NME’s best albums and tracks of 1982

By NME

Albums Of The Year

1
Marvin Gaye
Midnight Love
2Elvis Costello
Imperial Ballroom
3ABC
The Lexicon Of Love
4The Clash
Combat Rock
5Dexys Midnight Runners
Too Rye Aye
6Yazoo
Upstairs At Eric’s
7Donald Fagen
The Nightfly
8King Sunny Ade
Juju Music
9Shalamar
Friends
10Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse
  1. Siouxsie And The Banshees – A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
  2. Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Tropical Gangsters
  3. Van Morrison – Beautiful Vision
  4. Grandmaster Flash – The Message
  5. Curtis Mayfield – Honesty
  6. Robert Wyatt – Nothing Can Stop Us Now
  7. Bobby Womack – The Poet
  8. The Associates – Sulk
  9. Roxy Music – Avalon
  10. Culture Club – Kissing To Be Clever
  11. The Fall – Hex Education Hour
  12. Ornette Coleman – Of Human Feelings
  13. Laurie Anderson – Big Science
  14. Madness – The Rise And Fall
  15. The Jam – The Gift
  16. Gil Scott-Heron – Moving Targets
  17. Defunkt – Thermo-Nuclear Sweat
  18. Imagination – In The Heat Of The Night
  19. The Birthday Party – Junkyard
  20. Lester Bowie – The Great Pretender
  21. Aswad – New Chapter Of Dub
  22. Donna Summer – Donna Summer
  23. Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
  24. Tom Verlaine – Words From The Front
  25. Aswad – Not Satisfied
  26. Simple Minds – New Gold Dream
  27. Grace Jones – Living My Life
  28. Sun Ra – Strange Celestial Road
  29. Michael Smith – Mi Cyan Believe It
  30. Joan Jett – I Love Rock And Roll
  31. Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Urban Bushman
  32. Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis
  33. Gun Club – Miami
  34. Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw
  35. Cabaret Voltaire – 2 X 45
  36. Orchestra Makassy – Agwaya
  37. George Clinton – Computer Games
  38. Sun Ra – Sunrise In Different Dimensions
  39. Dr John – Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack
  40. The Associates – Fourth Drawer Down

Tracks Of The Year

1
Grandmaster Flash
The Message
2Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing
3Robert Wyatt
Shipbuilding
4The Jam
A Town Called Malice
5ABC
The Look Of Love
6The Valentine Bros.
Money’s To Tight To Mention
7Yazoo
Only You
8Rhoda & The Special Aka
The Boiler
9Shalamar
There It Is
10Elvis Costello
Man Out Of Time
  1. Rockers Revenge – Walking On Sunshine
  2. Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good
  3. Abc – Poison Arrow
  4. Yazoo – Don’t Go
  5. Odyssey – Inside Out
  6. Afrika Bambaataa – Planet Rock
  7. Wham! – Young Guns Go For It
  8. New Order – Temptation
  9. The Jam – Beat Surrender
  10. The Clash – Straight To Hell
  11. Imagination – Just An Illusion
  12. Southern Death Cult – Fat Man/Moya
  13. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
  14. Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me
  15. Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
  16. Gil Scott-Heron – B-Movie
  17. Madness – House Of Fun
  18. Syl Johnson – Ms Fine Brown Frame
  19. Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
  20. The Clash – Know Your Rights
  21. Malcolm Mclaren – Buffalo Gals
  22. Kid Creole And The Coconuts – Stool Pigeon
  23. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Slow Dive
  24. Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse
  25. Scritti Politti – Faithless
  26. Joan Jett – I Love Rock And Roll
  27. Aretha Franklin – Jump To It
  28. Kool And The Gang – Get Down On It
  29. Orchestra Makassy – Mambo Bado
  30. Yello – Pinball Cha Cha
  31. Cheri – Murphy’s Law
  32. Simple Minds – Promised You A Miracle
  33. Elvis Costello – Head To Toe
  34. Wham! – Wham Rap
  35. Donna Summer – State Of Independence
  36. The Associates – Party Fears Two
  37. Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In Uniform
  38. Hall And Oats – I Can’t Go For That
  39. Soft Cell – Torch
  40. Eddy Grant – I Don’t Wanna Dance

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