List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1982

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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	For Those About to Rock We Salute You	AC/DC	Atlantic	^[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	Asia	Asia	Geffen	^[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]

References

^ "Ropin' the Charts SoundScan System Good for Music and for Listeners ..." The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
^ Holden, Stephen (1991-06-22). "Billboard's New Charts Roil the Record Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
^ Goldstein, Patrick (1991-09-21). "Hype, Hokey-Pokey and the Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
^ "January 2, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "January 9, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "January 16, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "January 23, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "January 30, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "February 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "February 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "February 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "February 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "March 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "March 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "March 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "March 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "April 3, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "April 10, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "April 17, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "April 24, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "May 1, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "May 8, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "May 15, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "May 22, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "May 29, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "June 5, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "June 12, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "June 19, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "June 26, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "July 3, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "July 10, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "July 17, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "July 24, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "July 31, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "August 7, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "August 14, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "August 21, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "August 28, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "September 4, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "September 11, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "September 18, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "September 25, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "October 2, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "October 9, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "October 16, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "October 23, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "October 30, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "November 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "November 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "November 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "November 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "December 4, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "December 11, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "December 18, 1982". Billboard 200.
^ "December 25, 1982". Billboard 200.

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