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9
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Mecano - Mecano
April 6, 1982
Synthpop
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
79
64 ratings
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10
.
Yazoo - Upstairs at Eric's
August 20, 1982
Synthpop
USER SCORE
75
223 ratings
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11
.
Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless
March 15, 1982
Synthpop
,
New Wave
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
78
66 ratings
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12
.
大貫妙子 [Taeko Ōnuki] - Cliché
September 21, 1982
City Pop
,
Techno Kayō
USER SCORE
79
52 ratings
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13
.
Falco - Einzelhaft
1982
Synthpop
,
Neue Deutsche Welle
USER SCORE
76
67 ratings
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14
.
Devo - Oh, No! It's Devo!
October 21, 1982
New Wave
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
74
142 ratings
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15
.
矢野 顕子 [Akiko Yano] - 愛がなくちゃね。
1982
Synthpop
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
79
33 ratings
Amazon
16
.
Icehouse - Primitive Man
September 6, 1982
New Wave
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
78
35 ratings
Amazon
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17
.
Monoton - Monotonprodukt 07
1982
Minimal Synth
USER SCORE
79
28 ratings
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18
.
高橋幸宏 [Yukihiro Takahashi] - What, Me Worry?
June 21, 1982
Synthpop
USER SCORE
77
36 ratings
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19
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Gary Numan - I, Assassin
September 10, 1982
Synthpop
,
New Wave
,
Synth Funk
,
Sophisti-Pop
USER SCORE
78
29 ratings
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20
.
Andie Oppenheimer - New Mexico
1982
Synthpop
,
Minimal Synth
USER SCORE
73
89 ratings
Amazon
21
.
Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat
1982
Electro-Disco
USER SCORE
76
37 ratings
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22
.
Warning - Warning
May 1982
Doom Metal
,
Avant-Garde Metal
,
Progressive Electronic
,
Neue Deutsche Welle
USER SCORE
75
40 ratings
Amazon
23
.
Klaus Nomi - Simple Man
1982
New Wave
,
Classical Crossover
,
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
78
22 ratings
Amazon
Music
24
.
Rational Youth - Cold War Night Life
April 1982
Synthpop
,
Electronic
USER SCORE
82
13 ratings
Amazon
25
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井上鑑 [Akira Inoue] - Prophetic Dream
March 1, 1982
Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
77
24 ratings
Amazon
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![細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono] - Philharmony](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/91251-philharmony.jpg)
![大貫妙子 [Taeko Ōnuki] - Cliché](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/97189-clich.jpg)
![矢野 顕子 [Akiko Yano] - 愛がなくちゃね。](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/83852-.jpg)
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![井上鑑 [Akira Inoue] - Prophetic Dream](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/457091-prophetic-dream-.jpg)
