1982: My 30 Favorite Albums From 30 Years Ago
- Bad Brains- Bad Brains
- The Birthday Party- Junkyard
- Void/Faith- Split LP
- R.E.M.- Chronic Town
- Bruce Springsteen- Nebraska
- The Gun Club- Miami
- The Cure- Pornography
- Mission Of Burma- Vs.
- The Dream Syndicate- The Days Of Wine and Roses
- X- Under The Big Black Sun
- Duran Duran- Rio
- The Fall- Hex Education Hour
- The Misfits- Walk Among Us
- Redd Kross- Born Innocent
- Fear- The Record
- Dead Kennedys- Plastic Surgery Disasters
- The Clash- Combat Rock
- The Jam- The Gift
- Orange Juice- You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever
- Zounds- The Curse Of The Zounds!
- Christian Death- Only Theatre Of Pain
- Prince- 1999
- Michael Jackson- Thriller
- Angry Samoans- Back From Samoa
- Bauhaus- The Sky’s Gone Out
- Descendents- Milo Goes To College
- Gang Of Four- Songs Of The Free
- A Flock Of Seagulls- A Flock Of Seagulls
- The Replacements- Stink
- Sonic Youth- Sonic Youth
1982 was a pretty killer year for great music with other notable albums by: Au Pairs, Split Enz, XTC, Elvis Costello, The Psychedelic Furs, The Sound, The Wake, The Saints, Madness, Marshall Crenshaw, Grand Master Flash, Devo, Depeche Mode, Millions Of Dead Cops, Killing Joke, Minutemen, Husker Du, Meat Puppets, and tons more