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.[1] 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.[2][3]

Chart history

Key
† Indicates best performing album of 1982
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 2 For Those About to Rock We Salute You AC/DC Atlantic [4]
January 9 [5]
January 16 4 Foreigner Atlantic [6]
January 23 [7]
January 30 [8]
February 6 Freeze Frame The J. Geils Band EMI America [9]
February 13 [10]
February 20 [11]
February 27 [12]
March 6 Beauty and the Beat Go-Go’s I.R.S. [13]
March 13 [14]
March 20 [15]
March 27 [16]
April 3 [17]
April 10 [18]
April 17 Chariots of Fire Vangelis Polydor [19]
April 24 [20]
May 1 [21]
May 8 [22]
May 15 Asia Asia Geffen [23]
May 22 [24]
May 29 Tug of War Paul McCartney Columbia [25]
June 5 [26]
June 12 [27]
June 19 Asia Asia Geffen [28]
June 26 [29]
July 3 [30]
July 10 [31]
July 17 [32]
July 24 [33]
July 31 [34]
August 7 Mirage Fleetwood Mac Warner Bros. [35]
August 14 [36]
August 21 [37]
August 28 [38]
September 4 [39]
September 11 American Fool John Cougar Riva [40]
September 18 [41]
September 25 [42]
October 2 [43]
October 9 [44]
October 16 [45]
October 23 [46]
October 30 [47]
November 6 [48]
November 13 Business as Usual Men at Work Columbia [49]
November 20 [50]
November 27 [51]
December 4 [52]
December 11 [53]
December 18 [54]
December 25 [55]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ropin' the Charts SoundScan System Good for Music and for Listeners ..." The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (1991-06-22). "Billboard's New Charts Roil the Record Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (1991-09-21). "Hype, Hokey-Pokey and the Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  4. ^ "January 2, 1982". Billboard 200.
  5. ^ "January 9, 1982". Billboard 200.
  6. ^ "January 16, 1982". Billboard 200.
  7. ^ "January 23, 1982". Billboard 200.
  8. ^ "January 30, 1982". Billboard 200.
  9. ^ "February 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
  10. ^ "February 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
  11. ^ "February 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
  12. ^ "February 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
  13. ^ "March 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
  14. ^ "March 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
  15. ^ "March 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
  16. ^ "March 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
  17. ^ "April 3, 1982". Billboard 200.
  18. ^ "April 10, 1982". Billboard 200.
  19. ^ "April 17, 1982". Billboard 200.
  20. ^ "April 24, 1982". Billboard 200.
  21. ^ "May 1, 1982". Billboard 200.
  22. ^ "May 8, 1982". Billboard 200.
  23. ^ "May 15, 1982". Billboard 200.
  24. ^ "May 22, 1982". Billboard 200.
  25. ^ "May 29, 1982". Billboard 200.
  26. ^ "June 5, 1982". Billboard 200.
  27. ^ "June 12, 1982". Billboard 200.
  28. ^ "June 19, 1982". Billboard 200.
  29. ^ "June 26, 1982". Billboard 200.
  30. ^ "July 3, 1982". Billboard 200.
  31. ^ "July 10, 1982". Billboard 200.
  32. ^ "July 17, 1982". Billboard 200.
  33. ^ "July 24, 1982". Billboard 200.
  34. ^ "July 31, 1982". Billboard 200.
  35. ^ "August 7, 1982". Billboard 200.
  36. ^ "August 14, 1982". Billboard 200.
  37. ^ "August 21, 1982". Billboard 200.
  38. ^ "August 28, 1982". Billboard 200.
  39. ^ "September 4, 1982". Billboard 200.
  40. ^ "September 11, 1982". Billboard 200.
  41. ^ "September 18, 1982". Billboard 200.
  42. ^ "September 25, 1982". Billboard 200.
  43. ^ "October 2, 1982". Billboard 200.
  44. ^ "October 9, 1982". Billboard 200.
  45. ^ "October 16, 1982". Billboard 200.
  46. ^ "October 23, 1982". Billboard 200.
  47. ^ "October 30, 1982". Billboard 200.
  48. ^ "November 6, 1982". Billboard 200.
  49. ^ "November 13, 1982". Billboard 200.
  50. ^ "November 20, 1982". Billboard 200.
  51. ^ "November 27, 1982". Billboard 200.
  52. ^ "December 4, 1982". Billboard 200.
  53. ^ "December 11, 1982". Billboard 200.
  54. ^ "December 18, 1982". Billboard 200.
  55. ^ "December 25, 1982". Billboard 200.
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