1982 - 30th Anniversary Wrap Up

With the final day of the year upon us, I thought I would give a quick list recap of all the albums from 1982 that I reviewed for their thirtieth anniversaries this past year. How many albums was that exactly? Would you believe...248!!

Below is the full list, alphabetically, in case you missed any. Just take a title and use the Search function of the blog to find that particular review.


I have to say I enjoyed this concentrated focus on a specific year. There were a number of my all-time favorites in there along with some newly discovered ones that I added some (or all) tracks to my music library.

I hope you enjoyed the journey, because tomorrow is a new day of a new year. The perfect time to hit up the 30th anniversary albums of 1983. I hope you stick around for that. Again, I thank you for reading and commenting (here, on Twitter, on Facebook, etc.).

1982 Albums Reviewed:

ABC – The Lexicon of Love
Adam Ant - Friend or Foe
Aerosmith - Rock in a Hard Place
A Flock of Seagulls - A Flock of Seagulls
After the Fire - Der Kommissar
Air Supply - Now and Forever
Alabama - Mountain Music
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the SKy
Aldo Nova - Aldo Nova
Alice Cooper - Zipper Catches Skin
Altered Images - Pinky Blue
America - View from the Ground
Amy Grant - Age to Age
André Cymone - Livin’ In the New Wave
An Officer and a Gentleman (soundtrack)
Aretha Franklin - Jump to It
Ashford & Simpson - Street Opera
Asia - Asia
Atlantic Starr - Brilliance
The B-52's - Mesopotamia
Bad Company - Rough Diamonds
Bad Manners - Forging Ahead
the Bangles - Bangles
Barry Manilow - Here Comes the Night
the Beat/English Beat - Special Beat Service
Berlin - Pleasure Victim
Bertie Higgins - Just Another Day in Paradise
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (soundtrack)
Billy Idol - Billy Idol
Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
Billy Squier - Emotions in Motion
Blondie - The Hunter
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - the Distance
Bow Wow Wow - The Last of the Mohicans
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever
The Bus Boys - American Worker
Cameo - Alligator Woman
Captain Sensible - Women and Captains First
Chaka Khan - Chaka Khan
Cheap Trick - One on One
Cher - I Paralyze
Cheryl Lynn - Instant Love
Chicago - Chicago 16
Chilliwack - Opus X
The Clash - Combat Rock
Chris de Burgh - the Getaway
Chris Rea - Chris Rea
Culture Club - Kissing to Be Clever
The Cure - Pornography
DeBarge - All This Love
Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame
Dolly Parton - Heartbreak Express
Don Henley - I Can't Stand Still
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Donna Summer - Donna Summer
Donnie Iris - The High and the Mighty
Dr. Hook - Players In the Dark
Deniece Williams - Niecy
Devo - Oh, No! It's Devo
Dexys Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay
Diana Ross - Silk Electric
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
Duran Duran – Rio
Eddie Money - No Control
Eddie Rabbitt - Radio Romance
Eddy Grant - Killer on the Rampage
Elton John - Jump Up!
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
Fashion - Fabrique
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (soundtrack)
The Fixx - Shuttered Room
Flash and the Pan - Headlines
Fleetwood Mac - Mirage
The Flirts - 10¢ a Dance
Foghat - In the Mood for Something Rude
Frank Zappa - Ship Arrving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
Franke and the Knockouts - Below the Belt
Frida - Something's Going On
Fun Boy Three - Fun Boy Three
the Fleshtones - Roman Gods
Gang of Four - Another Day, Another Dollar
Gang of Four - Songs of the Free
The Gap Band - The Gap Band IV
Gary US Bonds - On the Line
George Clinton - Computer Games
George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone
Gerry Rafferty - Sleepwalking
Glenn Frey - No Fun Aloud
Golden Earring - Cut
Grace Jones - Living My Life
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five – the Message
Greg Kihn - Kihntinued
Grease 2 (soundtrack)
Go-Go's - Vacation
Haircut One Hundred - Pelican West
Hall & Oates - H2O
Hanoi Rocks - Oriental Beat
Heart - Private Audition
Heaven 17 – Heaven 17
Huey Lewis and the News - Picture This
Human League – Dare
INXS - Shabooh Shoobah
Iron Maiden - the Number of the Beast
Irene Cara - Anyone Can See
The J. Geils Band - Showtime!
The Jam - The Gift
The Jam - Dig the New Breed
Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson
Jefferson Starship - Winds of Change
Jimmy Buffett - Somewhere Over China
Joe Jackson - Night and Day
John Cougar - American Fool
John Denver - Seasons of the Heart
Josie Cotton - Convertible Music
Juice Newton - Quiet Lies
Junior - Ji
Kansas - Vinyl Confessions
Karla Bonoff - Wild Heart of the Young
Kate Bush - the Dreaming
Kenny G - Kenny G
Kenny Loggins - High Adventure
Kenny Rogers - Love Will Turn You Around
Kid Creole & the Coconuts - Tropical Gangsters
the Kids From Fame - the Kids From Fame
the Kids From Fame - Songs
Kim Carnes - Voyeur
KISS - Creatures of the Night
Kool and the Gang - As One
Kurtis Blow - Tough
Larry Elgart and his Manhattan Swing Orchestra - Hooked On Swing
Laura Branigan - Branigan
Laurie Anderson - Big Science
Led Zeppelin - Coda
Lene Lovich - No Man's Land
Leo Sayer - World Radio
Level 42 - the Pursuit of Accidents
Linda Ronstadt - Get Closer
Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie
Luther Vandross - Forever, For Always, For Love
Madness - The Rise & Fall
Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw
Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love
Melissa Manchester - Hey Ricky
the Members - Uprhythm, Downbeat
Men at Work - Business as Usual
Men Without Hats - Rhythm of Youth
Mental As Anything - If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes
Michael Stanley Band - MSB
Missing Persons - Spring Session M
Modern English - After the Snow
the Monroes - the Monroes
the Motels - All Four One
Musical Youth - the Youth of Today
Neil Diamond - Heartlight
Neil Young - Trans
Nick Lowe - Nick the Knife
Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol
Night Shift (soundtrack)
Oingo Boingo - Nothing to Fear
Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil
Pat Benatar - Get Nervous
Paul Carrack - Suburban Voodoo
Paul McCartney - Tug of War
Pete Townshend - All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (IV)
Peter Godwin - Dance Emotions
Phil Collins - Hello, I Must Be Going!
Poco - Ghost Town
the Pointer Sisters - So Excited!
Prince - 1999
The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now
Queen - Hot Space
Rachel Sweet - Blame It On Love
Rank and File - Sundown
Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman
R.E.M. - Chronic Town (EP)
REO Speedwagon - Good Trouble
Ric Ocasek - Beatitude
Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights
Rick James - Throwin' Down
Rick Springfield - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
Robert Hazard - Robert Hazard EP
Robert Plant - Pictures at Eleven
Robyn Hitchcock - Groovy Decay
Romeo Void - Never Say Never EP
Romeo Void - Benefactor
Rosanne Cash - Somewhere In the Stars
Roxy Music - Avalon
Rush - Signals
Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box
Scandal - Scandal EP
Scorpions - Blackout
Sheena Easton - Madness, Money & Music
Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park (live)
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
Single Bullet Theory - Single Bullet Theory
Siouxsie and the Banshees - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
Sister Sledge - the Sisters
Soft Cell - Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing
Sonic Youth - Sonic Youth
Spandau Ballet - Diamond
Sparks - Angst In My Pants
Split Enz - Time and Tide
Squeeze - Sweets from a Stranger
Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
Steel Breeze - Steel Breeze
Stephanie Mills - Tantalizingly Hot
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
Steve Winwood - Talking Back to the Night
Stevie Wonder - Original Musiquarium
Stray Cats - Built For Speed
The Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder
Supertramp - "...Famous Last Words..."
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Sylvia - Just Sylvia
Taco - After Eight
Talking Heads - The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
Talk Talk - The Party's Over
Tavares - New Directions
Terri Gibbs - Some Days It Rains All Night Long
38 Special - Special Forces
Thomas Dolby - the Golden Age of Wireless
Thompons Twins - In the Name of Love
Thompson Twins - Set
The Time - What Time Is It?
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark
Toni Basil - Word of Mouth
Toto - Toto IV
Translator - Heartbeats and Triggers
Trio - Trio EP
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
UB40 - UB44
Ultravox - Quartet
Vandenberg - Vandenberg
Van Halen - Diver Down
Vanity 6 - Vanity 6
the Waitresses - Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
the Waitresses - I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts
Wall of Voodoo - Call of the West
Warren Zevon - the Envoy
the Who - It's Hard
Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind
X - Under the Big Black Sun
XTC - English Settlement
Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's