Top Canadian Albums - Year-end 1982

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

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 MEN AT WORK BUSINESS AS USUAL 1981
2 THE J. GEILS BAND FREEZE FRAME 1981
3 JOHN MELLENCAMP AMERICAN FOOL 1982
4 ROXY MUSIC AVALON 1982
5 ASIA ASIA 1982
6 JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL 1981
7 RUSH SIGNALS 1982
8 ROBERT PLANT PICTURES AT ELEVEN 1982
9 THE GO-GO’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAT 1981
10 HUMAN LEAGUE DARE 1981
11 ALAN PARSONS EYE IN THE SKY 1982
12 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN PHYSICAL 1981
13 SOFT CELL NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET 1981
14 PAUL MCCARTNEY TUG OF WAR 1982
15 ALDO NOVA ALDO NOVA 1982
16 ROD STEWART TONIGHT I'M YOURS 1981
17 FOREIGNER 4 1981
18 THE ROLLING STONES STILL LIFE 1982
19 PETER GABRIEL PETER GABRIEL 4 - SECURITY 1982
20 ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA HOOKED ON CLASSICS 1981
21 FLEETWOOD MAC MIRAGE 1982
22 ABC LEXICON OF LOVE 1982
23 HEADPINS TURN IT LOUD 1982
24 VANGELIS CHARIOTS OF FIRE (SOUNDTRACK) 1981
25 STEVE MILLER BAND ABRACADABRA 1982
26 ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA HOOKED ON CLASSICS II 1982
27 TORONTO GET IT ON CREDIT 1982
28 SUPERTRAMP FAMOUS LAST WORDS 1982
29 VARIOUS ARTISTS SECRET POLICEMAN'S OTHER BALL 1982
30 VAN HALEN DIVER DOWN 1982
31 BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE GREAT WHITE NORTH 1981
32 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN NEBRASKA 1982
33 RICK SPRINGFIELD SUCCESS HASN'T SPOILED ME YET 1982
34 AC/DC FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (WE SALUTE YOU) 1981
35 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 1982
36 SURVIVOR EYE OF THE TIGER 1982
37 PAYOLAS NO STRANGER TO DANGER 1982
38 SPLIT ENZ TIME & TIDE 1982
39 THE WHO IT'S HARD 1982
40 JOE JACKSON NIGHT AND DAY 1982
41 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN GREATEST HITS VOLUME II 1982
42 THE POLICE GHOST IN THE MACHINE 1981
43 QUARTERFLASH QUARTERFLASH 1981
44 GENESIS THREE SIDES LIVE 1982
45 LOVERBOY GET LUCKY 1981
46 QUEEN HOT SPACE 1982
47 DON HENLEY I CAN'T STAND STILL 1982
48 JOURNEY ESCAPE 1980
49 THE CARS SHAKE IT UP 1981
50 THE NYLONS THE NYLONS 1982
51 THE ROLLING STONES TATTOO YOU 1981
52 JUDAS PRIEST SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE 1982
53 STREETHEART STREETHEART 1982
54 DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD 1982
55 HARLEQUIN ONE FALSE MOVE 1982
56 GENESIS ABACAB 1981
57 BILLY SQUIER EMOTIONS IN MOTION 1982
58 SAGA IN TRANSIT 1982
59 STEVE WINWOOD TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT 1982
60 TOTO TOTO IV 1982
61 PETE TOWNSHEND ALL THE BEST COWBOYS HAVE CHINESE EYES 1982
62 NEIL DIAMOND HEARTLIGHT 1982
63 IRON MAIDEN THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST 1982
64 STEVIE NICKS BELLA DONNA 1981
65 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 1981
66 HALL & OATES PRIVATE EYES 1981
67 SIMON & GARFUNKEL THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK 1982
68 APRIL WINE POWER PLAY 1982
69 CHILLIWACK OPUS X 1982
70 HALL & OATES H2O 1982
71 THE CLASH COMBAT ROCK 1982
72 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY 1981
73 ABBA THE VISITORS 1981
74 CHICAGO CHICAGO 16 1982
75 CONEY HATCH CONEY HATCH 1982
76 GORDON LIGHTFOOT SHADOWS 1982
77 BILLY JOEL THE NYLON CURTAIN 1982
78 GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS BAD TO THE BONE 1982
79 PLACIDO DOMINGO PERHAPS LOVE 1981
80 HAIRCUT 100 PELICAN WEST 1982
81 REO SPEEDWAGON GOOD TROUBLE 1982
82 SCORPIONS BLACKOUT 1982
83 OZZY OSBOURNE DIARY OF A MADMAN 1981
84 XTC ENGLISH SETTLEMENT 1982
85 RUSH EXIT STAGE LEFT 1981
86 STRAY CATS BUILT FOR SPEED 1982
87 BARBRA STREISAND MEMORIES 1981
88 ELTON JOHN JUMP UP 1982
89 FRANK ZAPPA SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE 1982
90 JETHRO TULL BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST 1982
91 DAVID WILCOX OUT OF THE WOODS 1982
92 PINK FLOYD A COLLECTION OF GREAT DANCE SONGS 1981
93 RAINBOW STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES 1982
94 SANTANA SHANGO 1982
95 CHRIS DE BURGH THE GETAWAY 1982
96 WILLIE NELSON ALWAYS ON MY MIND 1982
97 SPOONS ARIAS & SYMPHONIES 1982
98 LIONEL RICHIE LIONEL RICHIE 1982
99 TEENAGE HEAD SOME KINDA FUN 1982
100 DAVID BOWIE CHANGESTWOBOWIE 1981

Source: RPM Magazine