The best selling album in 1982 in Australia was BUSINESS AS USUAL by MEN AT WORK.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | MEN AT WORK | BUSINESS AS USUAL | 1981 |
| 2 | HUMAN LEAGUE | DARE | 1981 |
| 3 | VANGELIS | CHARIOTS OF FIRE (SOUNDTRACK) | 1981 |
| 4 | MOVING PICTURES | DAYS OF INNOCENCE | 1982 |
| 5 | ROXY MUSIC | AVALON | 1982 |
| 6 | COLD CHISEL | CIRCUS ANIMALS | 1982 |
| 7 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | TUG OF WAR | 1982 |
| 8 | SPLIT ENZ | TIME & TIDE | 1982 |
| 9 | FLEETWOOD MAC | MIRAGE | 1982 |
| 10 | SIMON & GARFUNKEL | THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK | 1982 |
| 11 | AUSTRALIAN CRAWL | SONS OF BEACHES | 1982 |
| 12 | DIRE STRAITS | LOVE OVER GOLD | 1982 |
| 13 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 1982 WITH A BULLET | 1982 |
| 14 | BLONDIE | THE BEST OF BLONDIE | 1981 |
| 15 | FOREIGNER | 4 | 1981 |
| 16 | DURAN DURAN | DURAN DURAN | 1981 |
| 17 | CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) | FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK: GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 | 1982 |
| 18 | ICEHOUSE | PRIMITIVE MAN | 1982 |
| 19 | ALAN PARSONS | EYE IN THE SKY | 1982 |
| 20 | THE ROLLING STONES | TATTOO YOU | 1981 |
| 21 | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN | PHYSICAL | 1981 |
| 22 | JOE JACKSON | NIGHT AND DAY | 1982 |
| 23 | QUEEN | GREATEST HITS I | 1981 |
| 24 | DURAN DURAN | RIO | 1982 |
| 25 | ELTON JOHN | JUMP UP | 1982 |
Source: Kent Music Report