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1980s in music in the UK
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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart during 1982, as well as albums which peaked in 1981 and 1983 but were in the top ten in 1982. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by Love Songs by Barbra Streisand. Overall, fourteen different albums peaked at number one in 1982, with thirteen unique artists and one soundtrack album hitting that position.

Top-ten albums

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Key
Symbol Meaning
‡ Album peaked in 1981 but still in chart in 1982.
♦ Album released in 1982 but peaked in 1983.
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending) 		Weeks
in
top
10 		Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending) 		Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1981
16 May 1981 8 Chariots of Fire ‡ Vangelis 5 13 May 1981 1
4 July 1981 13 Love Songs ‡ Cliff Richard 1 11 July 1981 5
12 September 1981 10 Dead Ringer ‡ Meat Loaf 1 12 September 1981 2
26 September 1981 7 Wired for Sound ‡ Cliff Richard 4 3 October 1981 1
10 October 1981 13 Ghost in the Machine ‡ The Police 1 10 October 1981 3
10 October 1981 22 Dare ‡ The Human League 1 10 October 1981 4
31 October 1981 10 The Best of Blondie ‡ Blondie 4 31 October 1981 1
7 November 1981 14 Greatest Hits ‡ Queen 1 14 November 1981 4
14 November 1981 10 Prince Charming ‡ Adam and the Ants 2 14 November 1981 3
14 Architecture & Morality ‡ Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 3 21 November 1981 2
28 November 1981 8 Chart Hits '81 ‡ Various artists 1 12 December 1981 1
18 Pearls Elkie Brooks 2 13 February 1982 2
7 Begin the Beguine Julio Iglesias 5 3 April 1982 1
5 December 1981 5 The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: 17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings ‡ Simon & Garfunkel 4 12 December 1981 1
19 December 1981 7 The Visitors ‡ ABBA 1 19 December 1981 3
Albums in 1982
9 January 1982 4 Hits Hits Hits Various artists 2 23 January 1982 1
23 January 1982 16 Love Songs Barbra Streisand 1 30 January 1982 9
3 Modern Dance Various artists 6 23 January 1982 1
5 4 Foreigner 5 6 February 1982 2
30 January 1982 2 Something Special Kool & the Gang 10 30 January 1982 2
6 February 1982 4 The Friends of Mr Cairo Jon and Vangelis 6 13 February 1982 2
13 February 1982 6 Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell 5 20 February 1982 2
9 All for a Song Barbara Dickson 3 27 March 1982 1
2 The Man-Machine Kraftwerk 9 20 February 1982 1
20 February 1982 1 Mechanix UFO 8 20 February 1982 1
27 February 1982 4 Dreaming Various artists 2 27 February 1982 1
2 English Settlement XTC 5 27 February 1982 1
1 Private Eyes Hall & Oates 8 27 February 1982 1
6 March 1982 4 Star Trax Various artists 2 6 March 1982 1
11 Pelican West Haircut 100 2 13 March 1982 3
13 March 1982 2 One Night at Budokan Michael Schenker Group 5 13 March 1982 1
20 March 1982 5 The Gift The Jam 1 20 March 1982 1
3 Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three 7 20 March 1982 2
27 March 1982 2 Keep Fit and Dance Peter Powell 9 27 March 1982 2
3 April 1982 2 The Anvil Visage 6 3 April 1982 1
3 Five Miles Out Mike Oldfield 7 3 April 1982 1
10 April 1982 9 The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden 1 10 April 1982 2
3 James Bond Greatest Hits Various artists 4 10 April 1982 2
4 Sky 4: Forthcoming Sky 7 10 April 1982 2
17 April 1982 2 Iron Fist Motörhead 6 17 April 1982 1
2 Portrait The Nolans 7 17 April 1982 1
24 April 1982 3 1+9+8+2 Status Quo 1 24 April 1982 1
2 Straight Between the Eyes Rainbow 5 24 April 1982 1
1 May 1982 7 Barry Live in Britain Barry Manilow 1 1 May 1982 1
19 Complete Madness Madness 1 22 May 1982 3
2 Shape Up and Dance Volume 2 Angela Rippon 8 8 May 1982 1
8 May 1982 5 Tug of War Paul McCartney 1 8 May 1982 2
1 Disco UK and Disco USA Various artists 7 8 May 1982 1
15 May 1982 3 Hot Space Queen 4 15 May 1982 1
7 Night Birds Shakatak 4 5 June 1982 1
1 The Concerts in China Jean-Michel Jarre 6 15 May 1982 1
1 Pornography The Cure 8 15 May 1982 1
1 Are You Ready Bucks Fizz 10 15 May 1982 1
22 May 1982 2 Combat Rock The Clash 2 22 May 1982 1
25 Rio Duran Duran 2 29 May 1982 1
3 Chartbusters '82 Various artists 3 29 May 1982 1
2 The Eagle Has Landed Saxon 5 29 May 1982 1
1 Sulk The Associates 10 22 May 1982 1
5 June 1982 11 Avalon Roxy Music 1 5 June 1982 3
2 The Hunter Blondie 9 5 June 1982 2
11 Tropical Gangsters Kid Creole and the Coconuts 3 28 August 1982 1
12 June 1982 4 Three Sides Live Genesis 2 12 June 1982 3
8 Still Life (American Concert 1981) The Rolling Stones 4 19 June 1982 3
2 Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Stevie Wonder 8 12 June 1982 1
19 June 1982 3 The Changeling Toyah 6 19 June 1982 1
2 Windsong Randy Crawford 7 19 June 1982 1
26 June 1982 2 Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing (EP) Soft Cell 6 3 July 1982 1
3 July 1982 16 The Lexicon of Love ABC 1 3 July 1982 4
1 Fabrique Fashion 10 3 July 1982 1
10 July 1982 4 Pictures at Eleven Robert Plant 2 10 July 1982 2
5 Mirage Fleetwood Mac 5 10 July 1982 1
2 Imperial Bedroom Elvis Costello and The Attractions 6 10 July 1982 1
1 Overload Various artists 10 10 July 1982 1
17 July 1982 9 Love and Dancing The League Unlimited Orchestra 3 24 July 1982 2
7 Fame: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Various artists 1 24 July 1982 2
1 Abracadabra Steve Miller Band 10 17 July 1982 1
24 July 1982 3 The Concert in Central Park Simon & Garfunkel 6 24 July 1982 1
31 July 1982 24 The Kids from "Fame" The Kids from "Fame" 1 7 August 1982 12
7 August 1982 8 Too-Rye-Ay Dexys Midnight Runners 2 7 August 1982 4
14 August 1982 3 Talking Back to the Night Steve Winwood 6 14 August 1982 1
21 August 1982 4 Love Songs Commodores 5 28 August 1982 1
4 September 1982 8 Upstairs at Eric's Yazoo 2 4 September 1982 3
2 Now You See Me, Now You Don't Cliff Richard 4 4 September 1982 1
11 September 1982 3 Breakout Various artists 4 18 September 1982 1
4 In the Heat of the Night Imagination 7 25 September 1982 1
18 September 1982 2 Signals Rush 3 18 September 1982 1
1 Peter Gabriel 4 (Security) Peter Gabriel 6 18 September 1982 1
4 Chart Beat/Chart Heat Various artists 2 25 September 1982 1
1 I, Assassin Gary Numan 8 18 September 1982 1
25 September 1982 2 The Dreaming Kate Bush 3 25 September 1982 1
3 New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) Simple Minds 3 2 October 1982 1
2 October 1982 7 Love over Gold Dire Straits 1 2 October 1982 4
3 Nebraska Bruce Springsteen 3 9 October 1982 1
9 October 1982 2 UB44 UB40 4 9 October 1982 2
2 A Broken Frame Depeche Mode 8 16 October 1982 1
16 October 1982 3 Give Me Your Heart Tonight Shakin' Stevens 3 16 October 1982 1
7 Reflections Various artists 4 23 October 1982 2
23 October 1982 5 The Kids from "Fame" Again The Kids from "Fame" 2 30 October 1982 2
2 Friend or Foe Adam Ant 5 23 October 1982 1
1 Quartet Ultravox 6 23 October 1982 1
1 Chart Attack Various artists 7 23 October 1982 1
5 Kissing to Be Clever Culture Club 5 30 October 1982 2
30 October 1982 2 The Sky's Gone Out Bauhaus 4 30 October 1982 1
6 November 1982 3 ...Famous Last Words... Supertramp 6 6 November 1982 1
3 Singles – 45's and Under Squeeze 3 13 November 1982 1
4 Olivia's Greatest Hits ♦ Olivia Newton-John 8 15 January 1983 2
1 20 Greatest Hits The Beatles 10 6 November 1982 1
13 November 1982 11 Hello, I Must Be Going! Phil Collins 2 13 November 1982 2
15 Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick 3 20 November 1982 2
8 From the Makers of... Status Quo 4 27 November 1982 1
20 November 1982 9 The Singles: The First Ten Years ABBA 1 27 November 1982 1
2 The Rise & Fall Madness 10 20 November 1982 2
27 November 1982 2 I Wanna Do It With You Barry Manilow 7 27 November 1982 1
1 Saints & Sinners Whitesnake 9 27 November 1982 1
1 Midnight Love Marvin Gaye 10 27 November 1982 1
4 December 1982 14 The John Lennon Collection John Lennon 1 4 December 1982 6
2 Coda Led Zeppelin 4 4 December 1982 1
6 Pearls II Elkie Brooks 5 11 December 1982 1
5 20 Greatest Love Songs Nat King Cole 7 4 December 1982 4
11 December 1982 5 Love Songs Diana Ross 5 25 December 1982 1
18 December 1982 3 Dig the New Breed The Jam 2 18 December 1982 1

See also

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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