CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1982 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1982 Charts! |
| 1982 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 2 | 4 - Foreigner (Frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 9 | 4 - Foreigner (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 26 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 16 | 4 - Foreigner | 66. The Visitors - Abba |
| January 23 | 4 - Foreigner | 79. Somewhere Over China - Jimmy Buffett |
| January 30 | 4 - Foreigner | 95. Objects Of Desire - Michael Franks |
| February 6 | 4 - Foreigner | 131. Farewell Song - Janis Joplin |
| February 13 | Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band | 108. The First Family Rides Again - Rich Little/ |
| February 20 | Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band | 54. Mesopotamia - B-52’s |
| February 27 | Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band | 109. Picture This - Huey Lewis & The News |
| March 6 | Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band | 70. Green Light - Bonnie Raitt |
| March 13 | Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band | 37. The Concert In Central Park - Simon & Garfunkel |
| March 20 | Beauty And The Beat - Go-Go’s | 88. The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball – The Music - Various Artists |
| March 27 | Beauty And The Beat - Go-Go’s | 23. Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet - Rick Springfield |
| April 3 | Beauty And The Beat - Go-Go’s | 36. Asia - Asia |
| April 10 | Beauty And The Beat - Go-Go’s | 68. Reel Music - Beatles |
| April 17 | Chariots Of Fire - Original Soundtrack/Vangelis | 85. Toto IV - Toto |
| April 24 | Chariots Of Fire - Original Soundtrack/Vangelis | 79. The Broadsword And The Beast - Jethro Tull |
| May 1 | Chariots Of Fire - Original Soundtrack/Vangelis | 68. Straight Between The Eyes - Rainbow |
| May 8 | Chariots Of Fire - Original Soundtrack/Vangelis | 14. Diver Down - Van Halen |
| May 15 | Chariots Of Fire - Original Soundtrack/Vangelis | 5. Tug Of War - Paul McCartney |
| May 22 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney | 87. Offramp - Pat Methany Group |
| May 29 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney | 4. Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I - Stevie Wonder |
| June 5 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney | 41. Throwin’ Down - Rick James |
| June 12 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney | 47. Gap Band IV - Gap Band |
| June 19 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney | 62. Eye In The Sky - Alan Parsons Project |
| June 26 | Tug Of War - Paul McCartney | 37. Still Life (American Concert 1981) - Rolling Stones |
| July 3 | Asia - Asia | 85. All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes - Pete Townshend |
| July 10 | Asia - Asia | 15. Good Trouble - REO Speedwagon |
| July 17 | Asia - Asia | 9. Mirage - Fleetwood Mac |
| July 24 | Asia - Asia | 76. Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers |
| July 31 | Mirage - Fleetwood Mac | 117. Hooked On Classics II (Can’t Stop The Classics) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ |
| August 7 | Mirage - Fleetwood Mac | 49. Donna Summer - Donna Summer |
| August 14 | Mirage - Fleetwood Mac | 42. Vacation - Go-Go’s |
| August 21 | Mirage - Fleetwood Mac | 86. Talking Back To The Night - Steve Winwood |
| August 28 | Mirage - Fleetwood Mac | 72. If That’s What It Takes - Michael McDonald |
| September 4 | American Fool - John Cougar | 67. Shango - Santana |
| September 11 | American Fool - John Cougar | 118. Get Loose - Evelyn King |
| September 18 | American Fool - John Cougar | 48. It’s Hard - The Who |
| September 25 | American Fool - John Cougar | 122. Acting Very Strange - Mike Rutherford |
| October 2 | American Fool - John Cougar | 19. Signals - Rush |
| October 9 | American Fool - John Cougar | 33. Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen |
| October 16 | American Fool - John Cougar | 23. The Nylon Curtain - Billy Joel |
| October 23 | American Fool - John Cougar | 32. Silk Electric - Diana Ross |
| October 30 | American Fool - John Cougar | 39. The Nightfly - Donald Fagen |
| November 6 | American Fool - John Cougar | 128. Pat Travers’ Black Pearl - Pat Travers |
| November 13 | American Fool - John Cougar | 37. ...Famous Last Words... - Supertramp |
| November 20 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 31. Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye |
| November 27 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 62. Hello, I Must Be Going! - Phil Collins |
| December 4 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 93. Radio Romance - Eddie Rabbitt |
| December 11 | Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie | 58. Speak Of The Devil - Ozzy Osborne |
| December 18 | Built For Speed - Stray Cats | 9. Coda - Led Zeppelin |
| December 25 | Business As Usual - Men At Work | 15. Thriller - Michael Jackson |
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