Week Ending 18 December 1982
1 ( 1 ) The John Lennon Collection (By John Lennon) 5 Wks
2 ( NE) Dig The New Breed (By Jam) 1 Wk
3 ( 2 ) The Singles-The First Ten Years (By Abba) 5 Wks
4 ( 8 ) Heartbreaker (By Dionne Warwick) 8 Wks
5 ( 3 ) Rio (By Duran Duran) 31 Wks
6 ( 5 ) Pearls II (By Elkie Brooks) 6 Wks
7 ( 4 ) Kids From Fame (By Kids From Fame) 22 Wks
8 ( 10) Love Songs (By Diana Ross) 3 Wks
9 ( 7 ) 20 Greatest Love Songs (By Nat King Cole) 5 Wks
10 ( 18) The Rise And Fall (By Madness) 6 Wks
11 ( 31) Friends (By Shalamar) 39 Wks
12 ( 15) Richard Clayderman (By Richard Clayderman) 6 Wks
13 ( 9 ) From The Makers Of.. (By Status Quo) 6 Wks
14 ( 16) Kissing To Be Clever (By Culture Club) 10 Wks
15 ( 29) Thriller (By Michael Jackson) 2 Wks
16 ( 11) I Wanna Do It With You (By Barry Manilow) 4 Wks
17 ( 25) Midnight Love (By Marvin Gaye) 5 Wks
18 ( 12) Chart Hits '82 (By Various) 7 Wks
19 ( 6 ) Coda (By Led Zeppelin) 3 Wks
20 ( 14) Give Me Your Heart Tonight (By Shakin' Stevens) 11 Wks
21 ( 21) Singles - 45s And Under (By Squeeze) 7 Wks
22 ( 26) Lionel Richie (By Lionel Richie) 4 Wks
23 ( 13) Hello I Must Be Going (By Phil Collins) 6 Wks
24 ( 22) Reflections (By Various) 10 Wks
25 ( 20) Love Over Gold (By Dire Straits) 12 Wks
26 ( 24) The Youth Of Today (By Musical Youth) 3 Wks
27 ( 34) Story Of The Stones (By Rolling Stones) 2 Wks
28 ( 19) Quartet (By Ultravox) 9 Wks
29 ( 33) Best Friends (By Various) 10 Wks
30 ( 30) Greatest Hits - Olivia Newton-John (By Olivia Newton-John) 18 Wks
31 ( 28) Upstairs At Eric'S (By Yazoo) 16 Wks
32 ( 17) Kids From Fame Again (By Kids From Fame) 10 Wks
33 ( 27) Famous Last Words (By Supertramp) 7 Wks
34 ( 76) Cacharpaya - Panpipes Of The Andes (By Incantation) 2 Wks
35 ( 48) Midnight In Motown (By Various) 7 Wks
36 ( 23) Saints 'N' Sinners (By Whitesnake) 4 Wks
37 ( 37) The Best Of Classic Rock (By London Symphony Orchestra) 4 Wks
38 ( 36) Tropical Gangsters (By Kid Creole And The Coconuts) 31 Wks
39 ( 49) Complete Madness (By Madness) 34 Wks
40 ( 44) Too-Rye-Ay (By Dexy's Midnight Runners) 20 Wks
41 ( 35) 20 Greatest Hits (By Beatles) 8 Wks
42 ( 41) Love Songs (By Commodores) 19 Wks
43 ( 32) Chart Wars (By Various) 4 Wks
44 ( 47) A Flock Of Seagulls (By A Flock Of Seagulls) 28 Wks
45 ( 50) New Man Numan - The Best Of Gary Numan (By Gary Numan) 4 Wks
46 ( 55) Killer On The Rampage (By Eddy Grant) 4 Wks
47 ( 53) Love Songs (By Chicago) 3 Wks
48 ( 43) The Lexicon Of Love (By ABC) 25 Wks
49 ( 56) The Very Best Of David Essex (By David Essex) 4 Wks
50 ( 45) Amor (By Julio Iglesias) 10 Wks
51 ( 52) Invitations (By Shakatak) 4 Wks
52 ( 46) Love Songs (By Elton John) 7 Wks
53 ( 39) Wild Things Run Fast (By Joni Mitchell) 3 Wks
54 ( 54) Happy Families (By Blancmange) 11 Wks
55 ( 40) New Gold Dream (By Simple Minds) 13 Wks
56 ( 38) The Great Country Music Show (By Various) 4 Wks
57 ( 60) Living My Life (By Grace Jones) 5 Wks
58 ( NE) Slade On Stage (By Slade) 1 Wk
59 ( 42) Talk Of The Devil (By Ozzy Osbourne) 4 Wks
60 ( 64) Pearls (By Elkie Brooks) 58 Wks
61 ( 57) Friend Or Foe (By Adam Ant) 9 Wks
62 ( 59) Heartlight (By Neil Diamond) 6 Wks
63 ( 58) H20 (By Daryl Hall And John Oates) 9 Wks
64 ( 73) The Dollar Album (By Dollar) 8 Wks
65 ( 72) In The Heat Of The Night (By Imagination) 15 Wks
66 ( 51) Dare (By Human League) 61 Wks
67 ( 61) Hits Of The Screaming 60'S (By Various) 7 Wks
68 ( 84) Avalon (By Roxy Music) 29 Wks
69 ( 67) Chariots Of Fire (By Vangelis) 75 Wks
70 ( 68) A String Of Pearls (By Peter Skellern) 3 Wks
71 ( NE) The Composers (By Various) 1 Wk
72 ( 82) Highlights From The Last Night At The Proms 82 (By BBC Symphony Orchestra, Singers And Symphony Chorus Conducted By James Loughran) 2 Wks
73 ( NE) Love Hurts (By Everly Brothers) 1 Wk
74 ( NE) Street Scene (By Various) 1 Wk
75 ( 70) A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (By Siouxsie And The Banshees) 6 Wks
76 ( 77) Peter Gabriel (By Peter Gabriel) 14 Wks
77 ( 66) Silk Electric (By Diana Ross) 9 Wks
78 ( 83) Love Songs (By Barbra Streisand) 49 Wks
79 ( 62) Love And Dancing (By League Unlimited Orchestra) 23 Wks
80 ( NE) It Won'T Seem Like Christmas Without You (By Elvis Presley) 1 Wk
81 ( 78) Greatest Hits - Queen (By Queen) 56 Wks
82 ( 75) The Getaway (By Chris De Burgh) 11 Wks
83 ( 80) Duran Duran (By Duran Duran) 69 Wks
84 ( 71) Warrior Rock - Toyah On Tour (By Toyah) 6 Wks
85 ( 63) Bat Out Of Hell (By Meat Loaf) 245 Wks
86 ( NE) The James Galway Collection (By James Galway) 1 Wk
87 ( 93) War Of The Worlds (By Jeff Wayne) 200 Wks
88 ( 79) Donna Summer (By Donna Summer) 14 Wks
89 ( NE) Direct Hits (By Various) 1 Wk
90 ( 81) The Party'S Over (By Talk Talk) 22 Wks
91 ( NE) The Bobby Crush Incredible Double Decker Party 101 Great Songs (By Bobby Crush) 1 Wk
92 ( 94) Can't Stop The Classics - Hooked On Classics 2 (By Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 20 Wks
93 ( NE) Records (By Foreigner) 1 Wk
94 ( 69) The Magic Touch Of Odyssey (By Odyssey) 5 Wks
95 ( RE) On The Air - 60 Years Of BBC Theme Music (By Various) 3 Wks
96 ( 86) The Nightfly (By Donald cigaretteen) 8 Wks
97 ( 97) Music For The Seasons (By Various) 8 Wks
98 ( 99) Disco Dancer (By Various) 7 Wks
99 ( 74) Flash Tracks (By Various) 7 Wks
100 ( 65) Altogether (By Nolans) 5 Wks
Week Ending 25 December 1982
1 ( 1 ) The John Lennon Collection (By John Lennon) 6 Wks
2 ( 3 ) The Singles-The First Ten Years (By Abba) 6 Wks
3 ( 2 ) Dig The New Breed (By Jam) 2 Wks
4 ( 5 ) Rio (By Duran Duran) 32 Wks
5 ( 8 ) Love Songs (By Diana Ross) 4 Wks
6 ( 6 ) Pearls II (By Elkie Brooks) 7 Wks
7 ( 9 ) 20 Greatest Love Songs (By Nat King Cole) 6 Wks
8 ( 7 ) Kids From Fame (By Kids From Fame) 23 Wks
9 ( 4 ) Heartbreaker (By Dionne Warwick) 9 Wks
10 ( 13) From The Makers Of.. (By Status Quo) 7 Wks
11 ( 10) The Rise And Fall (By Madness) 7 Wks
12 ( 11) Friends (By Shalamar) 40 Wks
13 ( 14) Kissing To Be Clever (By Culture Club) 11 Wks
14 ( 12) Richard Clayderman (By Richard Clayderman) 7 Wks
15 ( 23) Hello I Must Be Going (By Phil Collins) 7 Wks
16 ( 16) I Wanna Do It With You (By Barry Manilow) 5 Wks
17 ( 18) Chart Hits '82 (By Various) 8 Wks
18 ( 22) Lionel Richie (By Lionel Richie) 5 Wks
19 ( 15) Thriller (By Michael Jackson) 3 Wks
20 ( 20) Give Me Your Heart Tonight (By Shakin' Stevens) 12 Wks
21 ( 25) Love Over Gold (By Dire Straits) 13 Wks
22 ( 28) Quartet (By Ultravox) 10 Wks
23 ( 24) Reflections (By Various) 11 Wks
24 ( 27) Story Of The Stones (By Rolling Stones) 3 Wks
25 ( 31) Upstairs At Eric'S (By Yazoo) 17 Wks
26 ( 19) Coda (By Led Zeppelin) 4 Wks
27 ( 21) Singles - 45s And Under (By Squeeze) 8 Wks
28 ( 32) Kids From Fame Again (By Kids From Fame) 11 Wks
29 ( 26) The Youth Of Today (By Musical Youth) 4 Wks
30 ( 41) 20 Greatest Hits (By Beatles) 9 Wks
31 ( 34) Cacharpaya - Panpipes Of The Andes (By Incantation) 3 Wks
32 ( 39) Complete Madness (By Madness) 35 Wks
33 ( 40) Too-Rye-Ay (By Dexy's Midnight Runners) 21 Wks
34 ( 42) Love Songs (By Commodores) 20 Wks
35 ( 17) Midnight Love (By Marvin Gaye) 6 Wks
36 ( 35) Midnight In Motown (By Various) 8 Wks
37 ( 30) Greatest Hits - Olivia Newton-John (By Olivia Newton-John) 19 Wks
38 ( 49) The Very Best Of David Essex (By David Essex) 5 Wks
39 ( 29) Best Friends (By Various) 11 Wks
40 ( NE) Raiders Of The Pop Charts (By Various) 1 Wk
41 ( 86) The James Galway Collection (By James Galway) 2 Wks
42 ( 47) Love Songs (By Chicago) 4 Wks
43 ( 33) Famous Last Words (By Supertramp) 8 Wks
44 ( 38) Tropical Gangsters (By Kid Creole And The Coconuts) 32 Wks
45 ( 37) The Best Of Classic Rock (By London Symphony Orchestra) 5 Wks
46 ( 73) Love Hurts (By Everly Brothers) 2 Wks
47 ( 52) Love Songs (By Elton John) 8 Wks
48 ( 36) Saints 'N' Sinners (By Whitesnake) 5 Wks
49 ( 71) The Composers (By Various) 2 Wks
50 ( 45) New Man Numan - The Best Of Gary Numan (By Gary Numan) 5 Wks
51 ( 48) The Lexicon Of Love (By ABC) 26 Wks
52 ( 74) Street Scene (By Various) 2 Wks
53 ( 91) The Bobby Crush Incredible Double Decker Party 101 Great Songs (By Bobby Crush) 2 Wks
54 ( 56) The Great Country Music Show (By Various) 5 Wks
55 ( 50) Amor (By Julio Iglesias) 11 Wks
56 ( 44) A Flock Of Seagulls (By A Flock Of Seagulls) 29 Wks
57 ( 55) New Gold Dream (By Simple Minds) 14 Wks
58 ( 54) Happy Families (By Blancmange) 12 Wks
59 ( 60) Pearls (By Elkie Brooks) 59 Wks
60 ( 65) In The Heat Of The Night (By Imagination) 16 Wks
61 ( 63) H20 (By Daryl Hall And John Oates) 10 Wks
62 ( 93) Records (By Foreigner) 2 Wks
63 ( 43) Chart Wars (By Various) 5 Wks
64 ( 66) Dare (By Human League) 62 Wks
65 ( 64) The Dollar Album (By Dollar) 9 Wks
66 ( 78) Love Songs (By Barbra Streisand) 50 Wks
67 ( 70) A String Of Pearls (By Peter Skellern) 4 Wks
68 ( 85) Bat Out Of Hell (By Meat Loaf) 246 Wks
69 ( 72) Highlights From The Last Night At The Proms 82 (By BBC Symphony Orchestra, Singers And Symphony Chorus Conducted By James Loughran) 3 Wks
70 ( 62) Heartlight (By Neil Diamond) 7 Wks
71 ( 59) Talk Of The Devil (By Ozzy Osbourne) 5 Wks
72 ( RE) Chas And Dave's Christmas Jamboree Bag (By Chas And Dave) 8 Wks
73 ( 69) Chariots Of Fire (By Vangelis) 76 Wks
74 ( NE) Sing Something Simple (By Cliff Adams Singers) 1 Wk
75 ( 83) Duran Duran (By Duran Duran) 70 Wks
76 ( 81) Greatest Hits - Queen (By Queen) 57 Wks
77 ( 68) Avalon (By Roxy Music) 30 Wks
78 ( 57) Living My Life (By Grace Jones) 6 Wks
79 ( 76) Peter Gabriel (By Peter Gabriel) 15 Wks
80 ( NE) Carrott's Lib (By Jasper Carrott) 1 Wk
81 ( 61) Friend Or Foe (By Adam Ant) 10 Wks
82 ( 51) Invitations (By Shakatak) 5 Wks
83 ( 53) Wild Things Run Fast (By Joni Mitchell) 4 Wks
84 ( 77) Silk Electric (By Diana Ross) 10 Wks
85 ( 79) Love And Dancing (By League Unlimited Orchestra) 24 Wks
86 ( 67) Hits Of The Screaming 60'S (By Various) 8 Wks
87 ( 58) Slade On Stage (By Slade) 2 Wks
88 ( 92) Can't Stop The Classics - Hooked On Classics 2 (By Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 21 Wks
89 ( 75) A Kiss In The Dreamhouse (By Siouxsie And The Banshees) 7 Wks
90 ( 96) The Nightfly (By Donald cigaretteen) 9 Wks
91 ( NE) Save Your Love (By Renato) 1 Wk
92 ( NE) What Goes Up Might Come Down (By David Gunson) 1 Wk
93 ( NE) Party Fever/Disco Mania (By Various) 1 Wk
94 ( 82) The Getaway (By Chris De Burgh) 12 Wks
95 ( 46) Killer On The Rampage (By Eddy Grant) 5 Wks
96 ( RE) Phil Spector's Christmas Album (By Phil Spector) 4 Wks
97 ( RE) Now You See Me Now You Don'T (By Cliff Richard) 12 Wks
98 ( RE) Makin' Movies (By Dire Straits) 109 Wks
99 ( NE) E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial (By John Williams) 1 Wk
100 ( 88) Donna Summer (By Donna Summer) 15 Wks