Top 10 for 1982

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

Misfits
Walk Among Us

Punk | Album | ?? March 1982

Rose Tattoo
Scarred For Life

Hard Rock | Album | ?? October 1982

Cold Chisel
Circus Animals

Rock | Album | 1 March 1982

Midnight Oil
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Rock | Album | ?? November 1982

'10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1' is the fourth studio album by Midnight Oil. It peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 171 weeks. It also became the band's first album to be released in the U.S., where it peaked at number 178 on the Billboard 200. At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.

Motorhead
Iron Fist

Hard Rock | Album | 17 April 1982

'Iron Fist' is the fifth studio album by Motorhead. It was the final album of the classic Three Amigos lineup of Lemmy Kilmister, 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, and Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor. The album peaked at No. 6 on the U.K. album charts.

Twisted Sister
Under The Blade

Hard Rock | Album | 18 September 1982

'Under The Blade' is the debut studio album by Twisted Sister. It was produced by UFO bassist Pete Way.

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Led Zeppelin
Coda

Classic Rock | Compilation Album | 19 November 982

'Coda' is the first compilation album by Led Zeppelin. The album is a collection of rejected tracks from various sessions during Led Zeppelin's twelve-year career. It was released almost two years after the group had officially disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham. The word coda, meaning a passage that ends a musical piece following the main body, was therefore chosen as the title.

TheBigBlack's Metal Top 10

Anvil
Metal On Metal

Heavy Metal | Album | 15 April 1982

'Metal On Metal' is the second studio album by Anvil. In 2005, it was ranked number 441 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums Of All Time.

Accept
Restless And Wild

Heavy Metal | Album | 4 October 1982

'Restless And Wild' is the fourth studio album by Accept. It is the first Accept album in which Udo Dirkschneider sings every track, as well as the first in which manager Gaby Hauke ('Deaffy') gains credits for songwriting.

Judas Priest
Screaming For Vengeance

Heavy Metal | Album | 17 July 1982

'Screaming For Vengeance' is the eighth studio album by Judas Priest. Considered the band's commercial breakthrough in North America, it has been certified double platinum in the United States and platinum in Canada.

Venom
Black Metal

Black Metal | Album | 1 November 1982

'Black Metal' is the second studio album by Venom. It was released iduring the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), and is considered a major influence on the thrash metal, death metal and black metal scenes that emerged in the 1980s and early 1990s. Although the album lent its name to the latter subgenre of heavy metal, today it is still debated if the album's music is speed metal, thrash metal or black metal. Nevertheless, its lyrics and imagery were a major influence on the early Norwegian black metal scene.

Discharge
Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Hardcore Punk | Album | 21 May 1982

Books like the excellent 'Choosing Death - The Improbable History Of Death Metal & Grindcore' by Albert Mudrian remind us what a hugely influential album this was to thrash and death metal. It is raw and abrasive, and demands your attention in ways only hardcore can - but it is (unintentionally) bordering on bursting from the hardcore label into early speed metal. It is dripping with the typical D.I.Y. low-fi sound, and the barked lyrics are simplistic. In many ways the fast-paced riffs are also - but they are so well crafted that they grab you and don't let go until the 28 minute ride is over. Oddly the band went from hardcore punk to a glam metal style for their next album, so apart from a handful of E.P.s this is all we have of the original band. I'll note that many many metal bands have covered songs from this album, including Anthrax, Napalm Death, Machine Head, Metallica, Arch Enemy, Brutal Truth, Soulfly, Prong, and Neurosis. That lists speaks for itself in terms of influence.

Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast

Heavy Metal | Album | 29 March 1982

'The Number Of The Beast' is the third studio album by Iron Maiden. The album was their first to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson and their last with drummer Clive Burr. The Number of the Beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the U.K. Albums Chart and reach the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard 200. The album was also controversial, particularly in the United States, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyrics.

TheBigBlack's Metal Honourable Mentions

Various Artists
Metal Massacre [1st Pressing]

-Various- | Compilation Album | 14 June 1982

'Metal Massacre' was the first release for Metal Blade Records and was a compilation of unsigned metal bands. It was the first appearance on record of Metallica, with an early demo of 'Hit The Lights'.