These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1982, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| April 17 | Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis/Soundtrack |
| April 24 | Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis/Soundtrack |
| May 1 | Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis/Soundtrack |
| May 8 | Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis/Soundtrack |
| May 15 | Asia | Asia |
| May 22 | Asia | Asia |
| May 29 | Tug Of War | Paul McCartney |
| June 5 | Tug Of War | Paul McCartney |
| June 12 | Tug Of War | Paul McCartney |
| June 19 | Asia | Asia |
| June 26 | Asia | Asia |
| July 3 | Asia | Asia |
| July 10 | Asia | Asia |
| July 17 | Asia | Asia |
| July 24 | Asia | Asia |
| July 31 | Asia | Asia |
| August 7 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac |
| August 14 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac |
| August 21 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac |
| August 28 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac |
| September 4 | Mirage | Fleetwood Mac |
| September 11 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| September 18 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| September 25 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| October 2 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| October 9 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| October 16 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| October 23 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| October 30 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| November 6 | American Fool | John Cougar |
| November 13 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |
| November 20 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |
| November 27 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |
| December 4 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |
| December 11 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |
| December 18 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |
| December 25 | Business as Usual | Men at Work |