# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1982

The Billboard 200, published in Billboard magazine, is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, Billboard estimated the sales for the album charts from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide, which was gathered by telephone, fax or messenger service. The data was based on reports from record stores, who ranked the popularity of the best-selling records but did not provide any actual sales figures.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1982 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label |
| January 2 | For Those About to Rock We Salute You | AC/DC | Atlantic |
| January 9 | For Those About to Rock We Salute You | AC/DC | Atlantic |
| January 16 | 4 | Foreigner | Atlantic |
| January 23 | 4 | Foreigner | Atlantic |
| January 30 | 4 | Foreigner | Atlantic |
| February 6 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | EMI America |
| February 13 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | EMI America |
| February 20 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | EMI America |
| February 27 | Freeze Frame | The J. Geils Band | EMI America |
| March 6 | Beauty and the Beat | Go-Go’s | I.R.S. |
| March 13 | Beauty and the Beat | Go-Go’s | I.R.S. |
| March 20 | Beauty and the Beat | Go-Go’s | I.R.S. |
| March 27 | Beauty and the Beat | Go-Go’s | I.R.S. |
| April 3 | Beauty and the Beat | Go-Go’s | I.R.S. |
| April 10 | Beauty and the Beat | Go-Go’s | I.R.S. |
| April 17 | Chariots of Fire | Vangelis / Soundtrack | Polydor |
| April 24 | Chariots of Fire | Vangelis / Soundtrack | Polydor |
| May 1 | Chariots of Fire | Vangelis / Soundtrack | Polydor |
| May 8 | Chariots of Fire | Vangelis / Soundtrack | Polydor |
| May 15 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| May 22 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| May 29 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney | Columbia |
| June 5 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney | Columbia |
| June 12 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney | Columbia |
| June 19 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| June 26 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| July 3 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| July 10 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| July 17 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| July 24 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| July 31 | Asia † | Asia | Geffen |
| August 7 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. |
| August 14 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. |
| August 21 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. |
| August 28 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. |
| September 4 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. |
| September 11 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| September 18 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| September 25 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| October 2 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| October 9 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| October 16 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| October 23 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| October 30 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| November 6 | American Fool | John Cougar | Riva |
| November 13 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |
| November 20 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |
| November 27 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |
| December 4 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |
| December 11 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |
| December 18 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |
| December 25 | Business as Usual | Men at Work | Columbia |