List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1982

The Billboard 200, published in Billboard magazine, is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, Billboard estimated the sales for the album charts from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide, which was gathered by telephone, fax or messenger service.[1] The data was based on reports from record stores, who ranked the popularity of the best-selling records but did not provide any actual sales figures.[2][3]

Chart history
Key
† Indicates best performing album of 1982
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 2 For Those About to Rock We Salute You AC/DC Atlantic [4]
January 9 [5]
January 16 4 Foreigner Atlantic [6]
January 23 [7]
January 30 [8]
February 6 Freeze Frame The J. Geils Band EMI America [9]
February 13 [10]
February 20 [11]
February 27 [12]
March 6 Beauty and the Beat Go-Go’s I.R.S. [13]
March 13 [14]
March 20 [15]
March 27 [16]
April 3 [17]
April 10 [18]
April 17 Chariots of Fire Vangelis Polydor [19]
April 24 [20]
May 1 [21]
May 8 [22]
May 15 Asia Asia Geffen [23]
May 22 [24]
May 29 Tug of War Paul McCartney Columbia [25]
June 5 [26]
June 12 [27]
June 19 Asia Asia Geffen [28]
June 26 [29]
July 3 [30]
July 10 [31]
July 17 [32]
July 24 [33]
July 31 [34]
August 7 Mirage Fleetwood Mac Warner Bros. [35]
August 14 [36]
August 21 [37]
August 28 [38]
September 4 [39]
September 11 American Fool John Cougar Riva [40]
September 18 [41]
September 25 [42]
October 2 [43]
October 9 [44]
October 16 [45]
October 23 [46]
October 30 [47]
November 6 [48]
November 13 Business as Usual Men at Work Columbia [49]
November 20 [50]
November 27 [51]
December 4 [52]
December 11 [53]
December 18 [54]
December 25 [55]

See also

References
  1. "Ropin' the Charts SoundScan System Good for Music and for Listeners ..." The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. Holden, Stephen (1991-06-22). "Billboard's New Charts Roil the Record Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. Goldstein, Patrick (1991-09-21). "Hype, Hokey-Pokey and the Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  4. "January 2, 1982". Billboard 200.
  5. "January 9, 1982". Billboard 200.
  6. "January 16, 1982". Billboard 200.
  7. "January 23, 1982". Billboard 200.
  8. "January 30, 1982". Billboard 200.
  9. "February 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
  10. "February 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
  11. "February 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
  12. "February 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
  13. "March 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
  14. "March 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
  15. "March 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
  16. "March 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
  17. "April 3, 1982". Billboard 200.
  18. "April 10, 1982". Billboard 200.
  19. "April 17, 1982". Billboard 200.
  20. "April 24, 1982". Billboard 200.
  21. "May 1, 1982". Billboard 200.
  22. "May 8, 1982". Billboard 200.
  23. "May 15, 1982". Billboard 200.
  24. "May 22, 1982". Billboard 200.
  25. "May 29, 1982". Billboard 200.
  26. "June 5, 1982". Billboard 200.
  27. "June 12, 1982". Billboard 200.
  28. "June 19, 1982". Billboard 200.
  29. "June 26, 1982". Billboard 200.
  30. "July 3, 1982". Billboard 200.
  31. "July 10, 1982". Billboard 200.
  32. "July 17, 1982". Billboard 200.
  33. "July 24, 1982". Billboard 200.
  34. "July 31, 1982". Billboard 200.
  35. "August 7, 1982". Billboard 200.
  36. "August 14, 1982". Billboard 200.
  37. "August 21, 1982". Billboard 200.
  38. "August 28, 1982". Billboard 200.
  39. "September 4, 1982". Billboard 200.
  40. "September 11, 1982". Billboard 200.
  41. "September 18, 1982". Billboard 200.
  42. "September 25, 1982". Billboard 200.
  43. "October 2, 1982". Billboard 200.
  44. "October 9, 1982". Billboard 200.
  45. "October 16, 1982". Billboard 200.
  46. "October 23, 1982". Billboard 200.
  47. "October 30, 1982". Billboard 200.
  48. "November 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
  49. "November 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
  50. "November 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
  51. "November 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
  52. "December 4, 1982". Billboard 200.
  53. "December 11, 1982". Billboard 200.
  54. "December 18, 1982". Billboard 200.
  55. "December 25, 1982". Billboard 200.
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