Top New Zealand Albums - Year-end 1982

The best selling album in 1982 in New Zealand was BUSINESS AS USUAL by MEN AT WORK.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 MEN AT WORK BUSINESS AS USUAL 1981
2 DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD 1982
3 SPLIT ENZ TIME & TIDE 1982
4 ROXY MUSIC AVALON 1982
5 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS TOO-RYE-AY 1982
6 HUMAN LEAGUE DARE 1981
7 BARBRA STREISAND MEMORIES 1981
8 DIRE STRAITS MAKING MOVIES 1980
9 RICHARD CLAYDERMAN REVERIES / TRÄUMEREIEN 1979
10 DURAN DURAN DURAN DURAN 1981
11 ICEHOUSE PRIMITIVE MAN 1982
12 ABC LEXICON OF LOVE 1982
13 SIMPLE MINDS NEW GOLD DREAM (81, 82, 83, 84) 1982
14 ALAN PARSONS EYE IN THE SKY 1982
15 COLD CHISEL CIRCUS ANIMALS 1982
16 DURAN DURAN RIO 1982
17 ELTON JOHN JUMP UP 1982
18 THE ROLLING STONES TATTOO YOU 1981
19 KIDS FROM FAME THE KIDS FROM FAME (SOUNDTRACK) 1982
20 ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA HOOKED ON CLASSICS 1981
21 VANGELIS CHARIOTS OF FIRE (SOUNDTRACK) 1981
22 RICHARD CLAYDERMAN CLAYDERMAN IN CONCERT 1982
23 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL 1981
24 HAIRCUT 100 PELICAN WEST 1982
25 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 1981
26 STEVIE WONDER STEVIE WONDER'S ORIGINAL MUSIQUARIUM I 1982
27 GRACE JONES NIGHTCLUBBING 1981
28 RICHARD CLAYDERMAN REVERIES II / TRÄUMEREIEN II 1980
29 D.D. SMASH COOL BANANAS 1982
30 GEORGE BENSON THE GEORGE BENSON COLLECTION 1981
31 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 1982
32 THE MOTELS ALL FOUR ONE 1982
33 SOUNDTRACK CAT PEOPLE 1982
34 BLONDIE THE BEST OF BLONDIE 1981
35 THE POLICE GHOST IN THE MACHINE 1981
36 TOTO TOTO IV 1982
37 ICEHOUSE ICEHOUSE 1980
38 BOB JAMES HOOKED ON SWING 1982
39 THE ROLLING STONES STILL LIFE 1982
40 JOE COCKER JOE COCKER'S GREATEST HITS 1974
41 PSYCHEDELIC FURS FOREVER NOW 1982
42 THE J. GEILS BAND FREEZE FRAME 1981
43 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN GREATEST HITS VOLUME 3 1982
44 JOE JACKSON NIGHT AND DAY 1982
45 FLEETWOOD MAC MIRAGE 1982
46 SIMPLE MINDS SONS OF FASCINATIONS/SISTERS FEELINGS CALL 1981
47 DEVO NEW TRADITIONALISTS 1981
48 TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS KNOCKOUT 1981
49 MENTAL AS ANYTHING CATS & DOGS 1982
50 TOM TOM CLUB TOM TOM CLUB 1981

Source: Recorded Music New Zealand